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　　If you intend using humor in your talk to make people smile, you must know how to identify shared experiences and problems．Your humor must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them that you are one of them or that you understand their situation and are in sympathy with their point of view．Depending on whom you are addressing, the problems will be different．

　　If you are talking to a group of managers, you may refer to the disorganized methods of their secretaries; alternatively if you are addressing secretaries, you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses．

　　Here is an example, which I heard at a nurses' convention, of a story which works well because the audience all shared the same view of doctors．A man arrives in heaven and is being shown around by St．Peter．He sees wonderful accommodations, beautiful gardens, sunny weather, and so on．Everyone is very peaceful, polite and friendly until, waiting in a line for lunch, the new arrival is suddenly pushed aside by a man in a white coat, who rushes to the head of the line, grabs his food and stomps over to a table by himself．"Who is that?" the new arrival asked St．Peter．"Oh, that's God．" came the reply, "but sometimes he thinks he's a doctor．"

　　If you are part of the group which you are addressing, you will be in a position to know the experiences and problems which are common to all of you and it'll be appropriate for you to make a passing remark about the inedible canteen food or the chairman's notorious bad taste in ties．With other audiences you mustn't attempt to cut in with humor as they will resent an outsider making disparaging remarks about their canteen or their chairman．You will be on safer ground if you stick to scapegoats like the Post Office or the telephone system．

　　If you feel awkward being humorous, you must practice so that it becomes more natural．Include a few casual and apparently off-the-cuff(即兴的)remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner．Often it's the delivery which causes the audience to smile, so speak slowly and remember that a raised eyebrow or an unbelieving look may help to show that you are making a light-hearted remark．

　　Look for the humor．It often comes from the unexpected．A twist on a familiar quote "If at first you don't succeed, give up" or a play on words or on a situation．Search for exaggeration and understatements．Look at your talk and pick out a few words or sentences which you can turn about and inject with humor．

(1)

To make your humor work, you should ________．
[　　]
A．	take advantage of different kinds of audience
B．	make fun of the disorganized people．
C．	address different problems to different people．
D．	show sympathy for your listeners．

(2)

The joke about doctors implies that, in the eyes of nurses, they are ________．
[　　]
A．	impolite to new arrivals．
B．	very conscious of their godlike role．
C．	entitled to some privileges．
D．	very busy even during lunch hours．

(3)

It can be inferred from the text that public services ________．
[　　]
A．	have benefited many people．
B．	are the focus of public attention．
C．	are an inappropriate subject for humor．
D．	have often been the laughing stock．

(4)

To achieve the desired result, humorous stories should be delivered ________．
[　　]
A．	in well-worded language．
B．	as awkwardly as possible．
C．	in exaggerated statement．
D．	as casually as possible．

(5)

The best title for the text may be ________．
[　　]
A．	Use Humor Effectively．
B．	Various Kinds of Humor．
C．	Add Humor to Speech．
D．	Different Humor Strategies．

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     Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to  1   . Now she was Portia,
a strong-willed   2   in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people.
She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing   3 form her
         4 , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She   5    being in
front of other people. She was very   6   at school. She had never thought she was good enough at
anything to   7   much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making   8    friends. She had
excellent grades, 9    she always thought that something was missing.
     Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa's mother had heard about it and 10   her to join in.
     "I can't think of anyone else better suited to  11   the part. Remember all the plays you used to act
our for us?”
     Her mother wouldn't let the   12   drop. “You're just a little scared (害怕). Everyone gets scared.
You know you 13    do it. The trick is to look past the 14    to find the love of what you're doing.”
     So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play
and found herself excited by the 15    of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia's
part,  16   the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn't hard; she 17   every minute of it.
Every time she spoke the words, she had a new 18  of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia
on many levels.
     On the day of the audition, she   19    two of Portia's famous speeches for the auditors. When she
had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the 20   was hers.

(     )1. A. sing
(     )2. A. member
(     )3. A. weakly
(     )4. A. At first
(     )5. A. hated
(     )6. A. honest
(     )7. A. avoid
(     )8. A. few
(     )9. A. or
(     )10. A. forced
(     )11. A. accept
(     )12. A. role
(     )13. A. can
(     )14. A. anger
(     )15. A. purpose
(     )16. A. memorizing
(     )17. A. disliked
(     )18. A. consideration
(     )19. A. practiced
(     )20. A. part

B. dance
B. actress
B. rapidly
B. In fact
B. enjoyed
B. shy
B. focus
B. a few
B. so
B. requested
B. play
B. matter
B. must
B. pain
B. way
B. organizing
B. loved
B. description
B. planned
B. play

C. speak
C. player
C. smoothly
C. After all
C. appreciated
C. polite
C. pay
C. several
C. for
C. encouraged
C. offer
C. interest
C. may
C. sadness
C. idea
C. checking
C. expected
C. selection
C. performed
C. speech

D. report
D. character
D. slowly
D. In all
D. regretted
D. patient
D. attract
D. many
D. but
D. reminded
D. learn
D. grade
D. should
D. fear
D. importance
D. improving
D. bore
D. understanding
D. delivered
D. position

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完形填空。

     Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to  1   . Now she was Portia,
a strong-willed   2   in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people.
She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing   3 form her
         4 , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She   5    being in
front of other people. She was very   6   at school. She had never thought she was good enough at
anything to   7   much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making   8    friends. She had
excellent grades, 9    she always thought that something was missing.
     Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa's mother had heard about it and 10   her to join in.
     "I can't think of anyone else better suited to  11   the part. Remember all the plays you used to act
our for us?”
     Her mother wouldn't let the   12   drop. “You're just a little scared (害怕). Everyone gets scared.
You know you 13    do it. The trick is to look past the 14    to find the love of what you're doing.”
     So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play
and found herself excited by the 15    of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia's
part,  16   the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn't hard; she 17   every minute of it.
Every time she spoke the words, she had a new 18  of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia
on many levels.
     On the day of the audition, she   19    two of Portia's famous speeches for the auditors. When she
had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the 20   was hers.

