Shy as he would be in public he is getting more confident in making public speech.A. /;

问题补充：

Shy as he would be in public, he is getting more confident in making public speech.

A. /; a

B. /; the

C. a; the

D. the; a

答案：

(答案→)A. /; a

B. /; the

C. a; the

D. the; a

解析：in public是固定用法，意思是当众；第二个空，“一次公开演讲”表示泛指，故用不定冠词a。