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Read the following passages and select correct options to answer the questions that follow.

Stage-fright really isn't that big a problem. Sure, you will be nervous. But you can continue to gain control of your nerves. The reason? You will gradually begin to realize that your audience is there to hear you succeed, not fail. Think of your own reactions when you are a member of an audience. In the moments before the speaker begins, what goes through your mind? Do you think : Sure hope this is a lousy speaker ! Hope he does a poor job. Hope he is a failure. Of course you do not think of such negative thoughts. Virtually all listeners think just the opposite. We hope that the speaker we are about to hear will be interesting, stimulating and worth telling others about with pride, even making them envious that they missed his speech. Research indicates that empathy or a feeling of mutual support between speaker and listeners, is the surest relief from stage-fright. Once you as the speaker receive that first positive reaction from the audience, you will suddenly feel much more confident and relaxed.

When a speaker begins his speech what goes through the listeners mind?

A)  He waits for the speaker to fail.

B)  He waits for an orator.  

C)  He wants the speaker to solely entertain him.

D)  He hopes to be a speaker one day.