How can we all get more laughter into our lives? Here is what the experts suggest:

1._______.Nancy Alguire,a teacher in Clifton Park,N.Y.,was once painfully shy and had a hard time laughing.Then she married a circus clown (小丑).“I became interested in the clowns,” she recalls “One day I put on a costume and paint my face.That afternoon my whole life changed.I learned to laugh and enjoy life in a way I had never done before.”2._______To this day,she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing.

3._______It doesn’t take you too much time and can be easy.Collect favorite cartoons and jokes.Also,keep a paper for writing down humor you find in everyday life.“Good ideas come and go fast,you have to capture them quickly or they are gone,” says Virginia Tooper.

Laugh when you need it most.“4._______” says comedian Bill Cosby.“And once you find laughter,no matter how painful your situation might be,you can survive it,” he insists.

Gray Alan,a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota,claims that laughter is a skill we can all gain--because it comes naturally.5._______.Just remember: we are just here for a period,so get a few laughs.

A. You can soften the worst blows through humor.

B. Mix with people who laugh.

C. Practise the art of laughing.

D. Keep a laughter file.

E. He who laughs last laughs best.

F. But it’s also something that has to be developed.

G. People’s joy can affect those around them.

Two old beggars (乞丐) were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city.They watched ____ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them.Sometimes, a kind?hearted woman or a small child would ____ a few coins in the hats in front of them.

Today was not a ____ day for begging.The men were able to ____ enough for a big meal.As it was getting dark, they started to ____ their things.

Just as they were getting ready to leave, they ____ a man walking toward them.He was a ____ man — they could tell that from his fine clothes.The first beggar said to the second with ____, “He’s coming our way!” The man stopped, ____ into his pocket and took something out.What looked like a piece of hard ___, wrapped (包裹) in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats.The rich man turned and ____ his way.

“He could have easily left us a few ____ or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy,” said the first beggar.He looked at the offering ____.“There’s no way we can ____ this — we have no teeth.” With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away.Then he collected his things and ____.

The second beggar wanted to do the same, ____ a second thought made him change his ____.“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” he thought.“How ____ of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper.To his ____, there was no hard rock candy inside.____, a shiny white pearl (珍珠) worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.

1.A.helplessly B. happily C. uselessly D. quickly

2.A.steal B. lose C. drop D. send

3.A.cloudy B. bad C. rainy D. cold

4.A.collect B. pick C. buy D. find

5.A.carry B. hide C. place D. pack

6.A.felt B. heard C. noticed D. believed

7.A.kind B. strong C. tall D. rich

8.A.worry B. excitement C. fear D. politeness

9.A.turned B. looked C. went D. reached

10.A.candy B. cake C. rock D. bread

11.A.forgot B. changed C. missed D. continued

12.A.books B. coins C. sweets D. flowers

13.A.angrily B .proudly C. nervously D. quietly

14.A.smell B. eat C. like D. put

15.A.slept B. sat C. left D. cried

16.A.if B. although C. after D. but

17.A.habit B. way C. mind D. rule

18.A.nice B. funny C. clever D. strange

19.A.interest B. sadness C. surprise D. pity

20.A.Besides B .Instead C. However D. Again

Papa’s Straw Hat

Papa was a ranger. He worked with horses. He always wore clean clothes with a hat even when he worked. His hat was always the same kind of a cowboy hat- large black hat of heavy wool. He wore his hat full and high. I think he wanted to look taller than he really was.

Mama was proud of the way he looked when he wore his hat and his best clothes. But in some way she got the idea that papa would lose his hair if he kept wearing a heavy wool cowboy hat in the hot weather. She began to talk about his hats.

“Papa,” she said one day, “why don't you get a nice cool straw hat? That heavy wool cowboy hat may cause losing hair!” Papa laughed at her and explained that the horses wouldn’t recognize him if he changed the hat. But she didn’t believe him.

Mama talked and talked about the hat all summer long. At last papa answered, a little angry, “It would not the cowboy hat but a wife’s talking about the hat that makes me lose my hair.”

Mama had a very serious look on her face. She went straight out and later came home with a straw hat. It was a bad year for ranger and we didn't have much money. She thought that if she spent the money for a straw hat, papa would wear it. When papa saw the hat, his face got red. Without a word, he pulled the straw hat down over his head until it hid his eyes and went on to train the horses.

He was a good ranger and gentle to his horses. But as papa got close to the horses this time, they jumped high into the air, raising their front feet. All of them ran around in the rounded field and then raced toward the barn. Papa began to shout “Woo boys. Steady boys, steady.” But there was nothing equal to.

Papa walked back straight to the stove in the kitchen, pushed the straw hat deep down into the fire then turned to mama, in a way that even frightened me. “Now listen to me, mama. Understand this I will never wear a straw hat or any other kind of hat my horses do not like.” Then he put on his wool cowboy hat and walked out of the house.

I never heard mama talk any more about hats. Perhaps, that is why when papa died many years later, there was a round spot on the top of his head where there was no hair.

1.According to the passage, a ranger is _______.

