“Er, er, er…… I’m sorry I forget my words.” Tom rushed out of the hall with his face red. People afraid of speaking in public are suffering from “Stage Fright”. Stage fright makes a person . In that it can make one's mind go blank(空白) and forget one ought to say, or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even TV show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or . Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people free from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn to themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a terrible experience. She offers them advice to control the fear. One way is to smile going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths helps. Deep helps you get control of your body. Miss Nichols asks her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be . It's to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too nervous while they are performing. It is important that they should continue to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they discuss what happened and find out what helped and what did not.As they perform more and more, they will fear . Miss Nichols says the aim is only to reduce stage fright, not to smooth it away . This is a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and improves the performance. 小题1: A．joyful B．unhappy C．nervous D．hopeless 小题2: A．case B．mood C．sense D．condition 小题3: A．when B．what C．how D．whether 小题4: A．others B．other C．another D．the other 小题5: A．cure B．control C．hold D．protect 小题6: A．satisfied B．happy C．afraid D．surprised 小题7: A．since B．until C．during D．before 小题8: A．too B．as well C．also D．either 小题9: A．breathing B．to breathe C．to have breathed D．breathes 小题10: A．perfect B．fine C．good D．pleasant 小题11: A．incorrect B．important C．unnecessary D．all right 小题12: A．people B．advice C．words D．measures 小题13: A．less and less B．fewer and fewer C．more and more D．smaller and smaller 小题14: A．practically B．easily C．completely D．really 小题15: A．why B．that C．since D．because