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Laughter is good for you　课时跟踪检测B卷 Ⅰ.完形填空 (2015·南京师大附中高三模拟)Optimism and pessimism are both powerful forces.Each of us must choose which we want to __1__our future and our expectations.We can choose to laugh or cry, bless or __2__.Its our decision：From which perspective do we want to view life？Will we look up in __3__or down in desperation？I believe in the upward look.I choose to __4__the positive and skip right over the negative. An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; its a(n)__5__.The way you look at life will determine how you feel, how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people.__6__，negative thoughts，attitudes，and expectations __7__themselves; they become a self-fulfilling prophecy (预言)．Pessimism creates a dark place where no one wants to live. Years ago，I drove into a service station to get some gas.It was a beautiful day, and I was feeling great.As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me，“How do you feel？” That seemed like a(n)__8__question, but I felt fine and told him so.“You don’t look well，” he replied.This __9__me completely by surprise.A little __10__confidently, I told him that I had __11__felt better.Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared yellow. By the time I left the service station, I was feeling a little __12__.About a block away, I __13__over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror.How did I feel？Was I affected with jaundice (黄疸)？Was everything all right？By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little nauseous (恶心) .Did I have a bad liver？Had I __14__ some rare disease? On another beautiful day，when I went into that gas station，feeling __15__again，I figured out what had happened.The place had recently been painted a bright，distasteful __16__，and the light reflecting __17__the walls made everyone inside look as though they had hepatitis (肝炎)！I wondered how many other folks had __18__the way I did.I had let one short conversat