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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Benefits of humor |
●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． |
Traps to （9） |
●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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Since early childhood, I love dancing. I always admire the movements of (profession) dancers. My mother used to laugh at me every time I glued my head in front of the TV set during a dancing video. Later, I registered myself at
local ballet dancing class where I was able to examine the type of dancing movements and learn how to move better. I remember that my
(feel) were that life was too good to be true.
Now, I have to stop my classes, my dancing days are
(certain) not over. Today, every time I
(give) a chance alone in the living room, I enjoy
(move) my body to the music.
Have you ever noticed that dancers are always （healthy), have more energy, and seem to have a lot more fun than non-dancers? That is because dancing is one of the best ways for people to keep a better statues.
is generally admitted that when one is in good health, he or she is able to enjoy life and avoid its negative impacts
_him or her every day.
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Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think____matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children, __
_are smart and strong-willed, are very likely_
__(succeed). The reason
this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for_
same reason.
What happens to the children in the family? Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, __
___, often gets special treatment. Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite __
___(difference). The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn’t take many chances in__
_lives. They usually _
___(follow) orders. Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.
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W: ____do you think of the football match we ___
__(watch) yesterday afternoon?
M: Very ________(excite).The two teams did very well in the match and it was really __
_close game.
W: I enjoyed it very much too. I have never seen a more interesting game so far this year.
M: I had expected it to be a wonderful match because of the teams had excellent players.
W: I’m sorry I missed the first part of it..
M: You were late for the match? What for?
W: I was filled with anxiety to see the match and fell my bike on the way. My leg hurt,
I had to ride my bike slowly. It took me quite some time before I got to the sports field.
M: I’m sorry (hear) that. Were your legs hurt?
W: Yes, but not very ________(serious).
M: You should have seen a doctor first. How long were you late for the match? What time was it when you got to the sports field?
W: When I got to the sports field, was already three twenty.
M: Three twenty? Oh, you were twenty minutes late for the match. You missed a wonderful part of the match.
W: Yeah. It was really a pity.
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This gift was the Amber Room, was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it. The amber which was
had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey. The design of the room was in the fancy
popular in those days. It was also a treasure
_ with gold and jewels, which took the country' s best artists about ten years to make.
However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William I, to whom the amber room , decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In return, the Czar sent him a
of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room became part of the Czar' s winter palace in St Petersburg. About four metres long, the room served as a small
hall for important visitors.
However, some of the Nazis secretly the room itself. In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes. There is no
that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea. After that, what happened to the Amber Room
a mystery.
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Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, and (thousand) of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. About 170 kinds in the US alone
___ (consider) in danger.
Why should people care? we need animals, and if they are gone, there will never be any more. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature.
(destroy) one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (老鹰), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed
rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied (繁殖)
(quick).
Luckily, some people are working (help) save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about
problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few
(country) have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger ___
__(be) growing.