PowerPoint is a must when you give a presentation or deliver a speech.

When we meet a person, our first impression is based on their body language and their speech. When someone goes up on a stage, or gives a presentation at a business meeting, many pairs of eyes will be following and judging this person. If you are up there and talking, you want to give your best impression. While many workshops and online videos focus on teaching us how to adjust our body language to appear confident and convince others of our message, less attention is given to how we phrase things. Speech should flow, but there is this one little bad habit most of us have—one that builds a dam in our flowing sentences. This habit makes our message sound as if we are building our foundations on quicksand. Do you know which bad habit I mean? It is the habit of using that not-even-a-word in too many sentences, i.e., the habit of saying "uhm"—something we generally are not even aware of. When we let this habit slip into our speech, it weakens our message, and our audience and clients will be less convinced of our claims. The nasty thing about "uhm" is that it s often too tiny to even notice. It has become part of our expressions and virtually everybody does it. Therefore, it takes practice and effort to unlearn stuffing our sentences with it. To get a hold of your bad habit of using "uhm" , you can try the following exercises: 1)Record your speech when you prepare: 2)Write out your entire speech beforehand: 3)Take a moment to center yourself: and 4)Speak a little more slowly. Make a pledge today: drop the "uhm"!

The main topic of the passage is______.

A．how to give a good impression

B．how to use body language

C．how to build confidence

D．how to make your speech flow

Where did Rice give her speech?

A．In Congress

B．Over the radio

C．On TV

What is true about the fair?

A．The mayor will give an opening speech.

B．People can buy discount tickets on site.

C．Five dollars will be charged for all children.

D．Parking is free.

______ deeply moved by his speech.

   A．Everyone of us were          B．Everyone of us was

   C．Every one of us were         D．Every one of us was

听力原文：M: Actually Martin, can I just ask you—sorry to hold the meeting up—can I ask you about the schedule? I mean the schedule for the marketing of our speed bicycle range, because I remember clearly that this range was going to be launched NEXT month. Well, I understand that we can be flexible, but did I just miss anything about the change in the schedule?

?You will hear another five recordings.

?For each recording, decide what the speaker is doing.

?Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording.

?Do not use any letter more than once. There are some extra letters which you do not need to use

?You will hear the five recordings twice.

A．inviting comments

B．raising an objection

C．opening and setting agenda

D．interrupting

E．interpreting a trend

F．defending himself/herself

G．offering support

H．ending a presentation