Laughter and tears are part of living．But do you find enough time for laughter? I am not

asking if you __1__ lots of good times．__2__ we should laugh during the happy times．But do you also laugh during the__3__times?

　 Erma Bombeek is known for her humorous books, but she wrote one that __4__ a more serious topic：__5__ in children．Erma talks with many children with cancer and learns __6__

life lessons from them．She learns, for instance, that cancer survivors know how to__7__.

　 She __8__ the experience of 15-year-old Jessica from Burlinton．Jessica’s leg was cut

off at the knee because of cancer．She was learning to __9__ a prosthesis(假肢)．Jessica tells

about playing __10__．She kicked the ball __11__ and it flew off in one __12__ while her artificial leg flew into another．She fell on the __13__ and laughed．

　 Jessica may not have laughed about her cancer，but she laughed about handling the__14__

of it．And her laughter helped her a deal．

　 There is the story of 17-year-old Betsy．She __15__her way to the radiation room for her regular radiation therapy(化疗)．As __16__，she dropped her hospital gown and，wearing only her birthday suit，__17__ onto the table and waited．The extra people in the room were not the medical students she had thought，but__18__painters giving an estimate on painting! Betsy laughed heartily about the incident．And like Jessica, her __19__ to laugh helped her to deal with one of the most difficult things a young person can endure — cancer．

　 Do you find plenty of__20__ for laughter? You can…if you also find reasons to laugh during the especially difficult times．

　 Survivors know how to laugh．If you can laugh even when the going is rough，you’ll make

it．And you’ll smile at the end．

1．A. lose　　　　　 B. miss　　　　　 C. experience　　　 　　D. laugh

2．A. Of course　　　 B. In addition　　　 C. At first　　　　　　　 D. First of all

3．A. ordinary　　　 B. difficult　　　　 C. pleasant　　　　　　　 D. usual

4．A. connected　　　 B. reported　　　　 C. referred　　　　　　　 D. covered

5．A. cancer　　　　 B. disability　　　　 C. illness　　　　　　　 D. laughter

6．A. serious　　　　 B. important　　　　 C. careful　　　　　　　 D. thoughtful

7．A. cry　　　　　 B. shout　　　　　 C. laugh　　　　　　　　 D. face

8．A. describes　　　 B. learns　　　　　 C. keeps　　　　　　　　 D. imagines

9．A. put　　　　　 B. have　　　　　　 C. wear　　　　　　　　 D. make

10．A. basketball　　 B. badminton　　　　 C. volleyball　　　　　　 D. soccer

11．A. gently　　　　 B. hard　　　　　　 C. slightly　　　　　　　 D. straightly

12．A. way　　　　　 B. method　　　　　 C. direction　　　　　　　 D. point

13．A. floor　　　　 B. table　　　　　　 C. chair　　　　　　　　 D. bed

14．A. causes　　　　 B. results　　　　　 C. process　　　　　　　 D. ends

15．A. fought　　　　 B. took　　　　　　 C. made　　　　　　　　 D. pushed

16．A. common　　　 B. often　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　 D. usual

17．A .climbed　　　 B. lay　　　　　　　 C. jumped　　　　　　　 D. sat

18．A. also　　　　　 B. rather　　　　　 C. already　　　　　　　 D. almost

19．A. strength　　　 B. willingness　　　 C. ability　　　　　　　　 D. confidence

20．A. times　　　　 B. places　　　　　　 C. days　　　　　　　　 D. moments

Name: Julia Rosetti

Email: n1950215@droid.fit.qut.edu.au

Location: Brisbane, Australia

Age: 18

Sex: Female

Drugs: No

Alcohol: No

Sports/ Activities: I used to do a lot of ballet and stage work, my ambition was to be a professional dancer before I got sick. Nowadays I love to read, and other stuff like that, as well as spending a lot of time with my family and friends.

Grades: I finished high school last year, and I haven’t started college because I’ve been sick. But I got subject prizes in three subjects and high as in the rest.

Favorite Subject: I loved Music, English, History and Biology. Hard to pick a favorite – they’re all so different.

Volunteer Work: It all depends on what you call “volunteer”. Nothing really official, but I spend a lot of my time working and playing with really sick kids, and they come to me for advice a lot.

What My Future Goals Are: I’d either like to go on to do stage work, or work with kids with serious illnesses. I haven’t decided which, yet.

What I do in My Spare Time: Talk to my friends and my family. Hang around with my hospital friends. Watch TV. Go to the movies when I can. I love going on picnics and other outdoorsy stuff.

How I’d Change the World: No question. Cure cancer. Eradicate it forever.

Largest Problem: Sometimes, I think it’s having too many choices, and having too many expectations and others having too many expectations of you. And all the implications (牵连) of this.

Why Would I Make a Good Counselor (顾问): I really want to help other people. I’ve made that my life’s ambition, to help as many people as I can.

Qualifications: I spend a lot of time doing this sort of stuff “unofficially” – I am the Discussion Manager on a discussion list for seriously ill young people. People also write to me because of my homepage, often wanting advice, which I try to give them.

