It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech.At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned.Fortunately, the moments are usually not obvious to the listeners. Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say. They hear only what the speaker does say. If you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will be any the wiser.When such moments occur, don’t worry about them, Just continue as if nothing happened.

Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that don’t really matter. If you have ever listened to Martin Luther King’s famous speech – “ I have a dream”, you may notice that he stumble(结巴)his words twice during the speech.Most likely, however, you don’t remember.Why? Because you were fixing your attention on is message rather than on his way of speech-making. People care a lot about making mistakes in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication. They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition.But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performer. They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that express the speaker’s ideas clearly and directly.Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speakers’ attractiveness by making him more human.

As you work on your speech, don’t worry about being imperfect.Once you free your mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely.

1.

The underlined part in the first paragraph means that no one will ___________.

   A.be smarter than you        B.notice your mistakes

   C.do better than you          D.know what you are talking about

2.

You don’t remember obvious mistakes in a speech because ___________.

   A.your attention is on the content

   B.you don’t fully understand the speech

   C.you don’t know what the speaker plans to say

   D.you find the way of speech-making more important

3.

It can be inferred from the passage that ___________.

   A.giving a speech is like giving a performance

   B.one to two mistakes in a speech may not be bad

   C.the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is made

   D.the more mistakes a speaker makes, the more attractive he will be

4.

What would be the best title of the passage? 

   A.How to Be a Perfect Speaker

   B.How to Make a Perfect Speech

   C.Don’t Expect a Perfect Speech

   D.Don’t Expect Mistakes in a Speech

 

 

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       One thing Britain is famous for is pubs, and no trip to the UK would be complete without a visit to one of the thousands of pubs across the country.

       Pubs play an important part in the social structure of the country.They are places where all ages and social classes mix to talk, do business, or just spend a couple of quiet hours before heading home in the evening

       There are many different types of beer available in pubs.Traditional British beer is called bitter, or ale, and is usually served at room temperature.As a result, the British are famous for their ‘warm beer’! If you prefer a cold beer, ask for lager.This beer is a light yellow in colour whereas bitter is usually a darker brown.All beers are served as pints (500 ml) or halves (250ml).To order, you need to ask for a pint or half, and then name the beer.So, you could say “        .”

Wine, red or white, is normally available in all pubs, as are spirits such as whisky, gin or vodka.

       It is not, however, necessary to drink alcohol.Non-alcoholic drinks are called soft drinks.You can have juice, lemonade or cola, among others.

       If you visit a pub in a group, it is important to pay for your ‘round’.This means that you buy a drink for everyone in your group.Not buying your round is a big social mistake! Remember that you need to order and pay for your drinks at the bar.

       So, follow these tips if you want to get the most out of visiting a pub, and, “cheers!”

1.What is the best title of the passage? ? (Please answer within 10 words.)

                                                             

2.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

       If you don’t buy a drink for everyone in your group, you are socially wrong.

                                                             

3.Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(Please answer within 10 words.)

       ______________________________________________________________________

4.If you are in a pub, what would you like to drink? Why? (Please answer within 30 words.)

       __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5.Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.

       _________________________________________________________________________

 

 

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