An old English saying goes, “Laughter is the best medicine.” One person who certainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.

Norman Cousins was the editor of a magazine called “Saturday Review” for almost forty years. He also wrote and spoke about world peace and anti-nuclear(反核的) and anti-war issues (问题). And he traveled to many different countries to share his ideas.

In the 1960s, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Europe, Mr. Cousins got sick. He discovered he had a rare disease, known as ankylosing spondylitis, which caused the joint between his bones to stiff(僵硬的).

In less than a week after he got sick, he could not stand. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told Mr. Cousins that they did not know how to cure his illness and he might never get over(摆脱) it. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to stop hope.

Mr. Cousins thought that illness could be caused by unhappy thoughts. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.

He began to experiment on himself while still in that hospital by watching comedy(喜剧) shows on TV. Mr. Quickly found that ten minutes of real laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free(无痛苦的) sleep at night.

Deciding that the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into(入住) a hotel room where he could continue his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching comedy show on TV, reading amusing books, and sleeping whenever he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well enough to take a holiday to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for exercise.

After a few months, Mr. Cousins was able to carry on his work. He had laughed himself back to good health.

1.What is NOT true about the underlined words “ankylosing spondylitis”?

A. It is uncommon. B. It makes walking difficult.

C. It is easily cured. D. It is painful.

2.What did the doctors think about Mr. Cousins’ disease?

A. It could be cured if he slept more. B. It mightnot be cured.

C. It could be cured by taking medicine. D. It would take a week to get over it.

3.What did Mr. Cousins think cured him?

A. Laughter. B. Running on the beach.

C. Medicine. D. Taking a holiday.

4.What did Mr. Cousins do after he got better?

A. He went back to the hospital. B. He continued his job.

C. He wrote amusing books. D. He went on relaxing by taking a holiday

5.What is the main topic of the passage?

A. funny story. B. An interesting cure.

C. An amazing life D. Why people laugh.

Graduation is a very special time.With hard work,a student can successfully get his or her college ______.You've reached the right place if you want to ______ him or her.The following are some excellent congratulation messages at the graduation ceremony.

◆Congratulations! I wish you all the best as you're going to face some more difficult ______ in your life.I'm sure that you can ______ any difficulties.In the future,you'll meet many new friends.If someone helps you,please don't forget to be ______ to him or her!

◆You did well! You're such a(n) ______ friend and help me a lot.I want you to know that I'm proud of you.

◆I have no doubt that the knowledge you have gained in school will be very important for your new life.On this special day,I'd like to give you some tips.They're not ______,but I hope you can follow them.First,don't be afraid to ask questions.You should be ______ for knowledge.Second,believe in yourself and be responsible for your ______.Good luck!

◆If you're wondering why the last four years went so fast,you will see how quickly the rest of life goes ______.Enjoy this moment because you won't get it back.

1.A. result B. degree C. seat D. grade

2.A. encourage B. advise C. congratulate D. accept

3.A. tasks B. ideas C. messages D. methods

4.A. have B. understand C. overcome D. create

5.A. thankful B. cruel C. similar D. glad

6.A. poor B. caring C. interesting D. serious

7.A. instructions B. examples C. conversations D. experiences

8.A. ready B. thirsty C. careful D. nervous

9.A. changes B. ways C. purposes D. decisions

10.A. out B. in C. by D. away

Snowy was a little cat. He lived with a little old lady who loved Snowy very much. Sometimes the old lady would sit in her rocking chair, rocking backwards and forwards until she fell asleep or sometimes she would play little tunes(曲子) on her piano.

One sunny day, Snowy jumped up on the window sill(窗台). Snowy wanted to go out and play with the pretty butterflies, but the window was shut and the old lady had fallen asleep in her rocking chair.

He ran to the door but that was shut, too. He sat down near the old lady's feet and said,“Miaou?” That was his way of saying, “May I go out to play, please?” The old lady didn't hear him but stayed fast asleep.

He rubbed his soft head against the old lady's legs. Still the old lady slept. So Snowy sat down and thought hard. Then he had an idea. He would jump up on the piano and play a tune. That might wake her up. So Snowy jumped up onto the piano and was a little scared of the loud, big, deep drum sound he made as he landed.

He took another little step. It wasn't quite such a loud note(调子). Up and down the notes he walked until he reached the very high notes which sounded like lots of bells. But the old lady woke up.

“What are you doing, Snowy?” She asked but she wasn't angry. “Miaou,” said Snowy, running to the closed door. “How clever you are to wake me up by playing the piano!” said the old lady as she let Snowy out into the sunshine.

1.Where did the old lady often fall asleep?(within 4 words)

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2.What did Snowy want to do by jumping onto the window sill?(within 10 words)

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3.What did Snowy jump on the piano to do?(within 10 words)

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4.How did Snowy feel when he landed on the piano?(within 5 words)

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5.What did the old lady do in the end?(within 10 words)

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