Humor
If you see humor as an optional form of entertainment，you're missing some of its biggest benefits：Humor makes average﹣looking people look cute and uninteresting people seem entertaining．Studies show that a good sense of humor even makes you seem smarter．
Best of all，humor raises your energy，and that can have an effect on everything you do at school，at work，or in your personal life．The increase of energy will even make you more willing to exercise，and that will raise your overall energy even more．
Humor also transports your mind away from your daily troubles．Humor lets you better understand life and sometimes helps you laugh at even the worst of your problems．
In my experience，most people think they have a sense of humor，and to some degree that's true．But not all senses of humor are created equal．So I thought it would be useful to include some humor tips for everyday life．
You don't have to be the joke teller in the group in order to show your sense of humor．You can be the one who directs the conversation to fun topics that are ripe for others to add humor．Every party needs a straight person．You'll appear fun and funny by association．
When it comes to in﹣person humor，effort counts a lot．When people see you trying to be funny，it frees them to try it themselves．So even if your own efforts at humor fall short，you might be freeing the long kept humor in others．People need permission to be funny in social settings because there's always a risk that comes with humor．For in﹣person humor，quality isn't as important as you might think．Your attitude and effort count a lot．
Some people﹣and I was one of them﹣believe that humorous complaints about the little problems of life make humor，and sometimes that is the case．The problem comes when you start doing too much complaint﹣based humor．One funny observation about problem in your life can be funny，but five is just complaining，no matter how smart you think you are．Funny complaints can wear people out．
Self﹣deprecating（自嘲式） humor is usually the safest type，but here again you don't want to overshoot the target．One self﹣deprecating comment is a generous and even confident form of humor．You have to be at least a bit self﹣assured to laugh at yourself in front of others．But if you do it too often，you can transform in the eyes of others from a confident joker to a Chihuahua dog．
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●Humor is form of （1） ．Humor can improve one's （2） and personality． ●Humor can make one （3） in his work，study，and life． ●Humor has a positive（4） effect when we are in difficulties． |
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●（6） others for a conversation of fun is as good as telling a joke yourself when showing your sense of humor． ●Quality counts （7） than attitude and effort﹣even a stupid joke can （8） others of risk and embarrassment． |
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●One humorous complaint makes funny person．But too many complaints will （10） your audience． ●Self﹣deprecating comments show one's assurance．But too much deprecation will make a Chihuahua dog． |
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Whether you are a fan of athletics or not, chances are _____ you have heard of Usain Bolt--- the fastest man on the planet.
After the 29-year-old Jamaican had won victories in the 100- and 200-meter men’s dashes, Aug 29 saw him take home a third gold medal in a week at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing, ____ (lead) his national team to victory ___
__ the men’s 4× 400 relay final.
____ Reuters put it, “When __
___ comes to major championship sprinting(短跑)，Bolt simply has no equal.”This partly explains why the sprinter always ___
___ (wild) celebrates his wins. After each match, he does the trademark “Lightening Bolt” pose---putting one arm into the sky, as if he were about to throw a bolt of lightning at the stars. ___
___ 2012 London Olympics also saw him look back across the track at his competitors , do a couple of push-ups (俯卧撑)once he had stopped.
Some have called him a “showman”, but“ these will just add to the charm of Bolt---one of the most ____ (joy), self-confident athletes you’ll ever see”, wrote the Business Insider.
Indeed, now with six Olympic gold medals and 11 World Championships titles under his belt, the Jamaican star ____ (prove) “his ability to get the __
__ (good) out of his huge natural talent”, Reuters noted.
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Tom and Jack are good friends. They have dreamed about _____( take) a great bike trip. It was Tom who first had the idea to cycle __
____the entire Mekong River. They __
___ (ride) bicycles to travel along the Mekong River, ___
___source is in Qinghai Province. When it enters Southeast Asia, it travels slowly through low valleys to the plains, __
___ rice grows. ___
___ the difficulties , Tom and Jack were determined to begin their journey at an altitude of __
___( much) than 5,000 metres in Qinghai Province. During their journey , they enjoyed the continuous change of the weather. ___
__(finally), they reached Dali in Yunnan Province , where David and Sam joined__
__. __
__ four of them went on with their great bike trip.
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Singles’ Day falls on November 11th every year in China, ________ is recognized as a day for people who have no girlfriend or boyfriend. Couples and lovers have Valentine’s Day in
_______ (celebrate) of their love, but how about the singles? There must be a day they can celebrate even without a partner. That’s
_______ people created Singles’ Day.
On Singles’ Day many singles choose to say goodbye to their single lives, ________ (attend) blind date parties, and some people even decide to get
________ (marry) to strangers.
_______ this day has recently become more of a time for shopping, because many shops online will give customers great discount
________ (promote) their goods.
More and more people are ________ (will) to shop online to get what they want, and I am one of them. I just can’t help buying things
________ I need them or not.
________ (honest) speaking, some of the things that I bought have been put aside forever in my closet.
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Many of us were raised with the saying “Waste not, want not.” None of us, however, can (complete) avoid waste in our lives.
Any kind of waste is thoughtless. Whether we waste our potential talents, our own time, our limited (nature) resource, our money,
other people’s time, each of us can become more aware and careful. The smallest good habits can make a big
(differ). It’s a good feeling to know in our hearts we are doing our best in a world
is in serious trouble. By being devoted to
(save) oil, water, paper, food, and clothing, we are playing
part in cutting down on waste.
We must keep reminding (we)that it is easier to get into something than it is to get out of it. Actually, severe damage
(do) to our land is fairly recent in the history of our evolution. It’s time for us to say no to waste so that our grandchildren’s children
(be)able to develop well. We can’t solve all the problems of waste, but we can encourage mindfulness.
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When I was young, I read many kinds of books, (include) fairy tales. Most of the books described heroes who were handsome and heroines who were beautiful. So, I believed I had to be beautiful if I wanted to become a great person.
I grew up, I began to realize outer beauty was not so important ( make ) someone good. I remember a friend of
(I). She believed that she could do everything
she wanted because she was so beautiful, but she lost friends one by one. My poor friend! She learned a good lesson: inner beauty is
(important) than outer beauty.
Whenever I see TV advertisements, I feel that these things make us (believe) beauty is very important---especially physical attractiveness. Although we say that inner beauty is more
(value), we often look for plastic surgery to make us more beautiful. There seems to be a boom in plastic surgery. It is
(surprise) to realize the number of people who try it
increasing day by day.
So, what is real beauty? I want to say that inner beauty is real one because if someone has beauty in his soul, he looks like a really beautiful person.