Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his   1   and traveling.

Then, after returning to the United States from a   2   trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic(USSR), Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the   3   of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place   4   him. The material between his bones became   5  .

In less than one week after his return, he could not   6  .Every move that he   7   was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins’ problem and he might never   8   over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up   9  .

Mr. Cousins thought that   10   thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself.  11  ,he felt that happy thoughts or   12   might cure his illness.

He began to   13   on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the   14   gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.

  15  the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could   16   his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows in television, reading funny books, and sleeping   17   he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well   18   to take a vacation to Puerto-Rico where he began running on the beach for   19  .

After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to   20  .

1.A.time　　　　　　　　　　   B.holiday　　　　　　　　　　  C.sleep　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.work

2.A.boring　　　　　　　　    B.tiring    　　　　　　　　   C.dangerous　　　　　　　　 D.pleasant

3.A.top　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.degree　　　　　　　　　　   C.problem　　　　　　　　    D.limit

4.A.from　　　　　　　　　　  B.around　　　　　　　　　　  C.inside　　　　　　　　　　    D.beside

5.A.weak　　　　　　　　　　  B.ill　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.false　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.painful

6.A.speak　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.breathe　　　　　　　　　　  C.stand　　　　　　　　　　    D.see

7.A.made　　　　　　　　　　  B.did　　　　　　　　　　　　    C.took　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.gave

8.A.look　　　　　　　　　　   B.get　　　　　　　　　　　　    C.turn　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.think

9.A.effort　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.hope　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.treatment　　　　    　　   D.arrangement

10.A.foolish　　　　　　　　  B.unusual　　　　　　　　　　 C.funny　　　　　　　　　　    D.unhappy

11.A.Instead　　　　　　　　 B.However　　　　　　　　   C.Therefore　　　　　　　　  D.Otherwise

12.A.sleep　　　　　　　　    B.travel　　　　　　　　　　    C.laughter　　　　　　　　　　 D.television

13.A.rescue　　　　　　　　  B.operate　　　　　　　　　　  C.try　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.experiment

14.A.day　　　　　　　　　　  B.week　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.month　　　　　　　　　　   D.year

15.A.Promising　　　　　　 B.Deciding　　　　　　　　    C.Doubting　　　　　　　　   D.Recognizing

16.A.invent　　　　　　　　   B.begin　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.continue　　　　　　　　    D.prove

17.A.until　　　　　　　　　　 B.whenever　　　　　　　　  C.unless　　　　　　　　　　   D.so that

18.A.soon　　　　　　　　　　 B.completely　　　　　　　　 C.slowly　　　　　　　　　　   D.enough

19.A.exercise　　　　　　    B.illness　　　　　　　　　　    C.rest　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.pleasure

20.A.power　　　　　　　　  B.sense　　　　　　　　　　    C.health　　　　　　　　　　    D.happiness

 

Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his   1   and traveling.

Then, after returning to the United States from a   2   trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic(USSR), Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the   3   of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place   4   him. The material between his bones became   5  .

In less than one week after his return, he could not   6  .Every move that he   7   was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins’ problem and he might never   8   over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up   9  .

Mr. Cousins thought that   10   thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself.  11  ,he felt that happy thoughts or   12   might cure his illness.

He began to   13   on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the   14   gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.

  15  the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could   16   his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows in television, reading funny books, and sleeping   17   he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well   18   to take a vacation to Puerto-Rico where he began running on the beach for   19  .

After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to   20  .

1.A.time　　　　　　　　　　   B.holiday　　　　　　　　　　  C.sleep　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.work

2.A.boring　　　　　　　　    B.tiring    　　　　　　　　   C.dangerous　　　　　　　　 D.pleasant

3.A.top　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.degree　　　　　　　　　　   C.problem　　　　　　　　    D.limit

4.A.from　　　　　　　　　　  B.around　　　　　　　　　　  C.inside　　　　　　　　　　    D.beside

5.A.weak　　　　　　　　　　  B.ill　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.false　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.painful

6.A.speak　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.breathe　　　　　　　　　　  C.stand　　　　　　　　　　    D.see

7.A.made　　　　　　　　　　  B.did　　　　　　　　　　　　    C.took　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.gave

