阅读下列短文，然后从后面各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入文中空缺处的最佳选项。

During the summer vacation, Zhang Hua took part in the 16th Natural English Competition, and at last he was listed in the top 10 and got valuable ____（1）____.

He never ____（2）____ to go that far. And he had never thought about standing that high on the stage (舞台). ____（3）____ at that moment, he was ready to challenge himself.

To take part in the competition he prepared fully, ____（4）____ a three-minute speech again and again and overcame stage fright (恐惧).

____（5）____ of his teammates, his good friend in his school, gave him lots of encouragement and ____（6）____ during the competition. Her ideas were new and powerful. She was like his coach, who showed him ____（7）____ to search for useful materials online and how to express his own ideas ____（8）____.

Thanks to the competition and the ____（9）____ of his friend, he now feels more relaxed on stage and he isn’t ____（10）____ talking in public any more.

（1）

A．

experience

B．

wealth

C．

time

D．

health

（2）

A．

planned

B．

refused

C．

forgot

D．

expected

（3）

A．

And

B．

But

C．

So

D．

As

（4）

A．

practiced

B．

made

C．

wrote

D．

finished

（5）

A．

Many

B．

Some

C．

One

D．

None

（6）

A．

hope

B．

information

C．

advice

D．

trouble

（7）

A．

how

B．

when

C．

what

D．

why

（8）

A．

suddenly

B．

clearly

C．

simply

D．

slowly

（9）

A．

decision

B．

help

C．

progress

D．

agreement

（10）

A．

glad about

B．

excited about

C．

tired of

D．

afraid of