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    Which part of Victoria Villata’s letter is LEAST important to the Social Security Administration? A. The fact that she has changed her name. B. The fact that her card should be mailed to a new address. C. The fact that she needs a replacement Social Security Card. D. The fact that she lost her wallet while pulling a tissue out of her pocket. B Dr Wiseman started “the laugh lab project in September 2001. It is the largest study of humour. Participantsare invited to log on to the laugh lab website, give a few personal details, tell their favourite jokes and judge the jokes told by other people. The project will last for a year, and the organizers hope to finally discover the world’s funniest joke. But there is also a serious purpose. The researches want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny. And they want to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour. The idea is that if we want to understand each other, we have to find out what makes us laugh. This is a subject that has long interested psychologistsand philosophers. Most of the time, people are not completely honest. We do things that society expects us to and say things that help us get what we want. But laughing cannot be controlled. When we laugh, we tell the truth about ourselves. By December 2001 over 10, 000 jokes had been submitted. This gave the scientists enough evidence to make early conclusions. It seems that men and women do have different senses of humour, for instance. “Our findings show the major differences in the ways in which males and females use humour, said Dr. Wiseman. “Males use humour to appear superiorto others, while women are more skilled in languages and prefer word play. Researchers also found that there really is such a thing as a national sense of humour. the British enjoy what is usually called “toilet humour . But the French like their jokes short and sharp: “You’re a high priced lawyer. Will you answer two questions for 500? “Yes. What’s the second question? The Germans are famous for not having a sense of humour. But the survey found that German participants were more likely to find submitted jokes funny than any other nationality. Perhaps that proves the point. Is this joke funny? I don’t know, but let’s say yes, just to be safe. Dr Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computer. But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amusing. Perhaps this is relief. Computers already seem like they can do everything. At least they should leave the funny stuff to us. 【查看更多】

     

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    　　218 Chestnut Street

    　　Philadelphia, PA28774

    　　May 7th, 2002

    　　Social Security Administration

    　　2119 Main Street

    　　Philadelphia, PA28000

    　　Dear Social Security,

    　　I am applying for a new Social Security Card．

    　　I lost my old one last week．I was walking home from the subway station, and I pulled a tissue(纸巾)out of my pocket and lost my wallet at the same time．My card was in my wallet．Please send me a new card．If you can get the card to me within two weeks, please sent it to the address at the top of the page．If it will take longer than this, then you will have to send it to my new address．I am moving on May 23rd to：

    　　103 Walnut Street

    　　Philadelphia, PA28445

    　　If you can send my new card within two weeks, I would be very pleased．I am applying for a new job at Ventura Savings Bank, and I know they will want to have my Social Security Number．Unfortunately I have forgotten it, so I will need my card to find out．On my old card I was called Victoria Matthews．Since then I have gotten married．Please issue my new card in my married name：Victoria Villata．In case you need more information about me to hunt down my old number, my date of birth was September 11,1985．Thank you very much．

    　　Sincerely

    　　Victoria Villata need

    (1)

    Why does Mrs．Villata need a new Social Security Card?

    [　　]

    A．

    She is moving．

    B．

    She lost the old one．

    C．

    She has just gotten married．

    D．

    She doesn’t remember her Social Security Number．

    (2)

    Why does Mrs．Villata give the Social Security Administration her date of birth?

    [　　]

    A．

    She wants them to know how old she is．

    B．

    She is afraid they may have lost her Social Security Card．

    C．

    She thinks it will help them track down her Social Security Number．

    D．

    She thinks that the older she is, the more Social Security she will get．

    (3)

    Which part of Victoria Villata’s letter is LEAST important to the Social Security Administration?

    [　　]

    A．

    The fact that she has changed her name．

    B．

    The fact that her card should be mailed to a new address．

    C．

    The fact that she needs a replacement Social Security Card．

    D．

    The fact that she lost her wallet while pulling a tissue out of her pocket．

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