The room was dark，_________ I turned on the lights．

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

Do you want to live a happier, less stressful(有压力的) life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how millions of people start their day at Laughter(笑声) Clubs around the world and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.

The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria.“Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr. Kataria. “Everyone is naturally good at laughing — it’s the common language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 in the world.

Many doctors are also interested in the effects(效果) of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.

So what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest, I wasn’t interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking silly. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha” while looking at each other. However, our bodies can’t tell the difference between real laughter and unreal laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.

Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results.

1.The first Laughter Club was started in __________.

A. India     B. America         C. Britain   D. China

2.How many Laughter Clubs are there in the world today?

A. Over 300.     B. Over 500.      C. Over 800.      D. Over 1,300.

3.How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?

A. Surprised.     B. Pleased.         C. Nervous.        D. Tired.

4.When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?

A. After ten minutes.        B. After ten hours.

C. After ten seconds.        D. After ten days.

5.The article mainly tells us __________.

A. young children laugh much more often than adults in a day

B. laughing is one of the best ways to stay healthy

C. many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health

D. real laughter and unreal laughter are both good for health

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

Last Sunday the Greens went to the movies. They got home very late. Father opened the front door and went into the house. It was very dark, so mother turned on the light. On the way to their bedroom, mother said, “Listen, John! I can hear someone in the bedroom. ” They all stood quietly outside the bedroom. They could hear some voices in the room.

“You are right. ” father said, “There are two men in it. They are talking. ” Then he shouted, “Who’s there?” But no one answered. Father opened the door quickly and turned on the light. The room was empty. Then father found something and laughed. “The TV is still on. I forgot to turn it off this morning!” father said.

1.The Greens got home very early.

2.On the way to their bedroom, mother heard someone in the bedroom.

3.They all stood quietly in the bedroom.

4.There were really two men talking in the room.

5.Father opened the door slowly and turned on the light.

Mrs. Smith often felt lonely when her husband went to work. The room was small and she always spent only half an hour tidying it. She couldn’t get up early in the morning, so Mr. Smith had to cook breakfast himself. She usually had some bread and milk for lunch and only cooked supper for herself and her husband. They had no TV. Mr. Smith always went to bed at nine.

It was a winter morning. The sun was shining and it was warmer outside than it was in the room. The woman sat on the step of a shop, looking at the busy traffic. At that moment, a man with a map in his hand was coming towards her.

“Excuse me, madam.” said the man.”Could you tell me how to get to the nearest hospital, please?”

Mrs. Smith looked at him up and down. “He seems a farmer.” the woman said to herself. “Let me laugh at him.”

Then she turned to him and said, “Lie down in the middle of the street, and you’ll soon be sent to a hospital.”

“Please set an example to me, then.” said the man.

She had to tell him the way and then she said, “I think you must be in a city for the first time. It’s much more beautiful than the field. Is that right?”

“Yes, madam,” said the farmer with a smile. “But I think it is built on the field!”

根据短文内容，判断句子正误,对的在括号内填“T”,错的填“F”。(5分)

1.Mrs. Smith spent much time tidying the room.

2.Mr Smith always went to bed at 9 because he had to cook breakfast the next morning.

3.Mrs. Smith met a man with a map on a winter morning.

4.The woman was glad to help the man.

5.The farmer answered the woman cleverly.

仔细阅读短文，然后根据意思补全单词。

It was an amazing morning. I heard much __1_(嘈杂声)noise when I was sleeping. I thought someone was __2(叫醒)me up. I got up quickly and did some cleaning. The room was soon  3（清扫）up. Then I wanted to have breakfast. But I found a big mouse on the table. Oh, my god! It had_4 (吃完)up all the food on the table for breakfast. Next I came to the park and _5_ (注意) a little boy pick up a hat on the ground. I walked up to see __6_(谁的) it was. The boy looked up at me __7_(含着)tears (眼泪)in his eyes. He told me it was not a hat, but a cat—his favorite cat. He said, “I stayed up _8_(晚) last night to look after the cat but it is __9_（还）dying. So I am too sad!” I told the boy not to worry. I tried my best to __10_(使高兴)him up. I said, “God, god, please save the cat!” again and again. The cat ran away just when I wanted to say for the 4^th time. Wasn’t it amazing?