An old saying goes ”Laughter is the best medicine.” It’s true that laughter is really good for our health. So, the next time you’re feeling stressed, try to laugh a lot, ①develop a sense of humor and watch funny films.
The Comic Relief charity, an organization that helps people in need, uses laughter to raise money. Every two years in spring, many English people put on a red nose, make a fool of themselves and do ”silly” things to make themselves and others laugh. Examples of silly things you can do are:
Invite friends round to your house to watch funny films. They have to pay to watch the films—those with the most comfortable chairs pay more—and for food and drinks.
Hold a talent show at school and ask your friends and teachers to sing, dance or tell jokes. Sell tickets for the show to the rest of the school.
Have a red nose party at your house. All your friends come dressed in red—including red nose—and your serve red food and drinks. If they don’t wear red, they have to pay a fine.
Get the students in your school to make funny sculptures(雕塑)using all kinds of materials. Sell tickets to your Red Nose Day exhibition and part of the money goes to Comic Relief.
The organization has helped people for more than 20 years. And how much have they collected since the first Red Nose Day? Over￡600 million!②            . In New Zealand, for example, people have made big red noses which they put on the front of cars and even buildings.
任务一请根据短文内容，把相关的信息匹配。将Ⅱ栏的字母代号填写在答题卡上。（每小题1分，共3分）
1.                    2.                     3.
Ⅰ                                      Ⅱ
1. the Comic Relief charity          A. pay a fine
2. in New Zealand                    B. big red house on buildings
3. a red nose party                 C. raise money
任务二请根据短文内容，将①处划线词组 develop a sense of humor 译成汉语。         任务三 请根据短文内容，对下面句子做出正（T）误（F）判断。        .
Comic Relief can’t get all the money from the Red Nose Day exhibition
任务四 请根据短文内容，回答问题。
Why do many English people do “silly” things sometimes?                         .
任务五 选择合适的句子填入②处，使文章合理通顺。 将句子的字母代号填写在答题卡上。
A. So more charities have been opened around the world.
B. Red Nose Day has become something special for English people.
C. The idea of Red Nose Day has traveled to other countries, too.