Children laugh often and easily . But as we grow up , we laugh less and feel more stressed. Try laughing for no reason at all . That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world , and doctors now think that having a good laugh may be one of the best ways to stay healthy. The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai ,India ,in June,1995 by Dr Madam Kataria. “ Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day , ”says Dr Kataria . “Everyone’s naturally good at laughing . We want people to feel happy with their lives .” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.

Place: 264 North Main Street , East Longmeadow. We’re in an office building near the entrance . Walk down the hall and we’re on the right .

When : Every Sunday afternoon from 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Cost : Free. Donation will be welcomed.

Ages : Adults from 18 to 75.

Parking (停車)：If you’re facing the building ,the car park is on the right of the building .

Teacher : Robert Rivest.

More information ,go to http:// www. robertrivest.com.

If you want to feel like a kid again ,try our Laughter Club . You will get used to it in five minutes and begin to laugh for real in ten minutes and sometimes you just can’t stop! You’ll experience deeper pleasure in half an hour. You’ll meet other people who want more fun and laughter. And you will feel so relaxed in about one hour !

Come and join us for laughter and a fun social experience!

1. The text is a ______ .

A. note B. report C. story D. poster

2. How soon will you start laughing in the Laughter Club ?

A. In five minutes. B. In ten minutes.

C. In half an hour. D. In about one hour.

3.The main purpose of Paragraph 1 is to ________.

A. tell people where the first Laughter Club is

B. explain how laugh makes people stay healthy

C. show Laughter Clubs are popular in the world

D. describe the reason why children laugh often and easily

4.Which of the following is true ?

A. When you go out of the Laughter Club ,you should turn left for the car park .

B. You may stay in the Laughter Club for more than one hour.

C. Children can go to the Laughter Club with their parents.

D. You have to donate to join the Laughter Club .

補(bǔ)全短文（共4小題；每小題1.5分，滿分6分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，每個(gè)選項(xiàng)限選一次。

When Andy came to school, he was surprised to find he was the first to arrive that day. “Where is Susie?” he thought. 1. She was the smartest student in the class and was always the earliest to class. Andy was always the second smartest and the second earliest.

In class, Andy learned that Susie went to visit her grandma in London and that she would not be back until Friday. 2. He was happy because he was the smartest kid and also the earliest to class for four days. He was sad because he could not see Susie, the girl he was secretly in love with.

Over the following days, Andy felt bad about being the smartest kid and the earliest to class. 3..

4. When Andy entered the classroom, he found Susie was already there. At that moment he decided one thing: Susie was the smartest girl in the class, and he was the smartest boy in the class. And that was enough.

從下面方框中選出與下列各句中劃線部分意思相同或相近、并能替換劃線部分的選項(xiàng)。（共4小題，每小題1分；計(jì)4分）

1.You should review your lessons every day.

2.My little brother is drawing in his room at present.

3.Look! A cat is lying beside the old woman.

4.Neither his answer nor yours is correct.

The you work at your lessons, the progress you will make.

A. hard; much B. hardest; most C. harder; more

I think is really difficult for me to memorize so many new words.

A. it B. that C. This

I don't know if he tomorrow. If he , I will let you know.

A. will come; will come

B. comes;will come

C. will come;comes

I'm Li Hua from China. My spoken English used to be very . I went to an English school every night. I read different textbooks and learned the grammar roles. But I didn't make any at all! Then one day, I the Internet for "Learn English". I found a great website with interesting articles, videos and games.

After that I started learning English from the website. I was glad to find was much easier and more interesting to learn English in this way. After several months, something happened. One day I met an American in a coffee shop. I started to have a(n) with him. English words came out from my mouth one by one. It was hard for me to that I could speak English so easily. We talked for about one hour. Then we decided to in touch and talk to each other on the Internet.

My English has greatly now. There are many good ways to learn English. We should using a way that doesn't work and find out what is helpful to us.

1.A. good B. poor C. useless

2.A. mistakes B. decisions C. progress

3.A. searched B. created C. discovered

4.A. that B. this C. it

5.A. amazing B. terrible C. difficult

6.A. competition B. conversation C. argument

7.A. promise B. consider C. believe

8.A. keep B. get C. lose

9.A. spread B. improved C. increased

10.A. enjoy B. continue C. Stop

完成對(duì)話。在對(duì)話的空格中填上適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，使對(duì)話完整正確。一空一詞。按編號(hào)把答案依次填入下邊的表格內(nèi)。（共10小題，每小題1分；計(jì)10分）。

A: What a wonderful museum!

B: It's great, isn't it?

A: Let's go to the Animal Room on the second floor. I need some 1. for my science report.

B: Me, too. Let's go.

A: Hey, Gina! Come and see the money exhibition!

B: Be 2. , please, Jack! You mustn't shout loudly in the museum.

A: Oh, I'm sorry. Look at the monkey's tail! I've got to get in here...

B: Stop! Don't 3. the rope!

A: Oh. Why not?

B: Can't you see the 4. ? "No entry (進(jìn)入)."

A: Oh, right. That's no good! Well, I'll just take a 5. with my camera then...

B: You can't do that, either. It's 6. the rule in the museum.

A: There certainly are a lot of rules in the museum. No wonder there are 7. people in this place.

B: Oh, my dear!

A: What's the matter, Gina?

B: My mobile phone! It's 8. ! What am I going to do?

A: Don't worry. We'd better go to the lost and found office. If someone finds it, they will 9. it there.

B: That phone is new! I have to find it, or Mum will 10. me!

A: I'm sure it will be all right, Gina. Let's go and see.

B: Yes, let's go downstairs.

書(shū)面表達(dá)（計(jì)15分）

英語(yǔ)課上，老師經(jīng)常讓你們進(jìn)行小組討論和學(xué)習(xí)。你認(rèn)為小組學(xué)習(xí)是一種很有效的學(xué)習(xí)方法。

以下是你列出的小組學(xué)習(xí)的過(guò)程及好處，請(qǐng)根據(jù)這些要點(diǎn)寫(xiě)一篇英語(yǔ)短文跟大家分享。

過(guò)程：1．明確每個(gè)小組的任務(wù)；2．明確每個(gè)組員的工作；3．發(fā)揚(yáng)團(tuán)隊(duì)合作精神，共同完成小

組任務(wù)。

好處：1．互相學(xué)習(xí)；2．學(xué)會(huì)如何跟別人合作。

注意：1．內(nèi)容包含所給要點(diǎn)，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

2．詞數(shù)100左右(開(kāi)頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù))。

We often study in groups in our English class.

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

----- Are those your good friends?

----- No, ___________________.

A. they aren’t B. he isn’t

C. she isn’t D. they are