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(A) took on
(B) put aside
(C) kept off
(D) went by

(A) took on 承擔
(B) put aside 放在一邊
(C) kept off 遠離
(D) went by過去了

Public speaking can cause frustration(沮喪的) . England’s King George VI suffered from a speech impediment (障礙). A sense of frustration swept over(強烈影響) him whenever he spoke in public. His story was made famous in the film The King’s Speech. King George’s voice shook when he spoke. Instead of fluent(流利的) production of sentences, George’s words came out in a mess. When he was young, he wasn’t forced to overcome his fear of speaking.Yet(到目前為止)  , he had to deal with the situation once he became King. With the help of a speech therapist (治療師), King George practiced speaking in private(私人的) until he got it right. At the start of World War II, he delivered a rousing(激勵人心的) speech to his countrymen(同胞), inspiring England to face the challenge of the war with courage. A country expected a powerful speaker to lead it through bad times. King George took on the vital(極為重要的) role. The King’s voice boomed through the radio waves, which gave his country and the King himself the confidence they needed.