(     )1. A. sing
(     )2. A. member
(     )3. A. weakly
(     )4. A. At first
(     )5. A. hated
(     )6. A. honest
(     )7. A. avoid
(     )8. A. few
(     )9. A. or
(     )10. A. forced
(     )11. A. accept
(     )12. A. role
(     )13. A. can
(     )14. A. anger
(     )15. A. purpose
(     )16. A. memorizing
(     )17. A. disliked
(     )18. A. consideration
(     )19. A. practiced
(     )20. A. part

B. dance
B. actress
B. rapidly
B. In fact
B. enjoyed
B. shy
B. focus
B. a few
B. so
B. requested
B. play
B. matter
B. must
B. pain
B. way
B. organizing
B. loved
B. description
B. planned
B. play

C. speak
C. player
C. smoothly
C. After all
C. appreciated
C. polite
C. pay
C. several
C. for
C. encouraged
C. offer
C. interest
C. may
C. sadness
C. idea
C. checking
C. expected
C. selection
C. performed
C. speech

D. report
D. character
D. slowly
D. In all
D. regretted
D. patient
D. attract
D. many
D. but
D. reminded
D. learn
D. grade
D. should
D. fear
D. importance
D. improving
D. bore
D. understanding
D. delivered
D. position

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Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to ___16___. Now she was Portia, a strongwilled ___17___ in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing ___18___ form her.

___19___, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She ___20___ being in front of other people. She was very ___21___ at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to ___22___ much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making ___23___ friends. She had excellent grades, ___24___ she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa’s mother had heard about it and ___25___ her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to ___26___ the part. Remember all the plays you used to act our for us?”

Her mother wouldn’t let the ___27___ drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕). Everyone gets scared. You know you ___28___ do it. The trick is to look past the ___29___ to find the love of what you’re doing.”

So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the ___30___ of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part, ___31___ the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she ___32___ every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new ___33___ of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition, she ___34___ two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the ___35___ was hers.

16. A. sing B. dance C. speak D. report

17. A. member B. actress C. player D. character

18. A. weakly B. rapidly C. smoothly D. slowly

19. A. At first B. In fact C. After all D. In all

20. A. hated B. enjoyed C. appreciated D. regretted

21. A. honest B. shy C. polite D. patient

22. A. avoid B. focus C. pay D. attract

23. A. few B. a few C. several D. many

24. A. or B. so C. for D. but

25. A. forced B. requested C. encouraged D. reminded

26. A. accept B. play C. offer D. learn

27. A. role B. matter C. interest D. grade

28. A. can B. must C. may D. should

29. A. anger B. pain C. sadness D. fear

30. A. purpose B. way C. idea D. importance

31. A. memorizing B. organizing C. checking D. improving

32. A. disliked B. loved C. expected D. bore

33. A. considerationB. description C. selection D. understanding

34. A. practiced B. planned C. performed D. delivered

35. A. part B. play C. speech D. position

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Roberta appeared on the stage.She took a deep breath and began to 16 .Now she was Portia,a strong-willed 17 in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.The theater was filled with people.She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced,the words flowing

18 from her.

19 .Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演).She 20 being in front of other people.She was very 21 at school.She had never thought she was good enough at anything to 22 much attention.She stayed mostly to herself,making 23 friends.She had excellent grades, 24 she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition,Roberta’s mother had heard about it and 25 her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to 26 the part.Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

Roberta looked down.“I’m not interested.”

Her mother wouldn’t let the 27 drop.“You’re just a little scared(害怕).Everyone gets scared.You know you 28 do it.The trick is to look past the 29 to find the love of what you’re doing.”

So Roberta had made an appointment(预约)with the head of the Drama Club.She had read the play and found herself excited by the 30 of speaking such rich words.In secret she practiced Portia’s part, 31 the lines by repeating them over and over.It wasn’t hard;she 32 every minute of it.Every time she spoke the words,she had a new 33 of the lines,as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition,she 34 two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors.When she had finished,the head of the Drama Club announced the 35 was hers.

A.sing B.dance C.speak D.report

A.member B.actress C.player D.character

A.weakly B.rapidly C.smoothly D.slowly

A.At first B.In fact C.After all D.In all

A.hated B.enjoyed C.appreciated D.regretted

A.honest B.shy C.polite D.patient

A.avoid B.focus C.pay D.attract

A.few B.a few C.several D.many

A.or B.so C.for D.but

A.forced B.requested C.encouraged D.reminded

A.accept B.play C.offer D.learn

A.role B.matter C.interest D.grade

A.can B.must C.may D.should

A.anger B.pain C.sadness D.fear

A.purpose B.way C.idea D.importance

A.memorizing B.organizing C.checking D.improving

A.disliked B.loved C.expected D.bore

A.consideration B.description C.selection D.understanding

A.practiced B.planned C.performed D.delivered

A.part B.play C.speech D.position

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