（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

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     How can we all get more laughter into our lives? Here is what the experts suggest:

 ___.Nancy Alguire, a teacher in Clifton Park, N. Y., was once painfully shy and had a hard time laughi ng. Then she married a circus clown (小丑) . "I became interested in the clowns, " she recalls " One day I put on a costume and paint my face. That afternoon my whole life changed. I learned to laugh and enjoy life in a way I had never done before." ___ To this day, she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing.

 __ It doesn't take you too much time and can be easy. Collect favourite cartoons and jokes. Also, keep a paper for writing down humour you find in everyday life. " Good ideas come and go fast, you have to capture them quickly or they are gone, " says Virginia Tooper.

 Laugh when you need it most. "____ " says comedian Bill Cosby. " And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it, " he insists.

 Gray Alan, a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota, claims that laughter is a skill we can all gain—because it comes naturally. _ . Just remember: we are just here for a period, so get a few laughs.

A. You can soften the worst blows through humour.

B. Mix with people who laugh.

C. Practise the art of laughing.

D. Keep a laughter file (文檔).

E. He who laughs last laughs best.

F. But it's also something that has to be developed (培養(yǎng)).

G. People's joy can affect those around them.

 

第二節(jié)  完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

I once heard the story of a grown bear that lived in a cage and traveled with a circus ever since he was young. The bear spent every day of his life   16   back and forth in his cage while lots of   17   looked on. When the keepers weren’t   18  , some visitors would throw pieces of food   19  broken glass into the cage. When the great bear would eat what he thought was a(n)   20   meal, the broken glass   21  cut his throat and stomach.

One day an animal lover visited the circus and saw the   22   , things that the people were doing. He felt so   23   for the animal that he decided to buy the bear. The circus   24   to sell the bear to him and they set up a   25   to send it.

When the day arrived for the bear to be   26   , everyone was waiting to see what would happen. To everyone’s   27  , when the door of the cage was opened for the first time, the bear      28   paced back and forth as usual. The bear didn’t seem to   29   that the cage door was open. Finally the keepers got the bear out of the cage and rolled it   30  . What they saw next shocked everyone. The bear   31   at his new home. Then to everyone’s surprise and   32  , the bear began his pacing again. Back and forth he would go as if he was in a(n)   33   cage. In the end, he had to be put to sleep.

I hope and   34   that you are not living a life like the bear described above. I heard a(n)   35    recently, “Don’t let your past dictate who you are, but do let it influence who you become.”

16. A. bending              B. confusing                        C. removing                        D. pacing

17. A. activists                  B. visitors                         C. keepers                        D. bears

18. A. tidying           B. contacting                      C. looking                           D. existing

19. A. made up             B. kept up                            C. made of                      D. filled with

20. A. wonderful                B. simple                        C. unforgettable                     D. frustrating

21. A. should                 B. will                                  C. may                         D. would

22. A. terrible               B. strange                           C. amusing                      D. endless

23. A. promising            B. silent                         C. pity                                D. fair

24. A. refused                B. thrilled                          C. agreed                        D. inspired

25. A. rule                      B. date                             C. company                     D. calendar

26. A. sold                   B. delivered                       C. presented                     D. shot

27. A. surprise                 B. sadness                     C. comment                        D. entertainment

28. A. originally               B. anxiously            C. simply                           D. enjoyably

29. A. bother                  B. dream                       C. desire                           D. care

30. A. in                         B. up                                    C. out                                         D. away

31. A. traveled around           B. looked into                     C. checked in                     D. looked around

32. A. excitement            B. disappointment            C. eagerness                   D. imagination

33. A. lovely            B. precious                       C. imaginary                      D. similar

34. A. advise                    B. pray                              C. explain                            D. educate

35. A. statement                    B. announcement                    C. method                          D. quote

 

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How can we all get more laughter into our lives? Here is what the experts suggest:
 【小題1】Nancy Alguire, a teacher in Clifton Park, N. Y., was once painfully shy and had a hard time laughing. Then she married a circus clown (小丑). “I became interested in the clowns,” she recalls “One day I put on a costume and paint my face. That afternoon my whole life changed. I learned to laugh and enjoy life in a way I had never done before.”  【小題2】To this day, she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing.
 【小題3】 It doesn’t take you too much time and can be easy. Collect favorite cartoons and jokes. Also, keep a paper for writing down humor you find in everyday life. “Good ideas come and go fast, you have to catch them quickly or they are gone,” says Virginia Tooper.
Laugh when you need it most. “ 【小題4】 ” says comedian Bill Cosby. “And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might by, you can survive it,” he insists.
Gray Alan, a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota, claims that laughter is a skill we can all gain – because it comes naturally.   【小題5】Just remember: we are just here for a period, so get a few laughs.

A．Mix with people who laugh.

B．You can lessen your pain through humor.

C．Practise the art of laughing.

D．But it’s also something that has to be developed.

E．He who laughs last laughs best.
F．People’s joy can affect those around them.
G．Keep a laughter file (文檔).

 

I once heard the story of a grown bear that lived in a cage and traveled with a circus ever since he was young．The bear spent every day of his life   1back and forth in his cage while lots of   2looked on．When the keepers weren’t   3, some visitors would throw pieces of food   4broken glass into the cage．When the great bear would eat what he thought was a（n）   5meal, the broken glass   6cut his throat and stomach．

One day an animal lover visited the circus and saw the   7, things that the people were doing．He felt so   8for the animal that he decided to buy the bear．The circus   9to sell the bear to him and they set up a   10to send it．

When the day arrived for the bear to be   11, everyone was waiting to see what would happen．To everyone’s   12, when the door of the cage was opened for the first time, the bear      13paced back and forth as usual．The bear didn’t seem to   14that the cage door was open．Finally the keepers got the bear out of the cage and rolled it   15．What they saw next shocked everyone．The bear   16at his new home．Then to everyone’s surprise and   17, the bear began his pacing again．Back and forth he would go as if he was in a（n）   18cage．In the end, he had to be put to sleep．

I hope and   19that you are not living a life like the bear described above．I heard a（n）   20recently, “Don’t let your past dictate who you are, but do let it influence who you become．”

1.A．bending      confusing      C．removing       D．pacing

2.A．activists    visitors       C．keepers        D．bears

3.A．tidying      contacting     C．looking        D．existing

4.A．made up    kept up          C．made of        D．filled with

5.A．wonderful    simple         C．unforgettable                D．frustrating

6.A．should       will           C．may            D．would

7.A．terrible     strange        C．amusing        D．endless

8.A．promising  silent           C．pity           D．fair

9.A．refused      thrilled       C．agreed         D．inspired

10.A．rule        date           C．company        D．calendar

11.A．sold        delivered      C．presented      D．shot

12.A．surprise    sadness        C．comment        D．entertainment

13.A．originally                    anxiously      C．simply     D．enjoyably

14.A．bother      dream          C．desire         D．care

15.A．in          up             C．out            D．away

16.A．traveled around  looked into                 C．checked in     D．looked around

17.A．excitement disappointment C．eagerness      D．imagination

18.A．lovely      precious       C．imaginary      D．similar

19.A．advise      pray           C．explain        D．educate

20.A．statement                     announcement  C．method     D．quote