Michael was a farmer in Texas．His parents moved to the USA from Ireland in the 1940’s， and they became very rich．Michael decided to go back to Ireland to meet his old grandfather， who was still living on the same farm．
Michael booked his ticket，flew to Shannon airport，hired a car and drove to the small village where his parents had been born．He asked for directions to the Ohagan farm，and in the end he drove up a bumpy path．He was shocked by what he saw：a small field，and in the middle of it was an old house，which looked as if it was falling down．Animals were wandering in and out of the front door，and on the porch an old man was smoking a pipe.
“Are you Mr. Ohagan?”asked Michael。
“Yes，”replied the old mall．
“I'm your grandson，Michael，”said Michael．
“A--ha，”replied the old man．
“Is this your farm?”asked Michael．
“Yes，all the way to the wall over there，”said the old man．
Michael was astonished．“Grandfather,”he said，“I have a farm in Texas．I can get into my car and drive all day and I still haven’t reached the end of the farm．”
“Yes，”said his grandfather．“I used to have a car like that．”
【小题1】Michael’s parents _______．

A．still lived in Ireland alone	B．owned a small farm in Texas
C．returned to their birthplace	D．were Irish immigrants（移民）in America

【小题2】Which of the following shocked Michael?

A．The farm was small	B．The old house looked like his own．
C．Living conditions were poor in the fields．	D．Animals were free in the fields．

【小题3】The old man _______．

A．owned a small farm, which extended only to the wall not far away

B．had so large a farm that he couldn’t cover it in a day

C．hadn’t his modern car any longer

D．used to have as good a car as his grandson’s

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Michael owned a large farm in Ireland.

B．Michael’s car was in such poor condition that it couldn’t reach the end of the farm within a day．

C．Michael’s farm was too large for a car to reach its end in a day．

D．Michael didn’t know what to say to his grandfather

【小题5】From“I used to have a car like that”，we can see that________．

A．the old man really had a car like that

B．the old man knew his son’s farm in the US was quite large

C．the old man misunderstood what Michael said

D．the old man wanted to buy a car like that

Do you want to live a happier, less stressful (有压力的) life?
Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world – and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr Madan Kataria. “Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr Kataria. “Everyone’s naturally good at laughing – it’s the universal language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects (效果) of laughter on our health. According to a 5 – year study in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.
So, what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest – I wasn’t interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha,” while looking at each other. However, our bodies can’t tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real – and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results!

1.
In which country was the first Laughter Club started?
1. A.
  Britain.
2. B.
  America.
3. C.
  Australia.
4. D.
  India.
2.
How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?
1. A.
  Surprised.
2. B.
  Pleased.
3. C.
  Nervous.
4. D.
  Stressful.
3.
When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?
1. A.
  After a few minutes.
2. B.
  After a few hours.
3. C.
  After a few seconds.
4. D.
  After a few days.
4.
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
1. A.
  Fake laughter and real laughter are both good for health.
2. B.
  40% of the people in Laughter Clubs are good friends.
3. C.
  Adults laugh more often than children in a day.
4. D.
  Laughing is the best way to prevent illness.

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     An unemployed man is desperate to support his family. His wife watches TV all day and his three teenage
kids have dropped out of high school to hang around with the local toughs. He applies for a cleaner's job at a
large firm and easily passes an aptitude test. The human resources manager tells him,"You will be hired at
minimum wage, $5.15 an hour. Let me have your e-mail address so that we can contact you easily. Our
system will automatically e-mail you all the forms and advise you when to start and where to report on your
first day." Greatly surprised, the man said that he has neither a computer nor an e-mail address. To this, the
manager replies,"You must understand that to a company like ours that means you virtually do not exist.
Without an e-mail address you can hardly expect to be employed by a high tech firm. Good day."
     Unable to believe what he hears, the man leaves. Not knowing where to turn and having $10 in his wallet,
he walks past a farmers' market and sees a stand selling beautiful tomatoes. He buys a crate (柳条箱), carries
it to a busy corner and displays the tomatoes. In less than two hours he sells all the tomatoes and makes 100%
profit. From that day on, he repeats the tomato business and becomes increasingly successful as time goes on.
By the end of the fifth year he owns a fleet of nice trucks and a warehouse. The tomato company has put
hundreds of homeless and jobless people to work and the business grossed a million dollars.
     Planning for the future, he decides to buy some life insurance. The insurance adviser asks him for his
e-mail address in order to send the final documents electronically. When the man replies that he doesn't have
time to mess with a computer and has no e-mail address, the insurance salesman is surprised," No computer?
No Internet? Just think where you would be if you'd had all of that five years ago!" "Ha! If I'd had all of that
five years ago, I would be sweeping floors at Microsoft and making $5.15 an hour!" the man replies.

