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

 ___.Nancy Alguire, a teacher in Clifton Park, N. Y., was once painfully shy and had a hard time laughi ng. 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." ___ To this day, she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing.

 __ It doesn't take you too much time and can be easy. Collect favourite cartoons and jokes. Also, keep a paper for writing down humour 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. "____ " 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. _ . Just remember: we are just here for a period, so get a few laughs.

A. You can soften the worst blows through humour.

B. Mix with people who laugh.

C. Practise the art of laughing.

D. Keep a laughter file (文档).

E. He who laughs last laughs best.

F. But it's also something that has to be developed (培养).

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

--- I want to be alone right now, ______?

---Fine, I will leave then.

-----Why? I didn’t get you on the phone.

  -----We ________ football on the playground when you phoned.

A. must be playing              B. must play  

C. must have played             D. must have been playing

You ought to be stricter _____ your son; it’s no use only being strict _____ his work.

A. with; with   B. in; in   C. in; with   D. with; in

Aboriginal （土著居民）is a term ______ to describe the people living in a place from the earliest _______ times or before European arrived .

       A．used ; knowing     B．used ; known   

       C．using ; known               D．using ; knowing

The USA is a large country in ________ many different dialects are spoken.

A. that　                      B. which                      C. where                      D. it

Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizable faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials (商业广告) for the hamburger chain named for his daughter. “As long as it works," he said in 1991, “I'll continue to do those commercials."

Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood. “He still won't let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he never had proper fitting shoes," Wendy said in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adopted(收养) as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work. “He fed me," Thomas said, “and if I got out of line, he'd beat me."

Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restaurants. But he had something much better in mind. “I thought if I owned a restaurant," he said, “I could eat for free." A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire in 1968.

In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart by serving made to order burgers. With 6,000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes $ 6 billion a year in sales.

Although troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine, 66, and with four grown kids besides Wendy, felt it could offer a future for other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation (基金会) for Adoption in 1992.

In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated from Coconut Creek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party. The kids voted him Most Likely to Succeed.

“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave," says friend Pat Williams. “He wasn't a great actor or a great speaker. He was just Joe Everybody."

What is the article mainly about?

A. The life of Dave Thomas.             B. The dream of Dave Thomas.

C. The schooling of Dave Thomas.        D. The growth of Dave Thomas's business.

What do we know about his childhood?

A. He lived a poor life.                  B. He had caring parents.

C.  He stayed in one place.              D.  He didn't go to school.

Choose the right time order of the following events in Thomas's life.

a. graduated from high school          b. started his own business

c. became a millionaire               d. started a foundation

e. met Harland Sanders

A. e，b，c，d，a，            B. a，e，c，b，d，

C. e，c，b，d，a，            D. a，e，b，c，d,

“He was just Joe Everybody." (in the last paragraph) means  _______.

A. Dave was famous               B. Dave was ordinary

C. Dave was showy                D. Dave was shy 

What is the name of Dave Thomas's business?

A. Thomas's.        B. Wendy's.        C. Lorraine's.        D. Rex's. 

Why don’t you bring ______ to his attention that you are too busy to do it?

A．this         B．that         C．it     D．there

Holmes walked swiftly into the garden , ______________ by Doctor Watson.

The telephone system _________ during the big earthquake in Sichuan Province.