Not all think laughter is the best medicine, but it seems to help．So scientists carried on a new study of diabetes （糖尿病） patients who were given a good dose of humor for a year to prove it．
Researchers divide 20 high-risk diabetic patients into two groups．Both groups were given standard diabetes medicine．Group L viewed 30 minutes of humor of their choice, while Group C, the control group, did not．This went on for a year of treatments．
By two months into the study, the patients in the laughter group had lower level of the hormones epinephrine （肾上腺素）, considered to cause stress, which is known to be deadly．After the 12 months, HDL cholesterol rises 26 percent in Group L but only 3 percent in Group C．In another measure, C-reactive proteins, a maker of heart disease, drop 66 percent in the laughter group but only 26 percent in the control group．
“The best doctors believe that there is a physical good brought about by the positive emotion, happy laughter,” said study leader Lee Berk of Loma Linda University．And other research has found that humor makes us more hopeful．Still, more study is needed, Berk said．The research by Berk found that humor can bring about similar changes in body chemistry, which was proved in the new study．The research result will be presented this month at the meeting in the US．Research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine shows that laughter causes the inner lining of blood vessels to expand, increasing blood flow in a way thought to be healthy．
“Lifestyle choices have an important effect on health and these are choices which we and patients should pay attention to, rather than prevention and treatment,” Berk said in a statement this week．
【小题1】Why did the scientists carry on the new research?

对话填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

Mr Bagget,the cashier in a branch office of the Paris Bank，was a very _____16_____man who was always reliable(可靠的) in his work．But one day the _____17____of the bank _____18_____  a letter saying that Mr Bagget was stealing money．He put some ______19______ to check Mr Bagget’s books，and the____20_____ showed that not a single cent was ______21______．However，another letter came to______22_____desk，still saying that Mr Bagget was ____23______ the bank．This time the president sent ______24______ inspectors （检察员）to check Mr Bagget’s books and the _____25_____  result was got at last

  The day after the second time of_____26_____,Mr Bagget went to see the president and said，l’ve been working too _____27_____ without asking for a bit of ____28_______，but you think that I’ve been ______29_____and put the inspectors to check me twice．_____30______the result showed that I had done nothing ______31_____, my reputation has been damaged, therefore I've come to ____32_____my application of resignation．

  “No，no．Mr Bagget，”the president said，“you’ve been working very hard and the result of checking also proves this. “But what can help  _____33_____  my reputation?” Mr Bagget asked．“Well，”the president said，“the post of the branch manager is _____34____  empty，and l think ______35_____  else can be better than

you to take that post．”After returning home that evening，Mr Bagget said to his wife，“Successful! Without the two letters，no one in the branch office would pay attention to me．Thank you, my dear．＂

A．foolish       B．strange       C．honest      D．clever

A．inspector     B．worker        C．cashier     D．president

A．received      B．wrote         C．sent       D．showed

A．policemen     B．inspectors     C．officials    D．students

A．reason        B．idea          C．result      D．truth

A．missing       B．1eft          C．found      D．hiding

A．Mr Bagget’s   B．Mrs Bagget’s   C．the inspector’s D．the president’s

A．playing trick on                  B．stealing money from

         C．drawing attention to               D．working hard in

A．most         B．few           C．fewer       D．more

A．other        B．different       C．same        D．old

A．interviewing  B．watching       C．checking    D．mentioning

A．dishonestly   B．pleasantly      C．1azily       D．hard

A．stopping     B．praising        C．resting      D．1eaving

A．dishonest    B．ordinary        C．excellent    D．proud

A．Because     B．Although       C．Since       D．As

A．good        B. wrong          C．useful       D．great

A．give up      B．think about     C．take back    D．hand in

A．mend（弥补）B．correct        C．1ose        D．win

A．forever      B．still           C．often        D．never

A．nobody      B．somebody     C．anything      D．nothing

语法填空 (共10小题；每小题l .5分．满分l5分)
阅读下面短文．按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。
Maradona's future had been in doubt since Argentina's 4-0 loss to Germany in the World Cup quarter-finals in South Africa earlier this month.
"The executive committee has resolved unanimously not to renew the contract of Diego Armando Maradona __16__coach of the national team," __17___AFA spokesman told a news conference after the meeting of soccer bosses.
Rumours had swirled ahead of the ___18_____(announce) that Maradona would not continue as Argentina's coach, a position he __19____ (hold) since November 2008, because of a disagreement with the AFA.
Maradona told local media on Sunday he wanted to stay on as coach __20___ only if he could keep control  ___21____ the choice of his assistants.
__22___departure means Argentina need to find a new coach for the Copa America regional tournament next year.
Local media said former Boca Juniors coach Carlos Bianchi, __23___led the team to a string of national and continental titles in two stints __24____1998 and 2004, was a popular favourite to replace Maradona.
Other names ____25___ as possible successors include Estudiantes coach Alex Sabella, Independiente's former coach Americo Gallego, former Argentina coach Marcelo Bielsa and ex-River Plate, Inter Milan and Argentina striker Ramon Diaz.

第二部分：语言知识及运用   第一节完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

As waiters, we deal with customers every day and when something goes wrong, somehow we have the ability to keep on going．It’s our responsibility to  16  the customer．   

I remember my first waiter job was at a fine restaurant. One afternoon，the manager informed all the cooks and waiters that a VIP group were coming for lunch. The group were  17  VIPs in the city’s fashion industry．

After the group arrived and got  18  comfortably, drinks were ordered. Normally, the head waiter would be in charge of wine service. However, the manager asked me to serve that afternoon. I had never done wine service, nor had l ever served a group of twelve．

I arranged 12 wine glasses on the tray and went to the table. As I set one of the glasses in front of the first customer, somehow I had  19  my grip and six glasses fell on top of a young woman, and then to the floor and lay in pieces. I felt frightened and my face turned red. I apologized many times to the woman and to the rest of the group． 

Quickly, the manager  20  my aid and helped in the clean-up and sent out their drinks right away. I didn’t understand why, but the group were forgiving me and the young woman  21  informed me it was OK.

My manager pulled me to the side and said, “If you know why an accident happened, learn from it and move on. You still have a table to serve and you can’t show your  22 or your disappointment. Mistakes and accidents do happen. Keep your  23  up and be confident. The glasses are replaceable.”

I understood why he was truly a well-respected restaurant manager within the neighborhood. His  24  relationship with the group made the situation  25  and the group forgave me for that．

16．A. welcome         B. feed                       C. invite                    D. please

17．A. let in as             B. made up of          C. added up to              D. recognized as

18．A. introduced         B. satisfied               C. seated                      D. dressed

19．A. got                    B. caught             C. forgot                   D. lost

20．A. took over        B. came to             C. gave up                     D. rushed against

21．A. repeatedly          B. regretfully       C. impatiently            D. angrily

22．A. apology            B. excitement           C. nervousness        D. carelessness

23．A. nose               B. face                       C. head                    D. hand

24．A. new                     B. famous                 C. terrible                    D. close

25．A. calm                B. comfortable       C. special                  D. possible