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【题目】阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

For centuries, everybody knows laughter is the best medicine. Besides bringing joy, the doctor also 1 (believe) that laughter helps release stress, which is the cause of many diseases.

The celebration of World Laughter Day is 2 (mean) to bring good health, joy and world peace. It is a special day that can 3 (celebrate)annually by anyone on the first Sunday of May. All people need to do is laugh aloud and wildly. The fun event was started 4__ Indian physician, Dr, Madan Kataria.

His quest to make the world a happier place 5 (begin) in 1995, with the introduction of Laughter Yoga(大笑瑜伽课), a fitness class 6 people practice breathing exercise and uncontrolled laughter.

Though only five students attended the first class, this fun way of exercising soon began to spread and in a short time it began to be held 7 more than 70 countries around the world.

Members get together every day or twice a week 8 exercise by simply laughing out loud, waving their hands and making funny faces each other to keep the laughing going.

In 1998, in an attempt to spread the laughter to every person, the physician declared the first Sunday of every May World Laughter Day. Not 9 (surprise), it became an instant hit. To make it more fun, Dr. Kararia suggested 10 (organize) the celebrations in public places so that other people could join in. Some even awarded prizes to participants who could perform this feat in natural and effortless way.

【答案】

1believes

2meant

3be celebrated

4by

5began

6where

7in

8to

9surprisingly

10organizing

【解析】

试题分析:本文介绍了世界大笑日的由来。

1believes考查时态。文章整体时态为一般现在时,且主语为第三人称单数,故谓语单数,填believes。

2meant考查动词短语。be meant to do sth打算是,目的是,本来,固定搭配,故填meant。

3be celebrated考查语态。Day和celebrate之间是被动关系,故填be celebrated。

4by 考查介词。前面被动语态提示此处应用介词by。

5began考查时态。此处指的这件事发生在过去,故用过去式began。

6where考查定语从句关系词。定语从句中不缺成分,且引导词指示class,故填where。

7in考查介词。和country搭配的地点副词为in。

8to考查动词不定式。此处动词不定式表目的,故填to。

9surprisingly考查副词。副词短语修饰整句,故填surprisingly。

10organizing 考查动词短语。Suggest doing sth固定搭配,故填organizing。

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