I've been working as a professional clown(小丑)for nearly two years. Before that, I was an actor for nine years. I was never famous, but I was quite successful! I changed jobs because I wanted to do more in life than make people laugh. What if I could help people, too?

As a clown, I try to encourage sick children in hospital to laugh and smile. When you laugh, your mind and body relax. Clearly, people who laugh more don't have as many colds or other problems! Children who laugh a lot often get better results in their studies, too.

It isn't an easy job. Not all sick children get better, and sometimes I come home and cry. But I always go back to work the next day with my red nose on. l don't earn much money as a clown, but I feel very lucky to work with such brave and wonderful patients.

I became a laughter yoga(瑜伽)teacher more than two years ago. Before that, I was a dentist! My job was very difficult, and I used to feel fed up. Now I still improve people's health, but everything else is completely different. Everyone has fun in a laughter yoga class, including the teacher!

No, laughter isn't "magic". It doesn't prevent all illness, keep you young, or make you beautiful. But did you know that it's an excellent kind of exercise? You move your whole body when you laugh!

Sometimes I work with famous people. It's true that being rich can be stressful! Some famous people can be unpleasant at times, but I try to change their bad feelings. Laughter is excellent for people like musicians, artists and writers, because it helps people to be more creative.

1.According to the passage, we can see that both writers ·

A. have changed their jobs

B. like sports very much

C. feel unhappy at work

D. are looking for jobs

2.The second writer mentions famous people in the passage to show that ·

A. they are always rich

B. they have stress sometimes

C. they like funny people

D. they are good at doing yoga

3.The underlined part "fed up" is closest in meaning to ·

A. interested B. satisfied

C. relaxed D. bored

4.It can be learned from the passage that both writers think of their jobs as ·

A. happy moments to learn from other people

B. great chances to make themselves well known

C. rich experiences of acting on the stage

D. good ways of making people happy and healthy

完型填空

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

After seating myself in my room and turning on my computer, I noticed a Post-it note stuck to my monitor(显示器). It read, “Don't turn on your computer. You stayed up until midnight doing your homework last night.—Mom.”I _________ the note into the wastebasket.“Why do they _________? ”I thought. “They're never here anyway.”

Right after high school started,I almost lost contact with my parents. With all their business _________ ,they asked the neighbors to watch over me. Of course,the neighbors didn't do such a(n) _________ job,as they had kids of their own to worry about. The only means of communication between me and my parents was through Post-it notes.

After spending about eight hours away from home,I usually came home to find the house _________ empty. It made me sad. I would come home from school to be welcomed by _________ ,to talk to no one and to be watched over by my neighbors. That was when I started _________ more clubs and staying after school more often so I didn't have to feel so lonely. Luckily,at school,my friends were there for me. They were all there to give me a ________ or talk with me when I wanted to talk. I felt great when I was at school. Yet, something was still _________ — my parents.

Now I realize that nobody can take the place of my parents. I wish that they would be there at home,waiting for me to come back from school. There are too many things my parents don't know about me. I wish that they actually had a( n) _________ to understand me. I want them to understand that they're my parents and I'm their kid and I need them.

1.A. showed B. threw C. led D. pulled

2.A. check B. know C. care D. speak

3.A. designs B. dreams C. trips D. partners

4.A. free B. easy C. careless D. good

5.A. suddenly B. especially C. completely D. necessarily

6.A. everybody B. anybody C. somebody D. nobody

7.A. creating B. joining C. finding D. serving

8.A. hand B. wish C. suggestion D. reason

9.A. surprising B. missing C. exciting D. amazing

10. A. excuse B. chance C. task D. place

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