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He had some bad fish．As a result, he felt ill this morning．

Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his       and traveling.
Then, after returning to the United States from a       trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR), Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the       of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place        him. The material between his bones became      .
In less than one week after his return, he could not      . Every move that he       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       over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up      . Mr. Cousins thought that       thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself.      , he felt that happy thoughts or       might cure his illness.
He began to       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       gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.       the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into (登记住宿) a hotel room where he could       his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping __   he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well       to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for      . After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to      .

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．strong

6. A．speak B．breathe C．stand? D．see

7. A．made B．did C．put D．ran

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．beat B．operate C．try D．experiment

14. A．day B．week C．month? D．year

15. A．Promising B．Telling C．Imagining? D．Guessing

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

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

18. A．soon B．very C．slowly D．enough

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

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

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Once upon a time, in the garden of the Chinese Emperor(皇帝) there lived a nightingale(夜莺).She sang　1　.And one day the Emperor was so moved when he　2　the bird sing that tears came into his eyes. He then had the 　3　 kept in a beautiful cage in his palace and listened to her every day. Before long the Emperor received a gift of a　4　　　　　nightingale from Japan. It could　5　some of the songs the real bird sang. Now the toy bird gave the Emperor much 6　.And it was able to sing three-and-?thirty times without being tired.　7　?being killed, the living nightingale had flown out of the ?　8　?,back to her green woods. But one evening, when the toy bird was singing its best, something　9　 the bird went out of order. No one could repair it. No　10　of any nightingale was heard. Many years passed, and the Emperor felt so　11　that he lay ill and, it was said, was going to　12　.He wanted very much to hear the　13　song again. All at once there came the beautiful　14　of a nightingale through the window. The living nightingale came to sing for the　15　again. And life began to return to the Emperor.“16　,little bird,” said the Emperor. “I didn't treat you well before,　17　you have given me life again. How can I reward you?”

“You have done that already,” said the nightingale. “I brought　18　to your eyes the first time I sang; I shall never forget that.” The Emperor felt 　19 and got well again. The nightingale often came to sit in a tree of the palace garden and sing something to　20　 the Emperor happy.

1. A. beautifully　　　　　 B. badly　　　　C. terribly　　　　 D. carelessly

2. A. saw　　　　　　 B. heard　　　　 C. watched　　　　 D. looked at

3. A. machine　　　　　 B. pianist　　　　 C. bird　　　　　　　D. girl

4. A. true　　　　　　 B. real　　　　　 C. living　　　　　　D. toy

5. A. read　　　　　　　　B. write　　　　　C. dance　　　　　 D. sing

6. A. praise　　　　　　 B. luck　　　　　 C. pleasure　　　　 D. sadness

7. A. Without　　　　　　 B. With　　　　　 C. For　　　　　　　D. At

8. A. cage　　　　　　　　B. box　　　　　 C. forest 　　　　　 D. square

9. A. inside　　　　　　 B. outside　　　　 C. next to　　　　 D. far away from

10. A. singing　　　　　　B. crying　　　　　 C. chime　　　　　 D. carol

11. A. happy　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　　 C. sorry　　　　　 D. glad

12. A. marry　　　　　　 B. fade　　　　　 C. leave　　　　　 D. die

13. A. chemist's　　　　　B. musician's　　　　 C. toy's　　　　　 D. nightingale's

14. A. song　　　　　　 B. throat　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　 D. noise

15. A. woman　　　　　　B. prisoner　　　　 C. tourist　　　　 D. Emperor

16. A. Thank you　　　　　B. Sorry　　　　　 C. Pardon　　　　 D. Goodbye

17. A. and so　　　　　　 B. and yet　　　　 C. for　　　　　 D. because

18. A. glasses　　　　　　 B. favours　　　　 C. tears　　　　　 D. waters

19. A. strong　　　　　　 B. weak　　　　　 C. foolish　　　　　D. ill

20. A. let　　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　 C. have　　　　　 D. ask

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Several years ago, well-known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even __21__ around. His doctor told him that he would lose the ability to move and eventually die from the disease. He was told he had only a 1 in 500 chance of survival.

Despite the diagnosis(诊断), Cousins was __22__ to overcome the disease and survive. He had always been interested in medicine and had read a book, which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative __23__. The book made Cousins think about the possible __24__ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the __25__ to 1ive have positive treatment value?”

He decided to concentrate on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would __26__ positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He __27__ time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would draw out _28__ emotions. Within eight days of starting his ‘‘laugh therapy” program his pain began to __29__ and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and _30__ reached complete recovery after a few years.

21. A. run B. pass C. move D. travel

22. A. able B. determined C. willing D. positive

23. A. attitudes B. beliefs C. goals D. positions

24. A. shortcoming B. harm C. benefit D. interest

25. A. emotion B. pain C. fear D. will

26. A. bring about B. set about C. put up D. make up

27. A. afforded B. appointed C. offered D. arranged

28. A. positive B. approving C. strong D. mixed

29. A. escape B. decrease C. shrink D. end

30. A. generally B. especially C. actually D. presently

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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 on 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

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