Somepeopleallowbadpastexperiencestokeeptheminfear.Apers...

来源：语文精选馆 1.71W

问题详情：

Some people allow bad past experiences to keep them in fear. A personal example of this happened when I was in middle school. We each were asked to give an oral 21 in front of the whole class. When my turn came, I became 22 and I started swinging my legs back and forth. I did this during the entire presentation (介绍). I was a 23 student and I did not realize I was doing it.

After I completed my presentation, I 24 did or even wanted to give another oral presentation for the rest of my years in school. 25 I got older, I realized I wanted to improve my personality and Build 26 over my fear. I began listening to motivational speeches (励志演讲). I would go to 27 seminars (研讨会) and found I was feeling better and better about myself. This 28 me to want to reach out and help others in need.

After listening to one particular speaker many times, I decided to write to him for 29 . He had advised in his speeches that if there was something you wanted to 30 , you should be persistent(坚持不懈的). So I became very persistent.

I wrote to his office many times and they 31 called me back. They offered me help by instructing me to 32 a local Toastmasters and see what it was all about. Toastmasters is a great organization for people who are interested in improving their 33 skills in preparation and presentation in front of a(n) 34 . I certainly needed to do this. I located the nearest Toastmasters and 35 a meeting.

At first, I sat in the background and was too overcome by my 36 . I did not even want to introduce myself. But by 37 this was just the false evidence appearing real, I 38 my fear and within a short period of time I was President of that Toastmasters.

Don’t get 39 in fears from unpleasant past experiences. Fears are 40 but false evidence appearing real, which are made broken.

21. A. presentation B. test C. announcement D. promise

22. A. upset B. nervous C. curious D. excited

23. A. careful B. lazy C. young D. slow

24. A. always B. often C. sometimes D. never

25. A. Until B. Before C. As D. Once

26. A. health B. confidence C. business D. strength

27. A. disturbed B. surprised C. inspiring D. satisfying

28. A. frightened B. encouraged C. confused D. prevented

29 A. practice B. experience C. pleasure D. advice

30. A. achieve B. challenge C. devote D. succeed

31. A. probably B. hardly C. immediately D. finally