8.A.look　　　　　　　　　　   B.get　　　　　　　　　　　　    C.turn　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.think

9.A.effort　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.hope　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.treatment　　　　    　　   D.arrangement

10.A.foolish　　　　　　　　  B.unusual　　　　　　　　　　 C.funny　　　　　　　　　　    D.unhappy

11.A.Instead　　　　　　　　 B.However　　　　　　　　   C.Therefore　　　　　　　　  D.Otherwise

12.A.sleep　　　　　　　　    B.travel　　　　　　　　　　    C.laughter　　　　　　　　　　 D.television

13.A.rescue　　　　　　　　  B.operate　　　　　　　　　　  C.try　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.experiment

14.A.day　　　　　　　　　　  B.week　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.month　　　　　　　　　　   D.year

15.A.Promising　　　　　　 B.Deciding　　　　　　　　    C.Doubting　　　　　　　　   D.Recognizing

16.A.invent　　　　　　　　   B.begin　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.continue　　　　　　　　    D.prove

17.A.until　　　　　　　　　　 B.whenever　　　　　　　　  C.unless　　　　　　　　　　   D.so that

18.A.soon　　　　　　　　　　 B.completely　　　　　　　　 C.slowly　　　　　　　　　　   D.enough

19.A.exercise　　　　　　    B.illness　　　　　　　　　　    C.rest　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.pleasure

20.A.power　　　　　　　　  B.sense　　　　　　　　　　    C.health　　　　　　　　　　    D.happiness

 

The young couple couldn’t afford a new house. ____, they wouldn’t have bought an old one.

A．However          B．Otherwise         C．Therefore         D．Instead

 

My husband and I arrived in a new country just a month ago．We were sort of　 36　 about what was waiting for us．However，when we 37 at the airport，a tall man with smiling eyes greeted us．The days and months were 38　 made easy for us by this kind man．

He greeted us every day with his smiling face．He 39 us in going to the bank，in buying our groceries，in telling us　 40　 to buy almost everything．He told us he is our big brother．

　 41　 ，We watched the match in a coffee shop．During the first get-together，he　 42 us that we're lucky—my husband and I are　 43 in this foreign land．He said he has been 44 for eight years now because he rarely sees his family， 45　 they are in his home country．

During the second get-together, he 　46　 told us that we are his family．He said that he loves us and that he will 47 us because he has been given a 48 of 45 days to go back to his home country．That night，he spoke these words which 49 a great impact in my life：“You changed my life…”

That night deep in our hearts we were 50 by our friend's words．We texted him upon reaching home， 51 him for being a Big Brother to us in the foreign land．We told him 52 that we feel safe in going out when we are with him，to which he 53 ，“You are my family here．”

On the first week of October，we're going to 54 him back from his vacation．We'll watch the football match again in that 55 shop that holds dear memories．

36．A．curious　 　　 B．worried　 　　 C．certain 　　　　　　　　 D．crazy

37．A．cheeked　 　 B．dropped　 　 C．landed 　　　　　　　　　 D．settled

38．A．therefore　 　 B．instead　 　　 C．anyhow 　　　　　　　 D．otherwise

39．A．expected　 　 B．troubled　 　 C．comforted 　　　　　　 D．accompanied

40．A．when　 　　　 B．where　 　　　 C．why 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．whether

41．A．Once　 　　　 B．Besides　 　　 C．Twice 　　　　　　　　　 D．Finally

42．A．informed　 　 B．warned　 　　 C．blamed 　　　　　　　　 D．convinced

43．A．together　 　 B．nearby　 　　 C．around 　　　　　　　　 D．apart

44．A．sick　 　　　　 B．lonely　 　　　 C．cheerful 　　　　　　　 D．seared

45．A．since　 　　　 B．unless　 　　　 C．as 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．although

