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The secretary of the club approached them, asking them to take
___1___ places on the stage.
The members of the proposition team had already started taking
their places ___2___ the
desks on the right. The timekeeper for the debate was already
seated with the stopwatch and bell on the desk in front of him.
Lisa Mary, the chairwoman for the debate, was out front,
adjusting the ___3___.
Kenny, the president of the club, went over to help her. Larry
and his friends ___4___ to
their places hurriedly. Then the debate began. Larry listened
carefully as each speaker ___5___
his or her opinion in various ways. Some were extremely
vehement, pounding on their desks or waving their hands in the
air. Some were humorous, acting out little comic sketches by
themselves ___6___ the
audience roared with laughter. However, Larry did not take much
notice of this. he was busy trying to jot down the weak
statements of his ___7___,
but his hands were shaking so much that he ___8___
hardly write properly.
Suddenly, he heard the chairwoman introducing him. It was his
turn. at that very instant, he was no longer nervous. He knew
that he could win ___9___
the hearts and minds of the judges and the audience. He stood up
and began ___10___
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