Ⅱ.完形填空。(20分)

When someone asks me what business I am in. My face feels 1______. I envy(嫉妒)people who can say that they are writers, bookkeepers or doctors.

I really do make a living by 2______. 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 making shoes. Whenever and however laughter (笑声) is needed, I am asked to do 4______. I laugh like a bus driver or a shopkeeper. I laugh 5______, kindly and happily.

I hardly point out that a 6______ of this kind is tiring (辛苦的). I spend most evenings in nightclubs. My job is 7______ laugh during the weaker part of the show. My loud laughter must be timed (合节拍) carefully. It must not come too soon, but neither must it be too late.

I go through life quietly. I 8______ copy the laughter of others. I can laugh 9______ many different ways, but I’m not sure that I have ever heard the sound of 10______ own laughter.

1.A. warm               B. cool         C. hot                  D. cold

2.A. laughing       B. writing       C. speaking         D. working