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Read all the following passages carefully and answer their related questions by choosing correct options.

People usually have to listen, whatever the beginning is like: but there is a great deal of difference between a listening which stops just short of fingers in the ears, and a listening which is eager and willing. It is with this difference that we are concerned. We want people to enjoy listening to us, not to endure it. To ensure this, we must start well. The first and the last impressions are important. The beginning of a speech, requires special consideration, for it sets the tone for what is to follow. The aim of the beginning is to make the audience feel that what is to follow is going to be good, going to be memorable. The last thing the speaker should do is to begin by undermining the confidence of the audience in his ability to address them. One would have thought this so obvious that no one in his senses would do so, yet time and again, we hear speakers apologising for their very existence. Every speech is a series of climaxes leading, as in a stage drama, to a grand climax or end. And unity is a necessary ingredient of speech. The ending, like the beginning, must be memorable. It must be the last blow of the hammer on the nail you have been banging in throughout the speech. When you have said it, the audience should feel the force of it. Always try to keep your audience wondering to some extent what is coming next. A little mild mystery is a great help.

Which of the following should a speaker NOT do?

A) Make the audience wait for the mystery.

B) Gain confidence from the audience.

C) Make the beginning with special consideration.

D) Make the first and last impressions important.