三、七选五阅读理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

　　根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　Weighed down by study? Pushed to the limit by the fast pace of life? Frightened by the possible war? Well, you're not alone. ______19______.

　　In the past year, more than 25 laughter clubs have been set up across the country. People of all ages release their stress with an hour of group laughs. "People telephoned me and said they have forgotten what it is to laugh. _______20_______So they come," said 40-year-old Jocelyn Le Moan. She usually takes a class of around 60 people through a series of laughter techniques.

　　Her pupils range from teenagers to 70 years old, but most are middle-aged white collars seeking 60 minutes of relaxation at the end of a busy day. Le Moan takes them through the "Lion Laugh" and the "Laugh Contest", where participants "speak" to each other in different ways. _____21____At the end there are 15 minutes of "meditation", when they lie on their backs and let the laughs burst out of their mouths.

　　"I love it. It's an experience that has changed my life. Through it I rediscovered the child's laugh inside me," said Romain Jourffroy, 24. "US President Obama should give it a try. He has lost his laugh," she joked. ____22_____

　　The physical benefits of laughter are already well-recognized. Doctors say the act of laughing releases good chemicals into the blood-stream, while the quick breathing that accompanies it helps massage(按摩) the digestive organs and strengthens the heart.

　　____23____People believe that laughter is a way of making oneself feel more confident. Humor lightens your burdens, inspires hopes, connects you to others, and keeps you steadfast, focused and alert. Nothing can work faster or more efficiently to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh.

　　A. Laugh is only a short joy but we need it.

　　B. And instead of talking, they break into fits of laughter.

　　C. It is a big surprise to have a chat in a relaxed, pleasant atmosphere.

　　D. Many club members also find themselves changed into children again.

　　E. They want to find a place where they can escape all their problems for a while.

　　F. Laughter is a powerful treatment to psychological problems such as stress, pain and conflict.

　　G. Quite a few people in France are seeking relief using the world's best medicine--laughter.

四、短文改错 （共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）

　　假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

　　增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在其下面写出该加的词。

　　删除: 把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

　　修改: 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

　　注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

　　 2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。

　　I am grateful to my English teacher Susan, at whose help I couldn't have won first prize in the English Talent Competition for high school student last week.

　　I used to be poorly in spoken English. I was too shy to speak in class. Since she teaches us last term, she has been encouraging him to overcome fear and speak out in class. Thanks to her, I have made great progresses. Besides, I practiced several times in the front of her. It was her advice which made me a better speaker and full of confidence. But I owe my success to her.

　　Susan set a good example to me. I am determined to become an English teacher when I grow up.