Question

 Here are tips for a successful speech from a profes?sional speechwriter：

No speech should last more than 20 minutes. 22      The Sermon on the Mount,a collection of sayings and teachings of Jesus,for example,lasted hardly more than three minutes.

  Focus on one topic. We're human and tend to have lots of thoughts,opinions and ideas. You have to make the proper selection. 23       Include and expand only those that explain and support your viewpoint (觀點) .

  24      It's important to remember that your words must be hearable and understandable the first time out.

Humour is vital. 25       Ronald Reagan always wan?ted to joke at the start of a speech because he needed the quick victory of laughter. It helped him relax. It also helped the audience relax.

Don't forget to say thanks. You should always,at the beginning of the speech,thank the person who invited you and introduced you. 26       While you're doing it,the audience gets a chance to daydream and settle down. They're going to daydream at some point anyway,and it may as well be before you get to the heart of your re?marks.

   A. Choose your words carefully.

   B. And saying thanks at the beginning has a practical purpose.

   C. First you have to work out what you're going to say.

   D. Every speech needs it,and you need it,too,probably at the beginning.

   E. Stick to one subject―the future of the soccer club,for example.

   F. This process takes time,so start once you begin thinking about the speech.

   G. The. more important the message is,the less time it requires to say it.

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文就如何做好演講給出了幾點建議。

22. G根據前文"No speech should last more than 20 minutes." 可知，演講持續的時間要盡可能縮短。

G項符合文意。

23. E根據前后文可知，演講要有一個主題，要圍繞它展開。敁選E。

24. A根據后句可知，你演講中所說的話必須是易懂的，容易理解的，故選A(謹慎選擇你的演講詞) 。

25. D根據本段的標題"Humoui" is vital."以及后面作者所舉的羅納德，里根愛在演講前開玩笑的例子可知，幽默是每個演講所需要的，故選 D.

26. B根據前后句可知，在演講之前致謝不僅是一種禮貌，還能讓聽眾有時間平靜下來。所以,致謝是有實際作用的，故選 B.