Monday morning is an important time at our school．All of the students go to the playground．
We listen to music, and we 1 the national flag（國旗） go up．
Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings．One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk．He was 2 and excited ! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too．
Can I really do it ?
Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk．My teacher 3 me, “I know you want to have a try．Next Monday, you can give the talk．Go and write something down． 4 for it, I’m sure you’ll do well．”
“Thank you,” I answered, It was such a great 5 for me ! When I got home, I was excited．I wrote two pages for the talk．I read them again and again．When I read, I asked my parents 6 ．I wanted to make my teacher happy．
Monday morning came．I began to feel 7 ．When did I last give a talk to 8 many people? Never! This was my first time．Could I really 9 it ? Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk．
When I got to school, we all went out to playground．I 10 in front of everyone． I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say anything．
“Take it easy,” I said to 11 ．“ Don’t be nervous． You can do it．”
Just then, I looked down at everyone．I saw about 1,000 eyes．They were all looking at me ! I couldn’t 12 stand up．
I looked at their eyes more carefully．Their eyes were saying, “You can do it! Don’t be afraid, just talk !”
I 13 a big breath（呼吸）．Then I began to talk．It wasn’t hard．It was easy．
I don’t know 14 I finished my talk．But I did it．I felt so good that day．I showed myself 15 everyone what I can do．
（ ） 1． A． watch B． see C． notice D． look at
（ ） 2． A． surprising B． proud C． amazed D． careful
（ ） 3． A． told B． asked for C． said to D． showed
（ ） 4． A． Look out B． Come on C． Take care D． Get ready
（ ） 5． A． chance B． news C． time D． message
（ ） 6． A． to listen to B． to listen C． listen to D． listen
（ ） 7． A． excited B． happy C． nervous D． surprised
（ ） 8． A． after B． such C． before D． so
（ ） 9． A． do B． speak C． talk D． take
（ ） 10． A． stand B． stood C．was standing D． have stood
（ ） 11． A． me B． my class C． myself D． my parents
（ ） 12． A． be able to B． hardly C． ever D． even
（ ） 13． A． took B． held C． put D． left
（ ） 14． A． when B． how C． why D． whether
（ ） 15． A． so B． but C． to D． for
