1 . How to Develop a Sense of Humor

A good sense of humor can make you the life of the party and help you go easier on yourself.   Using different forms of tricks, you’ll have people around you roaring with laughter.

Learn to tell the sort of jokes you find funny. Once you’ve learned what kind of humor you enjoy, try including it in your conversations with friends. Try to tell your jokes as if commenting on thẹ weather.     1    

Have fun.     2     Remember, you are more than your humor. Try to find the world engaging, new, and strange. This will help improve your overall mood and make it easier for you to find humor in things if you allow yourself to play. So get out there and have fun with yourself!

    3     If the way you tell a story goes a long way toward making it funny, practice it as you talk. Smile and laugh along with everyone. If you’re telling a shocking part of the story, widen your eyes and lean forward for a dramatic effect. You can also use your hands to be more expressive and get a laugh on others, too.

Joke kindly and carefully.     4     If you are making fun of a friend, try to joke about a positive aspect of that person rather than a weakness. If a colleague is always on time, say you set your watch by him or her. If your children write a good paper for school, say they’ll be promoted to a teacher next.     5    

A．Surround yourself with funny people.

B．Use your body language to be more engaging.

C．Jokes about friends should not show them in a bad light.

D．A casual delivery is often the funniest part of an unusual comment.

E．Focus on their delivery and how they turn it into something humorous.

F．Jokes out of place may look like a power move on your parting with them.

G．Avoid getting so caught up in making people laugh that you forget to enjoy yourself.

2 . Why was George absent from the meeting?

A．He felt unwell.

B．He was stuck in traffic.

C．He tended his sick mother.

3 . 语法填空

Students always have lots of school work     1     (do), and then there are tests and exams     2     (worry) about. While it’s OK to worry a little, be careful not to worry too much. If you’re living with high levels of stress, you’re putting your health at risk. You should find time     3     (relax), but you should also pay attention to your ways of relaxation. One day, a student complained to me that her eyes often hurt. I asked her what she did every day, and she told me she studied during the day and then watched soap operas on her smartphone in the evening. Of course, I guessed immediately what the cause of the eye pain might be.

You see, during the daytime, she was using her eyes     4     (study) from books, and during the evening, she was using her eyes to watch soap operas on her smartphone. No wonder her eyes were hurting-she chose the wrong way to relax! When she relaxed by watching soap operas, she was able     5     (rest) her brain, but at the expense of her eyes.

Let me give you some tips:
A. Take a short break every 45 minutes to one hour. Get up from your seat, look into the distance, and try     6     (get) some fresh air. You will feel greatly refreshed.
B. Exercise for 30 minutes or more a day. Try a new sport, ride a bike to school, or walk a lot. It will take your mind off your daily worries and it’s healthy, too
C. Take up a hobby. Give yourself 20 minutes a day to do something you really like. Sing and dance. Play badminton or go     7    (bowl), paint. This will make you happier and help     8     (reduce) stress.

    9     (remember): All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. With these techniques, you should feel much more relaxed, allowing you     10     (perform) much better in your schoolwork.

4 . When working in the garden, a gardener has to deal with dirt, sticks, and rocks. This could cause injuries like cuts. Gardening gloves are used to protect your hands from such gardening dangers. And they can keep your hands clean.     1    

Commonly, gardening gloves are made of cotton. Cotton is light and cheap to make and protects the hands from dirt. However, cotton gloves do not provide much protection from sharp objects. They wear out easily.     2       And that moisture (潮气) can make the gardener’s hands cold on a cold day.

To deal with the shortcomings of cotton gloves, gardeners can turn to other kinds of gardening gloves. Gloves made of both cotton and leather can be a good choice.     3     As a result, they don’t have to be replaced often. Their weakness is that they still get wet and do not provide much protection from sharp objects.

Gloves completely made of leather wear much better. They are usually used for heavy garden and yard work.     4     If gardeners want to keep moisture away from their hands, they can turn to the gloves specially designed for such a purpose.

    5     The gloves of the right size will protect the gardener’s hands from many different kinds of dangers and allow them to catch things. Wearing gloves that are too big may prevent the gardener from holding on to tools. Gloves that are too small can cause skin injuries.

A．It is advised that you clean your gloves less often.

B．They wear better than cotton gardening gloves.

C．But they tend to be uncomfortable in hot conditions.

D．In addition, they get heavy when they are wet.

E．Some gloves are designed for light garden work.

F．They should fit properly whatever gardening gloves people use.

G．The type of gardening gloves available depends on the type of gardening.

5 . 人们对失败持有不同的态度。面对失败，有人能够经得起考验，从失败中汲取教训，并努力去完成他们下定决心要做的事情。然而，另一些人却丧失信心并退却了。请你用几句话对此进行阐述，并谈谈你自己的看法。

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