C．magazine D．radio

　　解析：选B　根据下文中的"collect a couple of joke sites"和"telling jokes you get from online blogs"的提示可知，一个更好的来源就是互联网(Internet)。

　　14．A.advertisements B．videos

　　C．papers D．blogs

　　解析：选D　根据最后一段中的"online blogs"可知答案。

　　15．A.receive B．change

　　C．earn D．pay

　　解析：选D　通过与上文买笑话书的对比和常识可知，通过网络看一些笑话是不用付费(pay)的。

　　16．A.seldom B．sometimes

　　C．especially D．accidentally

　　解析：选C　你要做的就是收集一些你特别喜欢的网站。这里用especially加以强调。

　　17．A.create B．read

　　C．consider D．comment

　　解析：选B　在你离开家之前或者到学校或办公室时，你可以读(read)一两段笑话。

　　18．A.joke B．book

　　C．story D．job

　　解析：选A　一个好笑话(joke)能够帮你摆脱坏心情。

　　19．A.confident B．famous

　　C．patient D．energetic

　　解析：选D　联系本空后面并列的形容词lively可知，好的笑话会让你更加充满活力(energetic)。

　　20．A.share B．help

　　C．leave D．bring

　　解析：选A　根据最后一句的提示可以确定本空选share，表示与你爱的人分享(share)这些笑话。

　　Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　Captain Henry, a 98­year­old American retired fisherman, has become a first­time author, having written and published his autobiography In a Fisherman's Language after learning to read at the age of 91.

Mr. Henry spent most of his life without even his closest family members knowing he was illiterate (不识字的). Forced to quit school in the third grade to take odd jobs, he kept the secret close to his chest, only telling his late wife. Henry's granddaughter, Marlisa, told