单选题What is the main idea of the passage?A Humor is the key to success in our work and our lives.B Humor enables us to cope with difficult situation effectively.C Humor is the only best way to criticize someone without losing his face.D Humor makes fun of

Onomatopoeia is NOT used in ________.

A、Surely, humor is the saving grace of us, for without it we should die of vexation.

B、It is not so with me, to whom sleep is a coy mistress, much given to a teasing inconsistency and for ever demanding to be wooed – “lest too light winning make the prize light.”

C、Between chime and chime of the clock …

D、Discussing the question, … sleep drew the curtain.

A、cheer

B、exclude

C、tumble

D、humor

The main idea of this passage is______.

A. it is likely to make an enemy of your admirer

B. there are many solutions to the problems of dating

C. an admirer has feeling every bit as sensitive as our own

D. it is possible to discourage an admirer without hurting his feelings

To make your humor work, you should

A take advantage of different kinds of audience.

B make fun of the disorganized people.

C address different problems to different people.

D show sympathy for your listeners.

Showing some sense of humor can be an effective way to _________ some stressful situation

A、deal with

B、deal in

C、deal about

D、deal off

A.what people laugh at

B.that people laugh at

C.which people laugh

D. at what people laugh at

A lot of us lose life’s tough battles by starting a frontal attack—when a touch of humor might well enable us to win.Consider the case of a young friend of mine，who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum about being late on the job.Although there was a good reason for Sam’s a being late—serious illness at home—he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn’t work any longer.His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.

Yes，the boss was.Sam entered the office at 9：35.The place was as quiet as a locker room;everyone was hard at work.Sam’s supervisor came up to him.Suddenly，Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand.“How do you do!” he said.“I’m Sam Maynard.I’m applying for a job，which，I understand，became available just 35 minutes ago.Does the early bird get the worm?”

The room exploded in laughter.The supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office.Sam Maynard had saved his job—with the only tool that could win，a laugh.

Humor is a most effective，yet frequently neglected，means of handling the difficult situations in our lives.It can be used for patching up differences，apologizing，saying “no”，criticizing，getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face.For some jobs，it’s the only tool that can succeed.It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel.For example，many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum.

1、Why was Sam late for his job?

A、Because he was ill.

B、Because he got up late.

C、Because he was caught in a traffic jam.

D、He was busy applying for a new job.

2、The main idea of this passage is().

A、Sam Maynard saved his job with humor

B、humor is important in our lives

C、early bird gets the worm

D、humor can solve racial discriminations

3、The phrase “clamped off” in Paragraph 3 means().

A、tried to hold back

B、tried to set

C、charged

D、gave out

4、Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage?

A、Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8:30.

B、It wasn't the first time that Sam came late for his work.

C、Humor is the most effective way of solving problems.

D、All people lose life's battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor.

I'd rather marry a man who had a(n) ________ of humor than one who was stunningly attractive.

A capability

B insight

C knowledge

D sense

People with a sense of humor share several attributes, what is that they think about everything in a hopeful way.()

The best title for the text may be

A Use Humor Effectively.

B Various Kinds of Humor.

C Add Humor to Speech.

D Different Humor Strategies.