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Making a speech at the United Nations in front of 500 people from around the world isnˈt an easy task. And doing it in a foreign language is even ____(1)____ (hard). But Wang Yuan, 16,a member of Chinese boy band TFBoys, ____(2)_____ (prepare) for the challenge.
The speech was on Jan 31. ____(3)____ most Chinese teenagers were still enjoying the rest of their holidays, Wang had spent days writing the speech and as much time as he could ____(4)____(polish) it with the help of _____(5)____ (instruct). He used all the free time he had-in his bedroom, in cars and on flights-trying to remember it and read it with more confidence.
Although the speech wasnˈt perfect, it was good enough for a 16-year-old. But for Wang, it was not a sense of relief that he felt after the nervous three minutes. ____(6)____, he recalled the entire speech in his mind ____(7)____ (find) whether he had made a mistake ____(8)_____ where he could have done better. "Only by then, I had the feeling of ˈmission completeˈ," he said.
The experience also changed the singerˈs opinion on English learning. "After the speech, I started to pay more attention to my ____(9)______ (pronounce) and oral expression," he said. "Just burying _____(10)_____ (I) in paper exercises is far from enough."