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       According to recent studies, the number one fear people have above everything else, including death, is of public speaking. People can become very anxious when they have to speak in front of an audience. The symptoms can range from slight nervousness with hands shaking or sweating to full-on [完全、彻底的] panic: the heart beating very quickly, the body shaking, the inability to speak or move. 
     The symptoms of fear of public speaking can begin before the event. People imagine that they will forget what they are going to say, or imagine that the audience will see how nervous they look and will think badly of them. The cause of their fear of public speaking is their belief that they will fail and be embarrassed. 
     Researchers say that the fear of public speaking is associated with the fear of rejection. People who have to stand up in front of an audience believe that the audience will not like them or will not like what they say, and will reject or make fun of them. 
            1. What is the news report mainly about?
            2. Why do people fear pubic speaking according to researchers?

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1. Answers:

1(a) 2(c)

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5. Answers:

(1) blue
(2) yellow
(3) green
(4) blue-green
(5) red
(6) orange
(7) blue-green
(8) yellow

8.Answers:

	Sally	Jake	Andrew	Monica
1. depressed		g
2. upset	f
3. cheerful			d
4. nervous				c
5. proud				e
6. angry		b
7. embarrassed	a

9.Answers:

1. She feels very embarrassed.
2. She can’t bear people who are cruel, esp. to animals or children.
3. He doesn’t like them because they think they are superior without any reason.
4. People who don’t behave properly in public make him angry.
5. He likes people around him to be happy and to have a positive attitude toward future.
6. He says he never feels jealous.
7. When she is successful and when she is recognized by her boss for what she can do.
8. She doesn’t know what the kids are going to be like or how they may behave.