In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Comprehension:
The ability to think clearly and calmly while addressing an 1. ______ is neither inborn nor difficult to develop. The presence of an audience should act as a stimulus and not as a 2. ______ to thought. Audience fright can be overcome through training and practice. Even great speakers 3. ______ stage fright and self-consciousness. Every speaker gets worked up and experiences strain, shock, and excitement before he or she begins to talk. But every speaker who is struggling to gain 4. ______ should remember that all meritorious public speaking is accompanied by a little 5. ______.