【正文】 thes e discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. C. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which reduce both stress and pain. D. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing。s signal each man turned his jackscrew the same amount at the same time, thereby raising the building slowly and evenly. Astonishingly, the Tremont Hotel stay open during the entire operation, and many of its guests didn39。t stay at bed and breakfast houses， ”they said ． “Because we found that most families were away on holiday． ” I thought this was strange． Finally I understood what had happened． My friends spoke little English， and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays” because Spanish word for “holiday” is “vacaciones” ． So they did not go to houses where the sign outside said “VACANCIES” ， which in English meant there are free rooms． Then my friends went to houses where the sign said “NO VACANCIES” ， because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday． But they found that these houses were all full． As a result， they stayed at hotels！ We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs． In Spanish， a word very similar to “DIVERSION” means fun ． In English it means that workman is repairing the road， and that you must take a different road when my friends saw the word “DIVERSION” on a road sign ， they thought they were going to have fun． Instead， the road ended in a large hole． English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages． Once in Paris，when someone offered me some more coffee， I said “Thank you” in French ． I meant that I would like some more． However， to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away！ Later I found out that “Thank you” in F rench means “No ， thank you” ． 21. “No vacancies” in English means ____ ． A． no free rooms B． free rooms C． not away on holiday D． holidays 22. If you see a road sign that says “Diversion” ， you will ____ A． fall into a hole B． have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself C． find that the road is blocked by people D． have to take a different road 23. I was surprised when the coffee pot was taken away because I ____ ． A． hadn39。 聽第 6段材料，回答第 7題。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有 10 秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題，每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。 10. What does the woman plan to do? A． Buy all the furniture for her new house. B． Buy some study supplies for herself. C． Buy some office supplies for her husband. 11． Which of the following is mentioned in the conversation? A． Office Depot. B． Office Deposit. C． Offence Depot. 12. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers? A． Teacher and student． B． Colleagues． C． Customer and salesperson. 聽第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16題。ve got a good horse under me. The city planner decided to build an underground drainage (排水 ) system, but there simply wasn39。s waste water was draining efficiently into the Chicago River, the city39。 it had no meaning. So the doctor called __41__ the old lady who cleaned the office floors, and then __42__ to the rich lady, “I39。ve found happiness, by __58__ it to others.” When she heard that, the rich lady cried. She had what money could buy, but she had __59__ lost, the things which __60__ cannot buy. 41． A. for B． over C． on D． back 42． A. announced B． plained C． talked D． said 43． A. happiness B． love C． truth D． value 44． A. act B． accept C． listen D． work 45． A. back B． away C． up D． down 46． A. background B． reason C ． story D． opinion 47． A. killed B． injured C ． damaged D． knocked 48． A. looked B． stared C ． laughed D． smiled 49． A. even B． also C． still D． never 50． A. took B． led C ． directed D． followed 51． A. eager B． silly C． anxious D． sorry 52． A. expected B． decided C ． refused D． had 53． A. plete B． fine C． clear D． clean 54． A. feeding B． finding C. helping D． raising 55． A. happy B． rich C． satisfied D． safe 56． A. unexpect