1．It is difficult to find the funniest joke in the world because ________.

　　A．there are too many jokes to choose from

　　B．those experts cannot agree with each other

　　C．people across the world create new jokes every day

　　D．people's standards of what is funny are not the same

　　2．In the author's opinion, the first joke ________.

　　A．is really funny and amusing

　　B．is not as funny as those experts thought

　　C．shows people's wrong understanding of hunters

　　D．tells readers never to look down on brave hunters

　　3．Which of the following influences the understanding of a joke most?

　　A．The reader's mood.

　　B．The reader's cultural background.

　　C．The characters' style of language.

　　D．The number of funny points in the joke.

　　4．In most cases, the completely necessary point of a joke is ________.

　　A．a result beyond expectation

　　B．the mention of great people

　　C．extremely funny behavior

　　D．the use of special phrases

　　B

　　Anger is not wrong.I know this statement seems shocking and challenges the wildly popular "Positive Thinking" movement, which encourages us to "be full of positive energy" and "let go of our anger"．However, the truth is that anger is just an emotion, and emotions are neither right nor wrong.We do not consciously choose them.We do, on the other hand, choose how we express our emotions and there are definitely right and wrong means of expression.

　　The reason we're often urged to "keep_a_lid_on" our anger is that few people ever learn proper and positive ways to express anger.Instead, we are taught that "anger is wrong"and "you should keep your anger inside"．But these messages don't change the fact that, for most of us, anger exists.

　　Many popular "Positive Thinking" programmes assume that success comes from "controlling our emotions"and that this can be done by simply repeating positive statements.Interestingly, these positive slogans often include a lot of negativity. "Only losers complain！I am a winner！" is one popular saying.The belief that those who disagree with us are losers is actually quite negative and is often used as an excuse for rude language and personal attacks.

　　When it comes to dealing with negative situations in our daily lives, the ability to reasonably express anger or disagreement is an important skill.But we must use balanced and non­violent methods to express our dissatisfaction.Frustration at unfair policies or treatment can certainly cause anger, but our anger can never be an excuse for abusing family members, damaging schools, attacking doctors or most seriously, engaging in terrorism.

　　Instead of pretending that anger doesn't exist, we should start teaching appropriate means of dealing with anger.When we experience angry feelings in ourselves or others, what we should "let go of " is the silly idea that we can remove anger with just a few sweet words.Instead, we should find reasonable solutions to the causes of those angry feelings.We need to accept anger as a natural emotion but stop using it as an excuse for violent and destructive behaviour.Anger isn't wrong, but failure to deal with it appropriately is.

　　5. What is the writer's opinion about the "Positive Thinking" movement?

　　A．It can help people control their negative feelings.

　　B．It does not offer useful solutions for dealing with anger.

　　C．Following such advice can improve people's chances for success.

　　D．Most of the people who participate in such programmes are dishonest.

　　6. The underlined expression "keep a lid on" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to "________"．

A．freely express　　　　B．always forgive