When someone asks me what business I am in. My face feels 1______. I envy(嫉妒)people who can say that they are writers, bookkeepers or doctors.

I really do make a living by 2______. I can laugh like a king or like a school boy. It is a skill(技能)that I have learned, 3______ the skill of making shoes. Whenever and however laughter (笑声) is needed, I am asked to do 4______. I laugh like a bus driver or a shopkeeper. I laugh 5______, kindly and happily.

I hardly point out that a 6______ of this kind is tiring (辛苦的). I spend most evenings in nightclubs. My job is 7______ laugh during the weaker part of the show. My loud laughter must be timed (合节拍) carefully. It must not come too soon, but neither must it be too late.

I go through life quietly. I 8______ copy the laughter of others. I can laugh 9______ many different ways, but I’m not sure that I have ever heard the sound of 10______ own laughter.

1．A. warm 　　　　　　 B. cool 　　　　 C. hot 　　　　　　　　 D. cold

2．A. laughing 　　B. writing 　　 C. speaking 　　　　　　　 D. working

3．A. at 　　　　　　　　　 B. to 　　　　　 C. by 　　　　　　　　 D. like

4．A. one 　　　　 B. it 　　　　　　 　　C. those 　　　 　　　 D. these

5．A. gladly 　　 B. sadly 　　　　　　 C. truly 　　　　　　　 D. suddenly

6．A. work 　　　 B. life 　　　　 　　C. business　　 　 D. job

7．A. to 　　　　 B. /　　　 　 　　C. and　　　 　　 D. for

8．A. may 　　　　 B. might　　　　　　　 C. can 　　　　　　　　 D. should

9．A. for　 　　　　 B. of　　　 　 　　C. in 　　　　　　　　 D. with

10．A. their 　　　 B. my 　　　　 　　C. her 　　　　　　　　 D. his

15. Nobody helps Mary _____ Lynn.

　　A. that　　　 　B. but　　　　 C. with　　　 D. for

14. The city is famous _______ its fine parks.

　 A. of　　　　　 B. to　　　　 C. for　　　　 D. as

13. I’ll finish the job, _________ long it takes.

　 A. I don’t matter when　　　 B. not matter how

　C. it doesn’t matter if　　　 D. no matter how

12. We ____ sure ______ he is innocent (无辜的).

　 A. are; that　　　 B. be; /　　 C. /; for　　　　 D. are; what

11. -He’ll get well soon.　　　　 -____________.

　 A. So I hope　　　　　　 B. So he does　 　

　 C. I hope so　　　　　　 D. He does so

10. We ________ you a merry Christmas.

A. hope 　　　　B. make　　　　 C. wish　　　 D. take

9. Danny said that he would be a doctor ________ two more years.

A. after　　　　 B. before 　　　　　C. in　　　　 D. for