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Imagine this situation. You pass a group of people. The people are talking to each other. You cannot hear what they are saying. But suddenly they start laughing. What would you think? Would you think they were laughing at something funny that one of them said? Or—be honest with yourself—would you think they were laughing at you? Yes, you.

Being laughed at is a common fear. But a major study published in two thousand and nine found that this fear is not the same around the world. It differs from culture to culture.

People in Finland were the least likely to believe that people laughing in their presence were making fun of them. Less than ten percent of Finns in the study said they would think that, compared to eighty percent of people in Thailand.

Some people in the study said they felt unsure of themselves in social situations but hid their feelings of insecurity. Others said they avoided social situations where they had been laughed at before.

The study found that people in Turkmenistan and Cambodia were more likely to be in the first group. They would hide their feelings of insecurity if they were around other people’s laughter. But people in Iraq, Egypt and Jordan were more likely to try to avoid such situations if they felt they had been laughed at before.

Shy people often avoid situations that would force them into close contact with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make other people laugh at them. But some people worry much more than others. They may have a disorder called gelotophobia. Gelos is a Greek word. It means laughter. Phobia means fear. This fear of laughter can be truly sad for those who live with it. It can affect how they lead their lives.

In the study, a team from the University of Zurich led more than ninety researchers from around the world. They wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true gelotophobia. Another purpose of the study was to compare the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. The researchers surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people in forty-two different languages. The findings appeared in the scientific journal Humor.

1.People in Finland don’t believe other people are making fun of them if               .

    A. they suddenly start to laugh     

B. they keep on laughing

    C. they laugh in their presence     

D. they stop laughing suddenly

2.What’s FALSE of the study led by a team from the University of Zurich?

A. They wanted to study the difference between normal shyness and true gelotophobia.

    B. They wanted to compare the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures.

    C. They did such a survey in order to prevent people from being laughed at in public.

    D. They surveyed more than 22 thousand people coming from different cultures.

3.The passage is likely to occur in               .

A. an advertisement  B. a science magazine 

C. a science fiction    D. a storybook

4.According to the passage, people who suffer from gelotophobia               .

    A. care more about being laughed at by others

    B. shouldn’t hide their feelings of insecurity

    C. should avoid having close contact with other people

D. will lead a happy life so long as they care

1.If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you can call up the number               .

  A. 2785161 or 2706030              B. 2706030 or 3562367

  C. 7364431 or 2785161              D. 3562367 or 2785161

2.You do not have to pay on Mondays if you go to               .

  A. Skyline Hotel                       

B. Lansdowne Park Shopping Center

  C. New York Museum                 

D. Garden Restaurant

3.If you want to enjoy yourself on Sunday morning, you can go to               .

  A. 5300 No. 3 Road                 B. Vanier Park, 1100 Chestnut St

  C. 9020 Bridgeport Road                D. 3031 No. 3 Road

I grew up poor — living with six brothers, three sisters and my mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and   36  . I was happy and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still   37   a dream.

My dream was   38  . By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour baseball and   39   anything that moved on the field. I was also   40  : my high school coach was John, who not only   41   me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He   42   me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with coach John changed my life forever.

A friend   43   me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — money for a new bike, new clothes and the   44   of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to   45   up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.

When I told John, he was as   46   as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said, “Your   47   days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head   48  , trying to think of the words that would   49   to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his   50   in me.

“Well,” he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the   51   of a dream?”

That simple question made   52   to me the difference between   53   something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself in sports that summer and   54   the year I was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and   55   a $ 20,000 contract（合同）. Later, I bought my mother the house of my dream!

–Jane called to say that she couldn’t come to your birthday party this Saturday night.

–______ David has been expecting to see her for ages.

If _______, I’ll show the committee what I have found out about the matter.