Ⅰ．Match the word with its meaning．

　　1．humour　　　　 A．having or bringing an advantage, an opportunity, a piece

　　 of good luck

　　2．content B．feeling tired and impatient because you have lost interest in sb．/sth．

　　3．astonish C．the ability to laugh at things that are amusing

　　4．fortunate D．to successfully control a feeling or problem that prevents you

　　 from achieving something

　　5．ordinary E．to interest and amuse sb． in order to please them

　　6．bored F．excellent; extremely good

　　7．entertain G．happy and satisfied with what you have

　　8．outstanding H．to make sb． believe that sth． is true

　　9．convince I．not unusual or different in any way

　　10．overcome J．to surprise sb． very much

　　答案：1～5　CGJAI　6～10　BEFHD

　　Ⅱ．Write down the meaning of phrases in each sentence．

　　1．I have seen 5 movies directed by Charlie Chaplin up to now． 到现在为止

　　2．She looked at her newly­finished painting again and was content with herself．对......满意

　　3．He has become quite badly off since he lost his job． 穷困的

　　4．I'm going to pick out a few books to send to some friends in West China． 挑出

　　5．He cut off a bunch of grapes to entertain us． 剪下

　　Do you know the following humorists and what they are famous for? Match them．

　　A．Charlie Chaplin - comedy (喜剧)

　　B．Mr． Bean - mime (哑剧)

　　C．Sanmao - clown (小丑)

　　D．Mark Twain - funny stories (幽默故事)

　　E．Feng Gong - crosstalk (相声)

　　答案：1～5　BADCE

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