1. (2017八下·舒城期中) 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。   

    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 Jun 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 competitions, 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 are speaking in public, take it easy. Just imagine you are talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly," Zhou said. "That 10 a fine public speech and you will feel confident."