46．A．secretly　 　 B．jokingly　 　　 C．proudly 　　　　　　　　 D．sincerely

47．A．remember　 B．miss　 　　　　 C．forget 　　　　　　　　　 D．respect

48．A．delay　 　　　 B．right　 　　　　 C．vacation 　　　　　　　 D．date

49．A．created　 　　 B．designed　 　 C．solved 　　　　　　　　　 D．received

50．A．puzzled　 　　 B．touched　 　 C．astonished 　　　　　　 D．flattered

51．A．thanking　 　 B．forgiving　 　 C．repaying 　　　　　　　 D．punishing

52．A．after all　 　　 B．as well　 　　 C．in return 　　　　 D．in advance

53．A．agreed　 　　 B．objected　 　 C．added 　　　　　　　　　 D．replied

54．A．see　 　　　　　 B．pick　 　　　　 C．call 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．force

55．A．book　 　　　 B．grocery　 　　 C．coffee 　　　　　　　　　 D．sports

I liked climbing things when I was a baby. My mother remembers and has told me most of those 　36 moments like this one. When I was one and a half years old, we lived in our first house in Rue St-Louis. On a hot summer day, my father intended to 37 the roof of our old house. In order to climb up there, he 38 a ladder front of the house.

In my town, 　39 could walk outside because the streets were 40 . I was outside watching my father climb on that strange thing. I was curious about why my father disappear at last. So I decided to go up it to 41 why it was impossible to see my father after he reached the 42 of that thing. At 1.5 years old, still a baby wearing pampers, I climbed that ladder to the roof top and started walking 43 . My father did not notice that-he was on the other side occupied with his repairs. It happened that a nice lady in our 44 passed by and 　45 me. The nice lady came to my house and 　46 my mother of it, who was fearful and 47 ran outside to speak with me.

She really thought I would just 48 that roof, for I was just a baby 49 . She asked me to sit down and stop moving in a 50 way you speak to your babies when they are cuts. 　51 , I threw myself flat on the 　52 and waited.

My mother climbed the ladder to 53 me up and there I was enjoying the view laughing at my mother’s shocked face. 　54 the saying goes, “He who knows nothing 55 nothing.”

36．A．valuable　　　　　　　 B．unforgettable　　　 C．endless　　　　　　　 D．worthy

37．A．build　　　　　　　　　 B．paint　　　　　　　　　 C．clean　　　　　　　　　 D．mend

38．A．spread　　　　　　　　 B．laid　　　　　　　　　　 C．stood　　　　　　　　 D．moved

39．A．adults　　　　　　　　 B．children　　　　　　　 C．babies　　　　　　　　 D．villagers

40．A．smooth　　　　　　　 B．wide　　　　　　　　　 C．clean　　　　　　　　　 D．safe

41．A．figure out　　　　　 B．think out　　　　　　 C．pick out　　　　　　 D．point out

42．A．foot　　　　　　　　　 B．top　　　　　　　　　　 C．step　　　　　　　　　 D．body

43．A．out　　　　　　　　　　 B．up　　　　　　　　　　　 C．down　　　　　　　　 D．around

44．A．house　　　　　　　　 B．neighborhood　　　 C．family　　　　　　　　 D．company

45．A．met　　　　　　　　　　 B．inspected　　　　　　 C．heard　　　　　　　　 D．spotted

46．A． asked　　　　　　　　 B．warned　　　　　　　 C．reminded　　　　　　 D．advised

47．A．quietly　　　　　　　　 B．slowly　　　　　　　　 C．immediately　　　　 D．curiously

48．A．fall off　　　　　　　 B．climb onto　　　　　 C．repair　　　　　　　　 D．destroy

49．A．after all　　　　　　　 B．at all　　　　　　　　　 C．in all　　　　　　　　　 D．all in all

50．A．concerned　　　　　 B．cautious　　　　　　 C．nice　　　　　　　　　 D．clear

51．A．Therefore　　　　　 B．Instead　　　　　　　 C．However　　　　　　 D．Otherwise

52．A．ladder　　　　　　　　 B．ground　　　　　　　 C．roof　　　　　　　　　 D．street

53．A．bring　　　　　　　　　 B．pick　　　　　　　　　 C．put　　　　　　　　　　 D．take

54．A．When　　　　　　　　 B．While　　　　　　　　 C．For　　　　　　　　　　 D．As

55．A．doubts　　　　　　　 B．fears　　　　　　　　　 C．ignores　　　　　　　 D．understands