1. The man's kids drop out of school because ____.

A. they want to hang around with the local toughs
B. their mother watches TV all day
C. their father is only a cleaner
D. their family is very poor

2. The man applies for a cleaner's job ____.

A. but he can't accept it because the pay is too low
B. and he gets it though the pay is only $5.15 an hour
C. but he is turned down because he doesn't have an e-mail address
D. but he misses the chance because they fail to contact him

3. The man's tomatoes sell well because ____.

A. the tomatoes look very beautiful
B. he has chosen the right place to sell them
C. many jobless people help him
D. the tomatoes are contained in beautiful crates

4. From the conversation between the man and the insurance salesman in the last paragraph we
can infer that ____.

A. the man will buy a computer soon
B. it's very easy to do tomato business
C. one does not necessarily have an e-mail address to be successful
D. the man is not able to buy any life insurance without an e-mail address

An unemployed man is desperate to support his family. His wife watches TV all day and his three teenage kids have dropped out of high school to hang around with the local toughs. He applies for a cleaner’s job at a large firm and easily passes an aptitude test. The human resources manager tells him, “You will be hired at minimum wage, $5.15 an hour. Let me have your e-mail address so that we can contact you easily. Our system will automatically e-mail you all the forms and advise you when to start and where to report on your first day.” Greatly surprised, the man protests that he has neither a computer nor an e-mail address. To this, the manager replies, “You must understand that to a company like ours that means you virtually do not exist. Without an e-mail address you can hardly expect to be employed by a high tech firm. Good day.”

Unable to believe what he heard, the man leaves. Not knowing where to turn and having $10 in his wallet, he walks past a farmers’ market and sees a stand selling beautiful tomatoes. He buys a crate (柳条箱), carries it to a busy corner and displays the tomatoes. In less than two hours he sells all the tomatoes and makes 100% profit. From that day on, he repeats the tomato business and becomes increasingly successful as time goes on. By the end of the fifth year he owns a fleet of nice trucks and a warehouse. The tomato company has put hundreds of homeless and jobless people to work and the business grossed a million dollars.

Planning for the future, he decides to buy some life insurance. The insurance adviser asks him for his e-mail address in order to send the final documents electronically. When the man replies that he doesn’t have time to mess with a computer and has no e-mail address, the insurance salesman is surprised, “ No computer? No Internet? Just think where you would be if you’d had all of that five years ago!” “Ha! If I’d had all of that five years ago, I would be sweeping floors at Microsoft and making $5.15 an hour!” the man replies.

41. The man’s kids drop out of school because ______.

A. they want to hang around with the local toughs

B. their mother watches TV all day

C. their father is only a cleaner

D. their family is very poor

42. The man applies for a cleaner’s job ______.

A. but he can’t accept it because the pay is too low

B. and he gets it though the pay is only $5.15 an hour

C. but he was turned down because he doesn’t have an e-mail address

D. but he misses the chance because they fail to contact him

43. The man’s tomatoes sell well because ______.

A. the tomatoes look very beautiful

B. he has chosen the right place to sell them

C. many jobless people help him

D. the tomatoes are contained in beautiful crates

44. From the conversation between the man and the insurance salesman in the last paragraph we can infer that ______.

A. the man will buy a computer soon

B. it’s very easy to do tomato business

C. one does not necessarily have an e-mail address to be successful

D. the man is not able to buy any life insurance without an e-mail address

An unemployed man is desperate to support his family. His wife watches TV all day and his three teenage kids have dropped out of high school to hang around with the local toughs. He applies for a cleaner’s job at a large firm and easily passes an aptitude test. The human resources manager tells him, “You will be hired at minimum wage, $5.15 an hour. Let me have your e-mail address so that we can contact you easily. Our system will automatically e-mail you all the forms and advise you when to start and where to report on your first day.” Greatly surprised, the man protests that he has neither a computer nor an e-mail address. To this, the manager replies, “You must understand that to a company like ours that means you virtually do not exist. Without an e-mail address you can hardly expect to be employed by a high tech firm. Good day.”

Unable to believe what he heard, the man leaves. Not knowing where to turn and having $10 in his wallet, he walks past a farmers’ market and sees a stand selling beautiful tomatoes. He buys a crate (柳条箱), carries it to a busy corner and displays the tomatoes. In less than two hours he sells all the tomatoes and makes 100% profit. From that day on, he repeats the tomato business and becomes increasingly successful as time goes on. By the end of the fifth year he owns a fleet of nice trucks and a warehouse. The tomato company has put hundreds of homeless and jobless people to work and the business grossed a million dollars.

Planning for the future, he decides to buy some life insurance. The insurance adviser asks him for his e-mail address in order to send the final documents electronically. When the man replies that he doesn’t have time to mess with a computer and has no e-mail address, the insurance salesman is surprised, “ No computer? No Internet? Just think where you would be if you’d had all of that five years ago!” “Ha! If I’d had all of that five years ago, I would be sweeping floors at Microsoft and making $5.15 an hour!” the man replies.

1. The man’s kids drop out of school because ______.

A. they want to hang around with the local toughs

B. their mother watches TV all day

C. their father is only a cleaner

D. their family is very poor

2. The man applies for a cleaner’s job ______.

A. but he can’t accept it because the pay is too low

B. and he gets it though the pay is only $5.15 an hour

C. but he was turned down because he doesn’t have an e-mail address

D. but he misses the chance because they fail to contact him

3. The man’s tomatoes sell well because ______.

A. the tomatoes look very beautiful

B. he has chosen the right place to sell them

C. many jobless people help him

D. the tomatoes are contained in beautiful crates

4. From the conversation between the man and the insurance salesman in the last paragraph we can infer that ______.

A. the man will buy a computer soon

B. it’s very easy to do tomato business

C. one does not necessarily have an e-mail address to be successful

D. the man is not able to buy any life insurance without an e-mail address

In which country was the first Laughter Club started?

How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?

When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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