It was a very important day for Ryan—he was about to make his first public speech. His 1 ，Mr. Larson，had told the class to choose a book，read it，and then make a speech about it. Ryan had chosen a book he liked. He had read it carefully. Then，he had written down what he wanted to say about the book and prepared a speech. He had practiced his speech many times，but he was still 2 . Ryan didn't know whether he would be successful. He did not want to look bad in front of the whole class.
Finally，Mr. Larson said to the class， "Okay，Ryan，let's hear what you have to say. Come up and give us your speech. " Ryan took a few deep breaths (呼吸）. He still couldn't help feeling a little worried. Then，he 3 his notes，straightened up and walked slowly to the front of the room. Mr. Larson sat down in one of the front﹣row seats and gave Ryan a4 as he nodded for him to begin. Ryan cleared his throat，took a quick look at his 5 ，and then started his speech.
For a moment or two，Ryan still felt very nervous. But as he went through his speech，he felt less and less like running away. He had practiced often enough so that nothing in his speech was new to him anymore. It wasn't long before he6 and was able to almost enjoy what he was doing. By the time Ryan finished his speech，he felt almost comfortable.
When Ryan stopped speaking，everyone in the class stood up and 7 . Mr. Larson said， "That was a very well﹣prepared speech，Ryan. You did an excellent job. " Rysn thought about how much he had practiced to get ready for his speech，and he felt 8 . He still didn't like making speeches，but now he knew he could do it.
