Have you ever considered what it would be like not to be able to smile? I 　　16　 , up until a few months ago, when I found that I 　　17　 　couldn’t. Well, I’m exaggerating (夸张) it a little bit - technically, I could 　　18　 , but only with one side of my face!

I went to the doctor, and was 　　19　 　with Bell’s Palsy - a paralysis or weakness of the muscles on one side of the face. As you could 　　20　 , this was quite a shock to me, and made me very 　　21　 . Although this was a major bomb that was dropped on my life, this story is not about how 　　22　 　life is, but about how I face the sudden 　　23　 　falling on me.

Anyway, so smiling is a part of everyday life for 　　24　 . “Losing” half my face caused me to think 　　25　 　a smile is. According to the dictionary, a smile is a facial expression indicating 　　26　 　or amusement, characterized by the turning up of the corners of the 　　27　 . But what about the cause? What is behind the smile, which 　　28　 　us to show this expression of pleasure?　

After 　　29　 　this for a while, I came up with the 　　30　 　that a smile is not only characterized by the upturning of the corners of the mouth, but also by the actions, words, and thoughts of the “smiler”. This gave me hope, as I 　　31 　　that smiling is not just an outward 　　32　 , but an inward lifestyle.

With this in mind, I set about learning how to smile with my life through my 　　33　 , not just with my face. 　　34　 , sometimes I send my friends Smile Cards with a chocolate bar or a bookmark, letting them 　　35　 　the true smile.

16. A. didn’t 　　　 B. hadn’t 　　　　　 C. don’t　　　　　　　　　　 D. haven’t

17. A. scarcely　　 B. rarely 　　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　　　　　　 D. actually

18. A. smile 　　　 B. speak 　　　　　　 C. cry 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. eat

19. A. concerned　 B. equipped　　　　 C. diagnosed 　　　　　　 D. questioned

20. A. expect　　　 B. behave　　　　　　 C. believe 　　　　　　　　 D. imagine

21. A. excited　　　 B. upset　　　　　　　 C. puzzled　　　　　　　　 D. tired

22. A. easy　　　　　 B. boring　　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　　　　　　　 D. interesting

23. A. challenge　 B. fortune　　　　　 C. duty　　　　　　　　　　　 D. discipline

24. A. us　　　　　　 B. them　　　　　　　 C. you 　　　　　　　　　　 D. me

25. A. what 　　　　 B. where　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　　　 D. how

26. A. curiosity　　 B. interest 　　　　　 C. pleasure　　　　　　　　 D. boredom

27. A. face　　　　　 B. mouth　　　　　　 C. nose　　　　　　　　　　　 D. eyes

28. A. advises　　　 B. persuades　　　　 C. forces　　　　　　　　　 D. causes

29. A. thinking about 　　　　　　　　　　 B. talking about　

　　 C. looking for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. asking for

30. A. agreement　 B. condition　　　　 C. announcement　　　　 D. conclusion

31. A. doubted　　 B. guessed　　　　　 C. realized 　　　　　　　 D. insisted

32. A. expression　 B. decoration　　　 C. existence　　　　　　　 D. behavior

33. A. speeches　　 B. actions　　　　　　 C. promises　　　　　　　 D. opinions

34. A. In fact　　　 B. As a result　　　 C. For example　　　　　 D. By the way

35. A. discover　　 B. suggest　　　　　 C. convey 　　　　　　　　 D. experience

15. - Will Joy come to our picnic this afternoon, David?

　　 - 　　　　　Why not give him a phone call?

　　 A. Absolutely!　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. I am not sure about that.　　

　　 C. I don’t agree with you.　　　　 　　 D. It’s a crazy idea.

14. 200 students surveyed in a Stanford study were found to be 　　　　　to their iPhones.

　　 A. addicted　　　 　 B. donated　　　 C. opposed　　　 　 D. related

13. It should be pointed out that we are often 　　　　　by advertising without being aware of it.

　　 A. influenced　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. impressed　　 　　　 C. improved　　　 　　　 D. informed

12. Our teacher is 　　　　　with us even when we sometimes ask him some silly questions.

　 　 A. familiar　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　 C. popular　　　 D. patient