We are often asked to make a speech in life. Most of us are afraid of it and don’t do a good job. Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one. First of all, find out everything you can about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience（听众）. Who are they? What do they know about your subject? Put yourself in their shoes as you Prepare your speech. Then try to arrange（安排） your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible. Never forget your audience.
  Don’t talk over their heads or talk down to them. When you are giving your speech, speak slowly and clearly and look at your audience. Pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your audience chance to think over what you've said. Just remember: be prepared, know your subject and your audience, say what you have to say and be yourself so that your ideas will bring you and your audience together.

  67．“Put 'yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.” means that while preparing your speech, you must ________.
  A. put your shoes aside and put on theirs
  B. try their shoes to see if they fit you
  C. wear the shoes with the same size as theirs
  D. try to imagine yourself to be in their position
  68．When he is giving his speech, the speaker is to ________.
  A. let his eyes rest to the subject
  B. follow the audience step by step
  C. face the audience in a natural way
  D. look up and down from time to time
  69．During the course of the speech it isn’t right for a speaker to________.
  A. think nothing of the audience
  B. speak in a loud voice
  C. take a short stop at times
  D. refer to the notes once in a while
  70．Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?________.
  A. How to Remember the Audience?
  B. How to Improve One 's Speech?
  C. How to Prepare the Material for a Speech?
  D. How to Pick Out the Topic for a Speech?

    We are often asked to make a speech in life．Most of us are afraid of it and don’t do a good job．Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one．First of all, find out everything you can about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience．Who are they ? What do they know about your subject ? Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech．Then try to arrange your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow．Use as many examples as possible．Never forget your audience．Don’t talk over their heads or talk down to them．When you are giving your speech, speak slowly and clearly and look at your audience．Pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your audience a chance to think over what you’ve said．Just remember : be prepared, know your subject and your audience, say what you have to say and be yourself so that your ideas will bring you and your audience together．

1．What should a speaker do if he wants to make his speech a successful one ? ______．

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A．He should get his subject well prepared

B．He should express himself in an exciting way

C．He should make himself heard and understood

D．All of the above

2．“Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech．”means that while preparing your speech, you must ______．

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A．put your shoes aside and put on theirs

B．try their shoes to see if they fit you

C．wear the shoes with the same size as theirs

D．try to imagine yourself to be in their position

3．When he is giving his speech , the speak is to ______．

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A．let his eyes rest on the papers

B．follow the audience step by step

C．face the audience in a natural way

D．look up and down from time to time

4．During the course of the speech it is not right for a speaker to ______

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A．think nothing of the audience

B．speak in a loud voice

C．take a short stop at times

D．refer to the notes once in a while

5．Which title best gives the main idea of the passage ? ______

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A．How to Remember the Audience ?

B．How to Improve One’s Speech ?

C．How to Prepare the Material for a Speech ?

D．How to Pick Out the Topic for a Speech ?

We are often asked to make a speech in life. Most of us are afraid of it and don’t do a good job. Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one. First of all, find out everything you can about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience. Who are they? What do they know about your subject? Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.Then try to arrenge your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible. Never forget your audience. Don’t talk over their headsor talk down to them. When you are giving your speech, speak slowly and clearly, look at your audience and pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your audience chances to think over what you’ve said. Just remember: be prepared, know your subject and your audience, say what you have to say and be yourself so that your ideas will bring you and your audience together.

1. “Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.” means that while preparing your speech , you must ________________.

A. put your shoes away and put on theirs             

B. try on their shoes to see if they fit you

 C. wear the shoes in the same size as theirs

 D. He wondered if he was in good health.

2. When he is giving his speech, the speaker should ________________.

A. let his eyes rest on the subject

B. follow the audience step by step

C. face the audience in a natural way

D. look up and sown from time to time

3. During the course of a speech, it is not right for a speaker to ____________.

A. think nothing of the audience               B. speak in a clear voice

C. take a short stop at times                D. give a lot of examples

4. What does the underlined word “pause” mean in the passage?

A. listen         B. stop       C. chjoose     D. search

5. Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

A. How to Remember the Audience                

B. How to Pick out the Topic for a Speech

C. How to Prepare the Material for a Speech

D. How to Iprove Your Speech