Reading is really a good way to improve ourselves.    36   If you don’t believe me, please consider these reasons to read more books.

1. You will optimize your brain power.

  37   Unlike watching television, which requires no thought process, reading is an active learning experience that will keep your mind sharp（even in old age）.

2.   38 

If you’re looking for entertainment on a budget, you can’t beat books. Thanks to the popularity of electronic reading devices like the Kindle and re-selling websites like eBay, it’s never been easier to entertain yourself for hours at a time, for the low cost of a few dollars.

3. You will reduce stress and get into a good night’s sleep.

Exposing yourself to artificial light on your cellphone or TV reduces your body’s production of melatonin （褪黑激素）, which can make it difficult to get a good night’s sleep.   39   Just replace that with a good book, which is a much better sleep-friendly alternative.

4. You will change your life.

I firmly believe that if it were not for books, I wouldn’t have achieved so much in my life; nor would I have the knowledge, imagination or creativity that I depend on as a writer, business owner, and coach.

Do you have the desire to read books now?   40 

A. You will entertain yourself at any time.

B. This shouldn’t come as a shock, but studies suggest reading makes you smart.

C. The more books you read, the better your life will be.

D. You will entertain yourself for a low price.

E. I hope these reasons encourage you to unlock your potential with the power of reading.

F. You should know that it is wise to keep a book in your purse or car at all times.

G. You would be wise to cut off all electronics at least an hour before bed.

Something in chocolate could be used to stop coughs and lead to more effective medicines, say UK researchers.

Their study found that theobromine, found in cocoa, was nearly a third more effective in stopping coughs than codeine, which was considered the best cough medicine at present.

The Imperial College London researchers who published their results online said the discovery could lead to more effective cough treatment. “While coughing is not necessarily harmful(有害的) it can have a major effect on the quality of life, and this discovery could be a huge step forward in treating this problem,” said Professor Peter Barnes.

Ten healthy volunteers(志愿者) were given theobromine, codeine or placebo, a pill that contains no medicine, during the experiment. Neither the volunteers nor the researchers knew who received which pill. The researchers then measured levels of capsaicin, which is used in research to cause coughing and as a sign of how well the medicine are stopping coughs.

The team found that, when the volunteers were given theobromine, the capsaicin need to produce a cough was around a third higher than in the placebo group. When they were given codeine they need only slightly higher levers of capsaicin to cause a cough compared with the placebo.

The researchers said that theobromine worked by keeping down a verve activity(神经活动), which cause coughing. They also found that unlike some standard cough treatments, theobromine caused no side effects such as sleepiness.

21. According to Professor Barnes, theobromine ______.

A. cannot be as effective as codeine

B. can be harmful to people’s health

C. cannot be separated from chocolate

D. can be a more effective cure for coughs

22. What was used in the experiment to cause coughing?

   A. Theobromine. B. Codeine.  C. Capsaicin.  D. Placebo.

23. We learn from the text that volunteers in the experiment _____.

   A. were patients with bad coughs

   B. were divided into the three groups

   C. received standard treatments

   D. suffered little side effects

24. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

   A. Codeine: A New Medicine        B. Chocolate May Cure Coughs

   C. Cough Treatment: A Hard Case    D. Theobromine Can Cause Coughs

Nature is full of color, from rainbows and roses to butterfly wings and peacock tails. Even the fruits and vegetables you eat have different colors: blue blueberries, red strawberries, green broccoli, and orange carrots.

Plant and animals often use color to attract attention. The substances responsible for these colors belong to a class of chemical called antioxidants(抗氧化物). Plants make antioxidant to protect themselves from the sun’s ultraviolet(UV)(紫外线)light.

Ultraviolet light causes chemicals called free radicals(自由基)to form within plant cells. They can destroy parts of plant. Free radicals also have damaging effects on human beings. Some of these effects like wrinkled skin can be seen. The damage is caused by the free radicals attacking cells in our bodies. Certain cancers and heart disease are linked to free radicals.

 Our bodies have natural defences for fighting off free radicals. While we are young, our defences are pretty strong. However, they get weaker as we get older. The body’s built-in defences can only go so far without extra help.

The key to fighting free radicals with fruits and vegetables is to mix and match colors. It’s like sunscreen(防晒霜)for the inside of your body. Go for a range of very bright colors. Colorful foods contain hundreds of healthy chemicals not found anywhere else.

Research into how chemicals in blueberries affect the brain’s function in rats suggests that these chemicals may help our own brains work more efficiently.

