完形填空。
When someone asked me what business I am in, my face feels _
1 . I envy (嫉妒) people who can
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ay that they are writers, bookkeepers and doctors. All these jobs speak for themselves.
I really do make a living by
2 , and a good one, too. I can laugh like a king or like a school boy. It
is a skill (技能) that I have learned.
3 the skill of mending shoes. Whenever and however laughter is
needed. I am asked to do
4 . I laugh like a bus driver or a shopkeeper. I laugh
5 , kindly and
happily. I need
6 point out that a job of this kind is tiring. I spend most evenings in nightclubs
(夜总会). My job is to laugh during the
7 part of the show. My loud, hearty laughter must be timed
carefully. It must not come too soon,
8 neither must be too late.
I go through life quietly. I can
9 the laughter of others. I can laugh in many different ways. But I am
not sure that I have ever heard the sound of
10 own laughter.
( )1. A. warm ( )2. A. laughing ( )3. A. at ( )4. A. one ( )5. A. gladly ( )6. A. clearly ( )7. A. weaker ( )8. A. for ( )9. A. get ( )10. A. their |
B. cool B. writing B. to B. it B. sadly B. easily B. stronger B. so B. make B. my |
C. hot C. speaking C. by C. those C. truly C. badly C. more terrible C. but C. copy C. her |
D. cold D. working D. like D. these D. suddenly D. hardly D. more wonderful D. and D. have D. his |