阅读短文,从A-E五个句子中选择正确选项还原到文中,使短文内容完整、正确。

You have been thinking about it all week. It kept you awake last night. Now, as you walk to the front of the class, your throat is dry and your stomach feels funny. 1.________ However, by making a few small preparations and rehearsing (预演) carefully, you too can be a public speaking star.

2.__________ Being excited about your topic is necessary for all the good speeches, so it's important to choose carefully. If you enjoy your topic, your audience (观众) will, too. Even if you are given a topic, try to find something about it that is exciting or funny.

Next, do some research. Don't just research your topic. 3.__ If you can, study video of a great speaker to see how they move, speak, and pause (停顿). Copying their style will help you to write a great speech.

After researching, it's time to write your speech. During this stage, think of your audience all the time. 4. _____ It helps you relax if you know that your audience is enjoying your speech.

Finally, rehearse. You really need to rehearse a lot. Measure your speech with a watch, and practice in front of a mirror (镜子). 5.__________ If you have followed all these steps, you should be ready for your audience. Good luck!

A.You can check your hand movement and facial expression.

B.Research some great speakers as well.

C.Entertaining your audience is important.

D.Start by choosing a topic that you are interested in.

F.Many students find it difficult to give a public speech.

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A)请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Receiving money makes me uncomfortable.

People _____ many books about “the art of giving”. How about the art of receiving? Sometimes, it can be hard to receive a gift, _____ when you get a gift you don’t want.

“I remember at the age of about twelve years old, my parents _____ a purple purse for me,” laughs Guo Xiaojing. “It really _____me, to tell the truth, the purse was really ugly in my opinion! However, I pretended _____ it as I knew it would make my parents happy.”

Han Ling, the twenty-year-old girl agrees. “That _____ me of my grandparents. _____ years ago, my grandparents gave me an orange sweater _____my birthday. _____ I visited them, I used to wear it. But I would _____ as soon as I left their house. Of course, this made me feel guilty. It was a very nice thought, but my taste is totally different from _____ . I think it’s difficult to buy clothes or other personal things for people.

_____ make things more difficult, some people _____ give money. However, in some cultures, people may feel uncomfortable _____ money. “When I get money from someone as a gift, I just feel they are being lazy,” says John Wilson from England. “We also have a saying: It’s the thought that counts. When someone gives me money, I don’t think they thought at all. I really like to receive a gift that has some thought behind it. I don’t mind if the gift is what I don’t need. I’m always happy that someone has thought about a gift for me.”

There are many very different thoughts on this subject from different people. So the art of receiving may be _____ difficult than the art of giving! What’s your opinion?

1.A. are written B. have written C. have been written D. been written

2.A. specially B. especially C. specifically D. particular

3.A. get B. brought C. bought D. gotten

4.A. embarrassed B. was embarrassing C. made embarrassed D. was embarrassed

5.A. to like B. liking C. that I like D. to liking

6.A. reminds B. sounds like C. comes D. thinks

7.A. Few B. Twenty C. A little D. Several

8.A. in B. for C. at D. during

9.A. Each time B. Everyday C. After D. By the time

10.A. take it off B. take off it C. put it down D. put down it

11.A. them B. their C. theirs D. theirs taste

12.A. To B. So as to C. So that D. In order not to

13.A. feel like B. prefer C. like D. prefer to

14.A. when receiving B. when giving C. when they receiving D. when they giving

15.A. much B. much more C. very more D. a little more

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