Don’t just blame the sun. Ultraviolet light isn’t the only source of free radicals. If you breathe polluted air such as smog, automobile exhaust(废气), or wasted gas from a factory, you take in chemicals that also cause such damage. And, the body itself produces free radicals as it processes food.

24. Which of the following not true?

A. Antioxidants are responsible for plant colors

B. Plants use color to attract attention

C. Antioxidants can protect plants from UV light

D. Antioxidants help free radicals to attack plants

25. In which order do the following facts occur?

a. Wrinkled skin can be seen

b. UV light causes free radicals to form

c. Free radicals damage cells in our bodies

d. The sun gives out UV light

A. a, b, c, d                B. d, b, c, a      C. c, a, d, b         D. d, b, a, c

26. We need extra help for fighting off free radicals from fruits and vegetables because ____.

A. our bodies’ defences are not natural

B. we are too young to defend ourselves

C. our defences get weaker as we get older

D. our bodies’ built-in defences can only go away

27. Which of the following can not cause free radicals to form?

A. Colorful food       B. UV light from the sun   C. Polluted air    D. The body itself

     At Dulles High school in Sugar Land, Texas, the roster(候选名单)for Advanced Chinese begins with Jason Chao and ends with Kathy Zhang. In between comes an unexpected name: Elizabeth Hoffman. Hoffman, now a 12^th grader, began learning Chinese in the eighth grade, has spent a summer studying in Nanjing and plans to perfect her Mandarin next fall. When asked by her peers---why she is learning Chinese, she responds with a question: “why aren’t you?”

As China rushes toward superpower status, America’s schools and government officials are responding to Hoffman’s opinion. Earlier this year Eush Holt of New Jersey introduced legislation(立法)calling for increased money of programs for less commonly taught languages, “For reasons of economics, culture and security, we should have much better facilities(设备)with Chinese languages and dialects,” he said. The State Department has pointed out Chinese is becoming a “critical language”, but the most recent data show that only 24,000 students in Grade 7 to Grade 12 study Chinese.

Still, the number is growing. In Chicago public schools, enrollment in Chinese classes has skyrocketed from 5000 students in 2005 to nearly 35,000 students this year. In the Santa Clara County, California, enrollment has quadrupled during the same period. In 2007, when the College Board first introduces advanced-placement language exams in Chinese and Italian, 2,400 high school plan to offer AP Chinese---10 times the number of students that plan to offer AP Italian.

Much of the interest can be explained by China’s increasing competitiveness. “People are always trying to judge what languages are going to be useful for the future,” says Marty Abbot, the director of education at the National Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Stephanie Wong, a student At Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California, chose Chinese so that she could speak with her grandfather. Wong also predicted that Chinese will be important if she becomes a doctor. 80 percent of people in her hometown are Asians.

12. What does the first paragraph mainly discuss?

   A. Dulles High School offers a Chinese course

   B. Elizabeth Hoffman takes the lead in learning Chinese

   C. Elizabeth Hoffman suggests her school offer a Chinese course

   D. Jason and Kathy are the top students at Dulles School

13. According to the text, Chinese is becoming a “critical language” because ______.

   A. American government has pointed it out

   B. Rush Holt introduced legislation calling for opening Chinese

   C. many students in the world choose to learn Chinese

   D. China rushes toward superpower status

14._______ arouses America’s schools interest in Chinese.

   A. The fact that Chinese is becoming a “critical language”

   B. The beautiful Chinese traditional culture

   C. China’s increasing competitiveness in the world

   D. The population of people speaking Chinese

15. We can infer from the passage that ________.

   A. if a language is useful for the future it may become a critical language

   B. in America, more people speak Italian than Chinese

   C. the number of enrollment in Chinese classes will be increasing forever

   D. more money will be spent on facilities with Chinese languages

1.    Young readers, more often than , find the novels Dickens more exciting than .

2.    People cannot feel , understand how he such a stupid mistake.

3.    Nowhere but in Europe the results , which really .

4.    The amount of the materials are to the quality of the products.

5.    I regret the work ; I everything carefully.

6.    The problem of unemployment governments want is as serious as in these countries.

7.    Many species can communicate an amount of information sound, information both the life of an individual and the existence of the species may depend.

8.    It was not the many blows he received the lack of spirit that led to the game.

9.    Those part-time students expected some jobs campus the summer vacation.

10.   production up steadily, the factory needs an supply raw materials.

