Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech?
Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of 1 classmates.
I was wrong. It was very different and much 2 than talking to my classmates during playtime, Li said. I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute (哑巴) and wanted to leave the classroom 3
Li is not alone. Many middle school students now have the same 4 : they can talk about their ideas freely 5 their best friends after class, but can't speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of 6 .
Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their 7 , such as speech petitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to. 8 he also gives some advice to students. During your free time you should 9 more. When you're speaking in public, take it easy. Just imagine you're talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly, Zhou said. That 10 a fine public speech and you'll feel confident.
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解析：本短文属于记叙文。通过实例讲述学生们普遍存在的在公共场合讲话的不自然问题，并围绕这一现象作了分析，试图找到解决的办法。
【小题1】主语是Li，也就是这个男孩，使用物主代词his，表示“他的”。
【小题2】Li 认为，公众场合演讲跟平时玩时说话不一样，而且难得多。
【小题3】在演讲时紧张地说不出话来，只想匆匆离开。
【小题4】此处是普遍存在的问题，用problem“难题”；question是可以回答的问题。
【小题5】使用talk with，同……交谈。
【小题6】本文一直围绕“说”的话题。老师认为，“写”代替了“说”。
【小题7】后面的几项都跟“说”有关，因此这里是“开口说”的意思。
【小题8】后面句子跟前面是并列关系，补充说明，用and连接。
【小题9】意思是“多练习”。因为只有练得多，才熟能生巧。
【小题10】按照Zhou老师的建议来做，就会产生好的演讲。