64. What can we infer about Julia Rosetti?

　　　 A. She is ill now with a cancer.　　　　　

B. She has had an operation.

　　　 C. She is curing people of cancer.　　　

D. She is working in a hospital.

65. The underlined word “eradicate” most probably means _____.

　　　 A. get out of　　　　 B. put an end of　　　　　 C. break up　　　　　 D. set aside

66. The underlined word “you” stands for _____.

　　　 A. Julia Rosetti herself　　　　　　　　　　　

B. all her friends in her life

　　　 C. the person she refers to　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. everyone including herself

67. Which of the following statements is true about Julia Rosetti?

　　　 A. She had wanted to become a doctor.　　　

B. She had done very well at college.

　　　 C. She often visits hospitals in her spare time.

　　　 D. She has her own homepage on the Internet.

LEEDS， England ─ A Leeds University psychology professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies.

“The hatred we hold within us is a cancer，” Professor Ken Hart said， adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.

More than 70 people have become members in Hart’s first 20-week workshop in  London ─a course he says is the first of its kind in the world.

These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory. They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out， but they end up drinking it themselves， said Canadian-born Hart.

The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight.

The course， ending in July， is expected to get rid of the cancer of hatred in these people. “People have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness，” he said， “People confuse forgiveness with  forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one.”

Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed.

“The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you， and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are angry with，” said Norman Claringbull， a senior expert on the forgiveness project.

Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught， as these people “want to get free of the past”.

1. From this passage we know that 　　　　.

A. high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hatred

B. high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors

C. without hatred， people will have less trouble connected with blood pressure and heart disease

D .people who suffer from high blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies

2. People going to Hart’s first 20-week workshop 　　　　.

A. enjoy the professor’s speech

B .learn how to quarrel with others 

C .are aware that their hatred is a poison that could finally end up harming themselves

D .meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop every night and learn how to relax 

3.. According to Professor Ken Hart， 　　　　.

A. most people are living with hatred

B. people should attend his courses to forget the past

C. forgiveness means forgetting the bitterness

D. people with a bitter memory can learn to have a positive attitude towards the past

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

A. Hatred means living a positive life.

B. People will be taught how to look at various kinds of angers in the workshop.

C. Hart and his team enjoys high popularity among Londoners these days.

D. People who are sick of living with a bitter memory have to pay a lot to Hart’s course.

5.. Which could be the best title for the passage？

A. Britons learn to forgive  B. Hart and his team

C .Forgive and forget  D. Hatred， a poison to you

Holding a cell phone against your ear or stalling it in your pocket may be hazardous to your health．
This paraphrases a warning that cell phone; manufacturers include in the small print that is often tossed aside when a new phone is purchased．Apple, for example, doesn’t want iP hones to come closer to you than 1．5 centimeters; Research In Motion, Blackberry’s manufacturer, recommends 2.5 centimeters．
If health issues arise from cell phone use, the implications are huge．Voice calls - Americans chat on cell phones 2．26 trillion minutes annually - generate $109 billion for the wireless carriers．
Devra Davis, an epidemiologist who has worked for the University of Pittsburgh, has published a book about cell phone radiation, "Disconnect." The book surveys scientific research and concludes the question is not settled.
　　Brain cancer is a concern that Ms. Davis examines. Over all, there has not been an increase in its incidence since cell phones arrived. But the average masks an increase in brain cancer in the 20-to-29 age group and a drop for the older population.
　　"Most cancers have multiple causes," she says, but she points to laboratory research that suggests low-energy radiation could damage cells that could possibly lead to cancer.
　　Children are more vulnerable to radiation than adults, Ms. Davis and other scientists point out. Radiation that penetrates only five centimeters into the brain of an adult will reach much deeper into the brains of children because their skulls are thinner and their brains contain more absorptive fluid. No studies have yet been completed on cell phone radiation and children, she says.
　　Henry Lai, a research professor in the bioengineering department at the University of Washington, began laboratory radiation studies in 1980 and found that rats exposed to radiofrequency radiation had damaged DNA in their brains.
　　Ms. Davis recommends using wired headsets or the phone’s speaker. Children should text rather than call, she said, and pregnant women should keep phones away from the abdomen.
【小题1】We can infer from the passage that________．

Britons Learn to Forgive

       LEEDS, England ─ A Leeds University psychology （心理学） professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies．

       “The hatred we hold within us is a cancer,” Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease．

       More than 70 people have become members in Hart’s first 20-week workshop in London ─ a course he says is the first of its kind in the world．

       These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory．They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian-born Hart．

       The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight．

       The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hatred in these people．“People have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness,” he said, “People confuse forgiveness with forgetting．Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one．”

       Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed．

       “The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are angry with,” said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project．

       Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people “want to get free of the past”．

From this passage we know that _________．

       A．high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hatred

       B．high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors

       C．without hatred, people will have less trouble connected with blood pressure and heart

       D．people who suffer from high blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies

In Hart’s first 20-week workshop, people there can ________．

       A．meet their enemies       　      B．change their attitudes towards bitterness

       C．enjoy the professor’s speech       D．learn how to quarrel with others

If you are a member in Hart’s workshop, you’ll ________．

       A．pay much money to Hart          B．go to the workshop every night

       C．attend a gathering twice a month   D．pour out everything stored in your mind

The author wrote this passage in order to ________．

       A．persuade us to go to Hart’s workshop

       B．tell us the news about Hart’s workshop

       C．tell us how to run a workshop like Hart’s      　

       D．help us to look at various kinds of angers