A rare example of prehistoric rock art has been uncovered in Ross-shire. Archaeologists made the discovery while moving a rock decorated with ancient cup and ring marks to a new location. When they turned the stone over, they found the same marks on the other side of the rock. It is one of only a few decorated stones of its kind. Susan Kruse first discovered the stone several years ago when out walking. The second set of cup and right marks were uncovered recently when archaeologists were moving the stone to a new site. Dating from the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the art was created between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago. Archaeologists believe the markings may have been made for a number of reasons. Theses include for rituals(仪式) or mapping the stars. They could even be the “doodlings(涂鸦)” of bored, ancient shepherds. Ms Kruse said: “Finding cup and ring decoration on the opposite side has raised a number of questions. ‘Was the decoration meant to be viewed from both sides or was one decorated side deliberately placed face down? Or was the stone carved at different times?’”

John Wombell, who is leading a project to record rock art, said it was an important discovery. He said, “Although some stones are decorated on different faces, I only know of a few other stones with decoration on opposite sides.”

  The archaeologist said most boulders with markings were too heavy to turn over to find out if they were decorated on the reverse side. The stone in the new discovery was moved by farmers about 200 years ago when they used it for building something. There is a group of rock art in the local area.  Round houses dating to the Bronze and Iron Ages have also been found. In addition, a farmer uncovered the jewellery while ploughing a field in the 1960s.

32. In what way was the prehistoric rock art found?

   A. When some farmers were turning over a stone.

   B. When a group of researchers were hanging around.

   C. When an archaeologist was studying an ancient rock.

   D. When archaeologists were getting a rock moved to a new site.

33. Which may not be the reason for the marks on the stone?

   A. The drawing of the stars.

   B. A certain kind of ceremony.

   C. The carvings of different times.

   D. A sheepherder who felt tiresome.

34. According to John Wombell,_________.

   A. the discovery around wide attention.

   B. the decorated stones are timely spotted.

   C. various faces were found carved on the stones.

   D. not all uncovered stones had decoration on each side.

35. What could be the best title of the text?

   A. A Worthy Discovery                  B. An Ancient Art

   C. A Remarkable Contribution                 D. A Controversial Stone

This is the story of two lovers, who finally got married. Both of them were romantic at first,   41   on the walk of life, problems, quarrels, profession came into their life.

One day, she finally decided “I want to break up”. “Why?” he asked.

    “I am    42   .” She answered.

     He kept silent the whole night, seemingly in deep    43   . Finally he asked, “What can I do to    44   your mind?”

     Looking into his eyes, she said, “Answer my question. If you can    45    my heart, I will change my mind. Let’s say, I want a flower    46    on the face of a mountain cliff(悬崖), we are both sure that picking the flower will cause your    47  . Will you do it for me?”

He said, “I will give you my    48    tomorrow.”

She woke up the next morning, found him gone, and saw a piece of paper on her bed, which    49   , “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you . The    50   

are ...”

“When you use the computer you always    51    the software ,and you cry in front of the screen. I have to save my fingers so that I can help to    52    the programs(程序). You always leave the house keys behind, so I have to save my   53  

to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a    54    city. I have to save my eyes to show you the way. You always    55   

at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes. I have to save my eyes

   56    when we grow old, I can help to cut your nails and help to remove those

   57    white hairs.”

    “Thus, my dear,    58    I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do, I can not pick that flower yet, and die...”

    That’s life, and    59   . Flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the    60    of the relationship.

    Under all this, the pillar (柱子) of true love stands.

41.   A. but                      B. and                       C. while               D. so          

42.   A. lonely                  B. worn out               C. dead                D. alone

43.   A. sorrow                B. anger                    C. shade              D. thought   

44.   A. speak                 B. keep                     C. blow                D. change   

45.   A. represent            B. expand                 C. convince          D. warm     

46.   A. grown                 B. growing                C. living                D. planted

47.   A. death                  B. hurt                      C. wound             D. injury

48.   A. decision             B. choice                  C. opinion            D. answer   

49.   A. wrote                  B. informed               C. read                D. printed

50.   A. answers              B. messages              C. purposes         D. reasons  

51.   A. run out                B. put up                   C. mess up           D. use up

52.   A. restore                B. repair                   C. fix                    D. mend

53.   A. strength               B. life                        C. energy      D. legs

54.   A. big                      B. strange                 C. modern            D. crowded

55.   A. glance                 B. stare                     C. glare                D. look

56.   A. as if                    B. now that               C. in case             D. so that

57.   A. inspiring              B. annoying               C. rough               D. refreshing

58.   A. unless                 B. even if                  C. although           D. if

59.   A. warmth               B. couple                  C. love                 D. power

60.   A. nature                 B. way                      C. course             D. surface

The truth   61      trees are vital to our life is not a secret. They provide us with food, wood and most    62      (importance), oxygen. Now there is one more thing we can add to this list—blocking out harmful bacteria from water.

