Mrs Jones is waiting for an important telephone call, but she has no bread in the house, so she leaves the baby at home and says to his five-year-old brother,“I'm going to the shops, Jimmy, and I'll be back in a few minutes．”
While she is out, the telephone rings, and Jimmy answers it．“Hello,”says a man,“is your mother here?”
“No,”answers Jimmy．
“Well, when she comes back, say to her Mr Baker telephones．”
“What?”
“Mr Baker．Write it down B-A-K-E-R．”
“How do you make a B?”
“How do I make…?Listen, little boy, is there anybody else with you? Any brothers or sisters?”
“My brother Billy is here．”
“Good, I want to talk to him, please．”
“All right．”Jimmy takes the telephone to the baby's bed and gives it to Billy．When their mother comes back, she asks,“Does anyone telephone?”
“Yes,”says Jimmy,“a man．But he only wants to talk to Billy．”
Small children often laugh at(嘲笑)a lame(瘸子)or a blind person, or at someone who isn't dressed as well as they are．But as they grow up, they learn not to hurt people's feelings by laughing at their problems．They learn to laugh at other things．Most important, they learn to laugh at themselves．
Suppose(假设)you're playing a game．You make a mistake and lose．Do you become angry? Or can you laugh at yourself and hope to do better next time?
Suppose you're at a special dinner．You spill(溢出)some food．Why keep worrying? Why not laugh it off and enjoy yourself anyway? If you can, it's a good sign you have grown up．
(1)
This passage is about ________．
[ ]
A．
why laughter is good for your body
B．
what you should laugh at
C．
when babies learn to laugh
D．
where you may laugh
(2)
The writer says small children laugh at people who ________．
[ ]
A．
have problems
B．
spill food
C．
dress well
D．
play games
(3)
The writer shows how laughter could help you not to ________．
[ ]
A．
make a mistake
B．
lose a game
C．
become angry
D．
try again
(4)
Next the writer shows how laughter could keep you from ________．
[ ]
A．
spilling food
B．
worrying
C．
enjoying yourself
D．
growing up
(5)
If you find a new skill(技能)hard to learn, you should ________．
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