Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains. One day there was an earthquake near the _______. Many houses were _______. Everyone thought that there would soon be another earthquake.

They were _______ that the second earthquake would be worse than the first. “We _______ send Johnny to a safe place,” Johnny’s mother said to her husband, “Many of our friends are sending _______ children to relatives in other towns.”

“We’ll _______ him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said. “He lives a long way away. Johnny will be _______ with him.”

He telephoned Johnny’s uncle Peter and asked him _______ he would let Johnny _______ with him.

“He is a good boy,” he said. “He won’t give you any ________.”

“________, Johnny’s uncle Peter said. ________ I’m not ________ to children. I ________ a very quiet and peaceful ________.”

“You won’t know Johnny is in the house.” His father told him.

________ Johnny, ________ was five, went to live with his uncle.

Two days ________, his mother and father ________ a telegram from Peter.

It said, “I’m returning the child. Please send the ________.”

1.A. village B. city C. town D. mountain

2.A. built B. broke into C. stayed up D. destroyed

3.A. worried B. fearless C. happy D. glad

4.A. must B. may C. can D. need

5.A. our B. your C. their D. my

6.A. bring B. take C. fetch D. send

7.A. happy B. safe C. satisfied D. angry

8.A. that B. how C. if D. when

9.A. live B. work C. study D. play

10.A. money B. free time C. happiness D. trouble

11.A. That’s all right B. All right C. Right D. Of course not

12.A. and B. but C. or D. however

13.A. uses B. using C. use D. used

14.A. had B. live C. led D. bear

15.A. home B. place C. life D. house

16.A. And B. But C. So D. If

17.A. that B. which C. whom D. who

18.A. later B. ago C. before D. earlier

19.A. received B. had got C. accepted D. sent

20.A. peaceful life B. earthquake C. telegram D. money

Developing a Funny Personality

Put yourself under the spotlight. Tell self-deprecating (自嘲的)jokes rather than make jokes at the expense of others. 1. Rodney Dangerfield made fun of both his sanity (理智)and his looks with this one: "I went to the psychiatrist (精神病医生),and he says 'You're crazy.' I tell him I want a second opinion. He says, ‘Okay,you're ugly too!'"

Know your audience. 2. Some people find that sensationalism causes them to laugh; others find that satire (讽刺) does the trick. Learn which is which, and deliver your jokes and anecdotes so that they apply to many different categories of humor and emotion at once.

Mislead the mind. Misleading the mind is what we referred to earlier as surprise. 3. Verbal jokes use this element to the greatest level possible, trying to misdirect your attention in the same that magic tricks do.

4. Good timing is really important, because if you give the brain too much time to work out a situation or joke, the funny moment will pass by. This is probably why jokes people have heard before don't work, as recognition dulls the humor because the brain is already well-prepared by experience. React quickly and strike while the humorous moment exists.

Be observant. Look for the humor in everyday situations, and see what others don't. 5.

A. Strike while the iron is hot.

B. Different things make different people laugh.

C. Surround yourself with people who are funny.

D. More people will be more willing to laugh, instead of being laughed at.

E. You can expand your reach a good deal by listening to other funny people.

F. Often, the unnoticed humor that is standing right in front of our eyes has the most effect.

G. This is when you create a difference between what someone expects to happen and what actually happens.

Maybe it is true that we do not know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we do not know what we have been missing until it arrives.

It takes an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Do not expect love in return; but if it does not, be content it has grown in yours. Do not rely on one’s appearance; it can trick you. Do not rely on wealth; even that fades away. Rely on someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You cannot go on well in life until you let your past failures and heartaches go off. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trails to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy. The happiest of people do not necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness waits for those who cry, those appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

1.In this passage, the writer wants to tell us ______.

A. what to do in our life

B. where to go with other persons

C. how to treat our life

D. how to get on well with other persons

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. If you give someone your love, you are sure to receive love in return.

B. We often don’t know what we have lost until it happens someday.

C. It is wise not to rely on anybody because you are likely to be cheated.

D. If it takes you a short time to love someone, you will easily forget the person.

3.If you put yourself in another person’s position, ______.

A. you shouldn’t do what will hurt other people

B. you should put on other people’s shoes

C. you should believe in other people

D. you should depend on your imagination

4.In the last paragraph the writer is actually telling us that a person in the world should be one who ______.

A. can accept the suggestions made by others

B. can live happily and forget the past

C. does good to other people and is respected and loved by them

D. has made a lot of money for himself before he dies

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