59. Small children do not _______.

　　　　　 A. laugh at themselves　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hurt people’s feelings

　　　　　 C. make mistakes in a game　　 　　　　D. laugh at a lame or blind

58. If you don’t win a football match, you______.

A. shouldn’t laugh at yourself instead of others

B. should become angry with the winners of the match

C. should try to find why you don’t win and do better next time

D. should be angry with yourself for your mistakes

57. To laugh at others’ problems is ________.

　　　　　 A. serious mistakes　　 　 B. not bad　 　 C. not very easy　　　 D. not polite

56. The text is mostly about___________.

A. why laugh is good for your body　　 B. what you should laugh at

C.　　　 where you should laugh　　　　　 D. how you can laugh at yourself

55. What do you think of Mr. Brown’s singing?

　　　　 A. Terrible.　　　　　 B. Wonderful.　　　　　　 C. Too bad.　　　　　 　 D. Very good.

B

Small children often laugh at a lame(跛的) or blind(盲的) person, or someone in bad clothes. But as they grow up, they learn not to hurt people’s feelings by laughing at their problems. They learn to laugh at other things. Most important, they learn to laugh at themselves. For example, you make a mistake and lose in a football match. Do you become angry? Or can you laugh at yourself and hope to do better next time? If you can, it’s a good sign you’ve really grown up.

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54. Why did the woman cry?

　　　　 A. Because she was a Chinese.　　　　 B. Because she loved Chinese songs.

　　　　 C. Because she loved Mr. Brown.　　　 D. Because she was a singer and loves music.

53. When did he begin to sing?

　　　　 A. Before the dinner.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. During the dinner.

　　　　 C. After the dinner.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. At the dinner.

52. Where did Mr. Brown sing?

　　　　 A. At his home.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In his friend’s home.

　　　　 C. In a theater.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. In a park.

51. Mr. Brown likes________ very much.

　　　　 A. talking in Chinese　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. talking to Chinese

　　　　 C. singing Chinese songs　　　　　　　　　 D. singing to Chinese

50. A. happily　　　　 B. happy　　　 　　　　C. happiness　　　 D. happier

　　　　　 　A

Mr. Brown likes singing foreign songs very much, but he is not good at it. Last week, he went to a friend’s house for dinner, and there were some other guests(客人)there, too. They had a good dinner and were pleased. Then the host went to Mr. Brown and said, “It’s said that you can sing Chinese songs, Mr. Brown? Please sing us a Chinese song!”

Mr. Brown was very happy, and he began to sing an old song about the Changjiang River of China. The guests listened to it for a few minutes and then one of them began to cry. She was a young woman with dark hair and very dark eyes. One of the other guests went to her, put his hand on her back and said, “Please don’t cry. Are you Chinese?”

“No,” the young woman answered, “I’m not Chinese, and I’ve never been to China. But I’m a singer, and I love music.”

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