This passage is going to help you to prepare for speaking exams. Our tips will help you feel more and more confident (自信的) in the speaking exam.

Listening to English more often will help you improve your     1     . When doing this, you’d better make your mistakes     2     and correct them more than twice.

You should be     3     in class. If you often speak English in class, you will find that it is much     4     to speak. And you can also improve your speaking skills by     5     more English language environments around you.

You should pay     6     to your speaking speed. Before you speak, think carefully about what to say and speak a little slower than normal.

You should make sure the language that you use is correct. Use words and       7     you have used before. If you don’t understand the question or activity, ask the examiner (考官) , “Could you     8     that, please?”

You should speak     9     so that the examiner can hear you. If you find it difficult , practice with a     10     at home. Stand at opposite ends of a room and speak to each other in English.

Everyone feels nervous in exams. So take some deep breaths before exams and try to relax.

Today many Chinese people want to improve their English in different ways.

Recently twenty four young singers from all over China entered a competition by singing popular English songs. Nearly all the singers sang very     1     and looked comfortable on the stage.     2     all of them took part in the competition for the first time, they were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers.

The winner of the men’s competition was a     3     man from Xi’an and the winner of the women’s competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian.     4     of them were very modest and they didn’t think they were     5     than the other singers. Jiang Mei, the winner of the women’s said studying English helped her win the prize and she would have to study hard.

This kind of competition encourages people     6     English. Many people agree that they make     7     by singing English songs and that it’s a good idea to have fun with English.

Maybe you have heard of The Chinese Speak English program     8    . If not, why don’t you find out about it? It suggests lots of ways for us to take an     9     in learning English.

Besides     10     English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English.