A. off B. with C. on D. at

A. has been, is B. is, became

C. have been, was D. is ,has become

—It’s from Mike, my pen pal.

A.Where B. Who C. What

A. How often B. How long

C. How far D. How soon

—Oh, sorry. There are none left. We .

A. sold them out B. have sold them out

C. sold out them D. have sold out them

—Yes, she does.

A. Do; speaks B. Does; speak C. Do; speak

A. packages B. roles C. producers D. courses

—I’d love to. But I _______ play table tennis against Class Three.

A. am going B. am going to C. am D. going to

Once upon a time, there was a king. He only had one leg and one eye, but he was very smart and kind. Everyone lived a happy and healthy life because of the king. One day, the king was walking through the palace hallway and saw the paintings of his ancestors（祖先）.He thought that one day his children would also walk in the same hallway and remember all the ancestors through these paintings. He wanted his children to remember him, too. So he invited many famous artists to his palace.

All of the artists began to think about the king's physical disabilities（生理缺陷）. How could his painting be made very beautiful? It was not possible. They weren't sure what his painting would be like. So one by one, they all started to politely refuse to make a painting of the king.

But suddenly one artist raised his hand and said he would make a very nice painting of the king. The king became happy hearing that. Then the artist started painting. After a long time, the painting was ready.

When the artist showed the painting, everyone was shocked. In the painting, the king was sitting on a horse, on the one-leg side, holding his bow (弓箭) and aiming (瞄準(zhǔn)) something with his one eye closed. The king was very happy and gave him lots of money.

As we all know, no one is perfect. So we should try to focus on (關(guān)注) others’ advantages instead of their disadvantages. Just take an optimistic view (樂觀的觀點(diǎn)) of the event. Everyone can do a good job.

【1】What did the king see in the palace hallway?

【2】Why did the king invite artists to draw a painting of him?

【3】Was it an easy job or a hard job to draw a painting of the king.

【4】How did the king like the painting?

【5】What can we learn from the artist?

【題目】

Do you think laughter can help you deal with pain? Scientists from Britain did two experiments（實(shí)驗(yàn)）. The first was done in a lab. People wore special wristbands（腕帶）. Some of them were asked to watch comedies while others watched serious programs. Then the scientists tightened（勒緊）the wristbands to see how much pain the people could feel.

The other test was done at an art festival. Some people watched a comedy show and others watched a drama（戲劇）. At the same time, they had to put their backs against the wall and keep their legs bent（彎曲的）just like sitting on a chair. They did this before and after the show.

Scientists found that just 15 minutes of laughter improves people's ability to stand pain by 10%. However, the serious programs and the drama didn't make a difference to pain at all.

The study found that the magic power of laughter comes from endorphins（內(nèi)啡肽）. These are chemicals（化學(xué)物質(zhì)）. They are produced by the human body. They make you feel less pain and can make people feel happier. Exercise can produce endorphins. Your muscles（肌肉）move in and out when you are laughing. Scientists believe that this makes your muscles tiring, so we start to produce endorphins.

Scientists also found that the only real and relaxing laughter works not just polite laughter.

Next time you have a headache, get together with a group of Mends, watch a funny movie and laugh. You will soon feel a lot better because laughter is the best medicine.

【1】Scientists knew how much pain the people felt by___________ in the first experiment.

A. eating delicious dishesB. putting backs against walls

C. tightening special wristbandsD. sitting on comfortable seats.

【2】The other test was finished _________________.

A. on a chairB. in a lab

C. on Sports DayD. at an art festival

【3】Endorphins can help human body________________.

A. keep better buildB. feel less pain

C. get more musclesD. produce worse results

【4】According to the passage, we can infer that ___________________.

A. running can produce endorphins

B. watching TV programs can stand pain

C. different kinds of laughter can treat illness

D. muscles can improve people’s ability to laugh.

【5】We can probably find this passage in a _________________.

A. guide bookB. movie poster

C. travel diaryD. medical magazine