There is a gigantic study that’s been done in 38 cultures.     1    turns out that in every culture, both males and females desire their potential mates to be bright. But we don’t have our IQs     2     (print) on our forehead. How do we know that someone’s     3    (intelligence)? In Western cultures, at least, it’s often by the person’s sense of humor. Because creating and appreciating jokes both require us to make     4     (connect) between many separate pieces of information,     5     (have) a sense of humor shows that we possess a wide knowledge and     6     we know how to think about things in novel and creative ways.

Take a cartoon     7     example: a mouse is standing outside his house, having just pulled a gun on a cat, who pretends to give in by raising one paw (爪). “Six rounds. Nine lives. You do the math,” the cat says. In order to appreciate this joke, you need to know that mice are     8     (usual) the victims of cats, many guns have six bullets (子弹), and cats     9     (say) to have nine lives because of their ability to always land on their feet. You also need to be able to do some math     10     (understand) that the cat has the advantage in this scene after all.

The Burj A1 Arab is a luxury hotel in Dubai. It stands on a man-made island     1    (locate) just off Dubai’s coast, and is connected to the mainland by means of a private bridge. The amazing building is one of the tallest hotels in the world. It was designed to look like the sail of a “dhow”，     2     type of Arabian boat. Tom Wright, the designer of the hotel, said he wanted the Burj A1 Arab to be a symbolic     3     (construct) for Dubai like the Eiffel Tower is for Paris.

The Burj A1 Arab has 202 rooms as well as six award-winning restaurants. One of these restaurants, the A1 Muntaha,     4     (offer) fantastic views of Dubai, because it is 200 metres above sea level.

Guests     5     decide to stay at the Burj A1 Arab can look forward to     6     (receive) extremely good service. From the moment you check in to the moment you are dropped off at the airport, the hotel’s staff take care of everything.

    7    (fortunate), entry into the Burj A1 Arab is not allowed unless you are a hotel guest. But don’t worry; views of the outside of the hotel are as     8     (impress) as views of its inside. So, if you ever visit Dubai, be sure     9     (take) a photograph of the Burj A1 Arab. It is     10    a doubt one of the most beautiful hotels in the world!