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, 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             . 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. choose                 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 I prove Your 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. The most important is to “Never forget your audience”. Don’t talk over their heads or talk down to them. Also,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.

(　 )56.What do you think is the most important while giving your speech in front of the audience?

A. Carefulness 　　B. Sweet voice　

C. Confidence D. kindness

(　 )57.______________ is a good way to arrange your material well.

A. Using as many examples as possible　　 B. Using the old sayings

C. Having some cool words D. Asking the teacher for help

(　 )58. “Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.” means that while preparing your speech, you must ________when you prepare the speech.

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.put yourself in the audience’s place

(　 )59. 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 down from time to time

(　 )60. 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 Improve Your Speech

We are all asked to make a speech at some point in life，but most of us don’t do a very good job. This article gives us some suggestions on how to make an excellent speech.

Usually people are often afraid of making a speech in public. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you talk too long, and you get your audience bored. Later you think,“Thank Goodness！It's over. I'm just not good at public speaking. I hope I will never have to do that again.”

Cheer up！It doesn’t have to be that hard. Here are some simple steps to make preparations. Firstly, ask yourself the purpose of your speech. Why are you speaking？Secondly, collect as many facts as you can on your subject. Thirdly, spend enough time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts and graphs(圖表) if they help make your points clearer. Lastly, never forget your audience. Treat your audience with respect. They will be thankful.

Just remember！Be prepared. Know your subject and your audience. Be brief. Say what you have to say and then stop. And ee yourself. Let your personality (個性) come through so that you make person to person contact(聯(lián)系) with your audience.

If you follow these simple steps, you will see that you don’t have to be afraid of speaking in public. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches！Have a try and ice what happens.

81.The second paragraph mainly tell us_________________________________________

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82. What should you do when you are preparing a speech？(至少列出三個建議)

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83.The underlined phrase “Be brief”in paragraph 4 means_______________________

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84. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.

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85. 請給短文擬定一個適當?shù)挠⑽臉祟}。

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