A. a person wearing a woolen hat

B. a position requiring clean clothes

C. a person training horses for some purpose

D. a person riding a carriage with horses

2.Mama bought papa a straw hat because _______.

A. most cowboys preferred to wear it

B. she was worried about his health

C. a woolen one didn’t suit papa

D. it was cheap and she could save money

3.What quality can we learn from papa?

A. Gentle. B. Patient. C. Committed. D. Modest.

4.It can be learned from the story that _______.

A. this family were not rich but diligent

B. papa didn’t love the straw hat and mama

C. protecting hair was very important

D. a cowboy hat was useful on farming

The new high-speed railway line between Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur self-governing region,and Lanzhou, capital of Gansu province,has cut train travel time by half to less than 12 hours.

The dramatic improvement will benefit many families planning reunions for Spring Festival.

“For the first time,I feel home is not that far away after all,”said Liang Shaofu as he boarded a high-speed train in Urumqi with six members of his family.

The 35-year-old left Lanzhou to set up a dry fruit business in Xinjiang eight years ago,and he has now settled in Urumqi.

The 1,776-km line, which passes through Qinghai province and is the country’s first high-speed railway to be built in a high-altitude region, came into service on Dec 26.

“We normally drive home for Spring Festival to avoid the difficulties of buying seven train tickets for the whole family during the peak season.” Liang said. “Driving can be very tiring and dangerous sometimes,so one year we even decided not to go back to Lanzhou simply to avoid the trip.”

More than 600,000 passengers traveled on the line during its first month,and the Urumqi Railway Bureau said the introduction of high-speed services will ease transport pressure during the Spring Festival peak season.

The existing usual railway line could no longer support Xinjiang’s development. All passenger trains will gradually shift to the new link,leaving the old one to be used for goods. As a result,Xinjiang’s annual goods ability could reach 200 million metric tons from the current 70 million.

The line passes through areas that experience high winds, and it also crosses parts of the deserted Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the bone-dry sands of the Gobi Desert.

The project could help China to promote its high-speed railway technology abroad,said Ma Xi zhang, director of the Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway project’s management department in Xinjiang.

1.How long did it take to go from Urumqi to Lanzhou by the usual train before?

A. about 12 hours B. About 6 hours

C. About 18 hours D. About 24 hours

2.What’s the main advantage of the new high-speed railway?

A. It takes more time to go to Urumqi to Lanzhou.

B. It will be more convenient for people all over the country to Xinjiang.

C. All the people in Lanzhou can return home on festivals.

D. It helps to improve Xinjiang’s development.

3.From the passage we can learn________.

A. Xinjiang’s annual goods ability can increase nearly four times

B. the new railway technology may help more railway lines to be built abroad

C. the high-speed railway lines can’t be built across the bone-dry sands

D. the old railway lines can only carry goods now

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The new high-speed railway line is good for all people to go home.

B. The new high-speed railway line benefits businessmen to carry goods.

C. Taking the new train is safer than driving home from Urumqi to Lanzhou.

D. Businessmen seldom went home for Spring Festival before.

请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I’m Glad I got Sick

Twenty-seven years ago I got sick. The reason I can remember the date so well is that being sick is what me to choose my future wife. She was just a good friend, but because she to my apartment, brought me medicine, and made me breakfast, I thought for the first time “what a super wife she will for someone.”

I took her out to eat for helping me the flu. After that we became even better friends, but still thought of marriage. A few months later I was going to a new job in the Atlanta area, so Cathy helped me boxes to get ready to leave. We a great time that day and had lunch together. Near the end of that day I a few tears in Cathy’s eyes, so I asked what was .

She said, “I don’t know if I can live you, you are my best friend.” I said, “I know, I’ve been thinking the thing.” That day we decided to get married and we have been married ever since. We have had our times, as many others have had, but we are still best friends!

I get to the family unit in my Health class and we talk about …I always tell this story. My students seem to love it because they learn that , sharing and caring about others is all that really in life, and that looks, money and other things are not important.

the way, my wife is 12 years younger than me, and she is beautiful. We have 2 beautiful children, but we still have dates on weekend.

Cathy is the greatest thing that has ever me! She is a fantastic mother, and the best wife a coach could ever have. Thank God I got sick 27 years ago!

1.A. brought B. resulted C. followed D. caused

2.A. came over B. came out C. came up with D. came back

3.A. develop B. get C. become D. prove

4.A. get up B. get over C. get off D. get away

5.A. much B. more C. less D. no

6.A. take B. give C. hand D. continue

7.A. pick up B. take up C. pack up D. look up

8.A. spent B. had C. took D. cost

9.A. noticed B. observed C. looked D. watched

10.A. right B. terrible C. wrong D. awful

11.A. with B. without C. by D. on

12.A. different B. difficult C. similar D. same

13.A. hard B. happy C. wonderful D. common

14.A. Unless B. Until C. When D.Though

15.A. health B. marriage C. exercise D. hobby

16.A. taking B. supporting C. gaining D. giving

17.A. matters B. works C. helps D. needs

18.A. In B. By C. On D. Off

19.A. any B. some C. all D. every

20.A. contributed to B. came to C. happened to D. led to

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