The discovery    63     (make) by a team consisting of scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and high school students who were seeking a    64     (nature) water filter（过滤器）—one that would help communities in developing countries that do not have access to modern water filter systems.

The   65     (research), led by Professor Rohit Karnik, decided to turn to trees for help because they could allow liquid to flow through, while    66     (block) out air bubbles.

They began by cutting 1.5-inch-wide sections of tree bark from the branches of a white pine tree. The people related then tested the wood’s filtering ability by pouring water containing red dye particles of different sizes through.   67    their amazement, they found that it was effective in trapping all the articles.   68  (encourage), the team conducted  69     experiment, this time with water   70      contained bacteria. Sure enough, the sapwood held back 99% of the bacteria, allowing only 1% to flow through.

假定你是李华, 得知你的英国笔友John获得了在伦敦举行中学生中文演讲比赛一等奖。你为他感到骄傲, 并给他写一封祝贺信, 要点如下：

1、表示祝贺；      2、分享快乐；       3、寄予希望。

注意：1、词数100左右；

2、可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯；

3、开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear John,

 I am writing to offer my sincerest congratulations to you                            

 Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

    假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

    增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

         2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

This morning, our school held a fire drill. We were listening to the teacher attentively in the math class while we heard the fire alarm from the speaker on the wall. The teachers stopped teaching immediately and instructing us to exit the classroom in order. When it got into the passage, we found we were surrounded by heavy smoke somewhere. It was choking and our tears ran down. We bent down, covered our mouths with handkerchiefs, and ran downstairs rapid into the open on the playground, just as we had taught before.

When we come back to our classroom, we gave a summary of this fire drill. I think the fire disasters often happen. So we should know the tips to escape from a fire for case of emergency.

（2018·天津）Bob thought he couldn't go to the party because he had to write a report, but he went ___________.

A．at first    B．after all

C．above all    D．at random

假设你是李华。你的加拿大笔友卡尔想了解中国流行的广场舞（square dance）的相关情况。请你用英语给他写封回信，要点包括：

1．跳广场舞的时间、地点、参与人员等；2．广场舞流行的原因；

3．广场舞引起的争议。

注意：

1．词数100字左右；         2．开头和结尾已经写出，不计入总词数；

3．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Carl,

   I’m delighted to hear from you and I will tell you what you’re curious about.  .....

  .......                                                      

                                                          Yours,      Li Hua

Does Fame Drive You Crazy?

Although being famous might sound like a dream comes true, today’s stars, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world’s attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature.

According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities -- famous people -- worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”

The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain (抱怨) about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.

Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.

If fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.

Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.

21. It can be learned from the passage that stars today__________.

A. can no longer have their privacy protected          B. are often misunderstood by the public

C. spend too much on their public appearance         D. care little about how they come into fame

22. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A. Great heroes of the past were generally admired.

B. The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.

C. Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.

D. Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.

23. What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?

A. Availability of modern media.                           B. Inadequate social recognition

C. Lack of favorable chances.                             D. Huge population of fans.

24. What is the author’s attitude toward modern celebrity?

A. Sincere.                 B. Skeptical.                 C. Disapproving.                  D. Sympathetic.

       Chances are that you've had to apologize plenty of times in your life. And there's a good

  chance that you've also expressed the phrase, "I never meant to hurt you."

         Stop doing that, says author Caroline Myss.

         In a talk Myss - a spiritual researcher - took on the topic of forgiveness and healing, and

  explained in no uncertain terms why "I never meant to hurt you" is never a sufficient apology, n。

  matter who it comes from.

        "Picture that person coming up to you and saying, 'Wow, l'm sorry I did this, but, you know ,l never meant to hurt you. And, hey, can we just call it a day?"' Myss says.

         Though it can make the two bur\ the hatchet and keep friendship, that type of apology won't sit well with the person on the receiving end. "That whole little thing -  'I never meant to hurt you' - that's the thing you can't forgive," she says. "It goes right to your soul, that toxic  (育毒的,中毒的 )  , sick feeling."

        Instead, Myss says it's important to approach the conversation differently. Basically, it's about offering more than an apology. It's about sharing a soul-to-soul confession (仟悔)  . "Let's redo the scene," Myss says. "The person comes up to you and says... 'I need to tell you something. I

consciously knew what I was doing. I know I went against you. This is not an apology. 1 am

confessing my soul to you, and l'm asking now for your forgiveness."'

