Smiles and tears are part of life. But do you find enough time for laughing? I'm not asking if you experience lots of good times . Of course, we should laugh the happy times. But do you also laugh during the difficult times?

Erma Bombeck is famous her funny books. But she wrote about a more serious subject-cancer (癌症) in children. The book is titled, I WANT TO GROW , I WANT TO GROW UP. Erma talks with many children who cancer and learns important lessons from them. She learns, for example, that cancer survivors (幸存者) know how to smile at life, though they are receiving chemotherapy (化疗).

She tells about the experience of Jessica. Jessica's leg was cut off at the knee because of cancer. She was learning to wear a prosthesis (假肢). Jessica told about playing soccer. She hit the ball hard her foot. The ball flew off in one direction (方向) her man-made leg flew another way. Then the brave girl lay on the floor, laughing happily.

As the saying goes, "There's a time and a time to laugh." Do you find time to laugh?

Survivors know how to laugh If you can laugh even when you're in trouble, you will make it. Remember, laugh and the whole world laugh with you. Cry and you cry alone!

1.A. when B. during C. while

2.A. with B. as C. for

3.A. it B. one C. ones

4.A.HAIR B. NAILS C.GRASS

5.A. have B. having C. had

6.A. 15 years old B. 15-years-old C.15-year-old

7.A. in B. with C. under

8.A. while B. when C. whether

9.A. crying B. to cry C. cried

10.A. many B. plenty of C. a lot

In today’s world of modern science and medicine, a more traditional treatment is once again becoming popular-animal friendship.

It is now well-known that people with problems such as heart disease or cancer live longer and get better more quickly if they have pets. Keeping pets lowers blood pressure and makes people less worried. Animals are increasingly important in treating older people who have memory loss and other brain problems. These people often feel nervous and upset. Activities with animals help them improve their physical condition and also give them joy, entertainment and loving friendship.

Here is a case that shows the benefits of animals. John was a six-year-old mute. He had no physical problems. He just refused to talk. His older cousin, Ned, had a parrot called Sally, and John used to visit it. When he arrived, Net used to say, “Hi, John!” We all know parrots copy what they hear. After a few visits, Sally began saying “Hi, John!” when John came into the room. Then, one day, John turned to the parrot and replied “Hi, Sally!” Staying with the parrot encouraged John to begin talking.

Another use of animal helpers is in schools. In some cases, animals are used to help children with physical or personal problems. In other cases, they are used to teach children to get on and share with others, and even to teach them about animals.

If you want to know more about animal helper programs, you can get in touch with organizations like Riding for the Disabled or do a search under “animal therapy” on the Internet. You don’t have to be an animal trainer or a doctor to join in.

1.Which is NOT mentioned as an illness that animals can help with?

A. Heart disease B. Cancer

C. Fever D. Blood pressure

2.The underlined word “mute” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A. a person who speaks slowly

B. a person who does not speak

C. a person who cannot hear

D. a person who enjoys talking

3.The purpose of paragraph 3 is to _______.

A. show how animals can help with illnesses

B. discuss the problems of keeping pets

C. describe how to train animal helpers

D. introduce some new medical research

4.How can animals help school children according to the passage?

A. They can improve children’s memory.

B. They can make children more popular.

C. They can increase children’s blood pressure.

D. They can teach children to share with each other.

5.What is the best title of this passage?

A. Be kind to animals

B. Talking to animals

C. The most dangerous diseases

D. Get healthy with animal helpers

完成句子。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每个空格填一个单词。

1.交的朋友越多，我们就越高兴。

The more friends we _________, the _________ we are.

2.从今年开始，学生们不再为他们的学习担心了。

From this year on, students won’t _________ about their study any _________.

3.人类已经逐步认识到保护动物的重要性。

Humans have come to _________ the _________ of protecting the animals.

4.尽管我学习不好，但我从未放弃过。

_________ I didn’t do well in my lessons, I _________ gave up.

5.熬夜对我们的健康有害。

_________ up late does _________ to our health.

Nowadays most people have too much________（精神压力）．

The glass________（掉下）onto the ground and was in pieces．

We will provide some delicious food and great drinks________all the children．

A．at

B．for

C．with

D．of

—Would you mind________in the classroom?

—Sorry，I won’t do that again．

A．not running

B．don’t run

C not to run

Don’t worry．I can________your dog when you go out．

A．get along with

B．say sorry to

C．turn down

D．take care of

（2014福建福州）—Tim，how do your parents like pop music?

—________my dad________my mom likes it．They both prefer classical music．

A．Either；or

B．Neither；nor

C．Not only；but also

（2012海南）—Could you please pass me the eraser，Bob?

—________．

A．Sure．Here you are

B．That’s all right

C．Yes，please