[填空题]It doesn’t make sense for us to_________________(关注)other species when humanity has not yet sorted its own welfare out.

[填空题]It doesn’t make sense for us to_________________(关注)other species when humanity has not yet sorted its own welfare out.

[填空题]"The days that make us happy make us wise." I first read this line by England’s poet John Masefield. It startled me. What did he mean Without thinking about it much, I had always assumed that the (47) was true. But the confidence and certainty in his words (48) my attention. I could not forget it.
Finally, I seemed to grasp his meaning and realized that here was a (49) observation. The wisdom that happiness makes possible lies in clear perception, not hidden in anxiety or (50) , and without the blind spots caused by fear.
Active happiness-not mere (51) -often comes suddenly, like an April shower. Then you (52) what kind of wisdom has accompanied it. The grass is greener; bird songs are (53) ; the shortcomings of your friends are more understandable and more forgivable. Happiness is like a pair of eye glasses (54) your spiritual vision.
Nor are the insights of happiness limited to

[简答题]Of course, we don’t always need a joke to make us laugh. People who survive frightening situations, such as a fire or an emergency plane landing, frequently relate their story of the crisis with laughter. Part of the laughter expresses relief that everything is now all right.

[单项选择]She tried hard, but still couldn’t make us ______ our mind.
[A] to change [B] change [C] turn [D] to turn

[填空题]
People who usually make us feel comfortable in conversations are good talkers. And they have something in common, i.e. skills to put people at ease.
1. Skill to ask questions
1) be aware of the human nature: readiness to answer others’ questions regardless of (1)
2) start a conversation with some personal but unharmful questions
e.g. questions about one’s (2)
questions about one’s activities in the (3)
3) be able to spot signals for further talk
2. Skill to (4) for answers
1) don’t shift from subject to subject
-- sticking to the same subject: (5) in conversation
2) listen to (6) of voice
-- If people sound unenthusiastic, then change subject.
3) use eyes and ears
-- steady your gaze while listening
3. Skill to laugh
Effects of laughter:
-- (7)
-- help start (8) <