        Even saying those words on stages makes Myss visibly emotional, and she points out that this is how deeply apologies within the soul are supposed to resonate  (引起共鸣)  .

        "That's what heals," she says.      '  .

24.  What does Myss think of the expression "I never meant to hurt you"?

        A.  It must put the friendship to an end.    '

        B.  It is a great way to express the apology.

        c.  It doesn't have any effect on restoring the relation.

        D.  It can't express the apology thoroughly and sincerely.

25.  What does the underlined phrase "bury the hatchet" mean?

       A.  end the friendship                              B.  make up

       C.  bury the fighting tool                          D.  accept the apology

26.  How should we apologize according to Myss?

       A.  We should confess our faults and ask for forgiveness.

       B.  We should say sincerely "I never meant to hurt you".

       C.  We can go into a deep conversation to argue with our friend.

       D.  We are supposed to make up with the other by giving some gifts to him.

27.  What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?    .

       A.  To encourage people to apologize first.

       B.  To tell people how to apologize sincerely.

       C.  To introduce the topic of forgiveness and healing.

       D.   To explain why people can't say "I never meant to hurt you".

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

          2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last month, I, together with my parents, were invited to my uncle in the USA. My uncle, who moved America when I was five, has been living there for nearly ten years. He meets us at the airport. I was excited while I set foot on the land of America. In the following days, we visited some places of interests and took photos in the front of the Statue of Liberty. We both enjoyed visiting the Museum of Natural History because it great enriched our knowledge. For me, this is one of the most rewarding trips I have never made in my life.

假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。

      2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Mom,

   Mother’s Day is coming. I’m sorry that I am abroad and can’t send your flowers, so I’m writing to you.

   Mom, I know I have never expressed my thank to you before. But on today, at this special time, I just want to tell you loudly: I love you , Mom! Thank you so much by not only giving me life, but also teach me how to be a good person. Thank you for ail you had done for me. Mom, though I may often say it, I do love you. Nobody can take your part in my heart. Whenever I am, I will always love you.

Hope you good health and many happiness every day!

                                                                      Your little girl,

                                                                      Jennifer

 —Thank you for giving up your coffee break to help. I know you need one after teaching three classes.

— Oh,　　　.Teaching’s what I love most. 

A. I don’t mind  B. You are right

C. It’s a pity                                D. It doesn’t matter

Imagine a road crossing without the three-way traffic signal. Cars, trucks, school buses, bicyclists and students walking to school would try to rush through the crossing ___61____the same time. Their safety would be in danger.

Thanks to an African-American____62____(invent) named Garrett Augustus Morgan, we have three-position traffic signals that help make crossings much safer. Mr. Morgan was born in Kentucky in 1877. He only___63____(receive) six year’s education. As a teen he left his family’s farm in search of better opportunities.___64___(live) in Cincinnati, Ohio, he continued his studies in English grammar. Then he moved on to Cleveland___65____ he worked as a repairman for a clothing factory. He had a keen interest in solving problems___66___(meet) in everyday life. Later he patented(获得专利) several inventions. The three-way traffic signal was just one of his famous inventions. One day he felt very sad when he saw a traffic accident. ___67___(help) reduce traffic accidents and save people’s lives, he ___68___(immediate) began to work on the invention. Finally, it was ___69___ great success which saved lives then, and ___70___(he) still saving lives today.

 —Is your father still a smoker?

—No. He was 　　　 to give up smoking one year ago. 

A. advised　　　B. forbidden           C. changed                    D. persuaded

Kenneth Williams 61.            (consider) one of the greatest British comedy actors of the twentieth century. His voice, as his 2in outstanding gift, virtually defined him as a 62.         (perform). Williams would often spend weeks deciding how a character should sound and this

“voice”determined his approach to each role. 63.           even after he had chosen his “voice”,he didn't always stick to it. In the middle of 64.        single performance, he would sometimes change the tone or speed of his speech, for 65.             (great) comic effect. While still a beginner, he felt he should be given the freedom to do as he wished on stage and often 66.          (ignore) his directors, instructions. This greatly annoyed some directors, who refused 67.        (work) with him. Sometimes, he would completely ignore the script and make up his own lines during performance. Although he was proud of his ability to go "off script", he became extremely angry if other actors tried to do the same, 68.           (argue) that they were simply

not good at it. Williams loved to make his audience laugh. When performing a scene 69.      

there were few laughs, he would often make up 70.         own jokes, which always entertained the audience, but sometimes also ruined the scene.