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面對如此尖銳且使人情緒激動的公眾批評，在場的每一個人都情緒低落，面露不悅。就在這時，雇主戴著假發，穿著五顏六色的衣服，把自己裝扮成小丑，逗大家開心，并讓大家保持樂觀。他機智的話語和生動的表演給我留下了深刻的印象，也給我們帶來了很多歡樂！我們開始露出微笑，重新燃起了熱情。
1. ______, everyone who was present were in a bad mood, 2. ______. It was at that time the employer, 3. ______, dressed himself up as a clown to cheer people up and 4. ______. His witty remarks and vivid performance 5. ______ and entertained us a lot. We began to 6. ______.
答案：1. Facing such a sharp and emotive public criticism
2. looking unhappy
3. wearing a wig and colorful clothes
4. keep us optimistic
5. left a deep impression on me
6. crack a smile and light up again
閱讀理解
A middle-aged man was feeling very down. Everything had been going wrong. He had had problems at work and his wife had left him for another man. So, after he had been feeling depressed for over a month, he decided to go to the doctor. He had to wait for what seemed like ages in the doctor's surgery. The bleeding man next to him was looking at his watch nervously; a woman was coughing and sneezing badly; and a baby was screaming. Finally, after he had been waiting for about half an hour, he was called in for his consultation. The doctor was writing a note at her desk when he came in. "Sorry, I'm just finishing something. I'm afraid we've been very busy this morning." She then turned to the man. "So, what's the problem?" she asked.
"Well, I've been having a bit of a crisis, you know, lots of problems," replied the man. "And I've been doing a lot of moping."
"Mmm, you're looking very pale." The doctor started to examine him. "Well, everything is working OK," she announced afterwards. "You have slightly high blood pressure and you're breathing quite heavily, but otherwise everything's fine."
"So what can I do?" asked the man. "I'm going on a trip soon. I will be working in the United States for three months. This time next week, I'll be arriving in New York."
The doctor thought for a while. "I think what you need is a good laugh. That would do you a lot of good. A circus is performing in town. Why don't you go to see it? I hear there's an amazing clown who'll really make you laugh. His name's Grock."
"I am Grock," replied the man sadly.
1. Why did the man go to the doctor?
A. He lost his wife.
B. He had too much work.
C. Everything seemed to be wrong with him.
D. He had been deeply depressed for a long time.
2. What is the meaning of the underlined word "consultation" in paragraph 1?
A. Treatment.
B. Discussion.
C. Reference.
D. Consideration.
3. What was the doctor's advice?
A. The man should go on a trip.
B. The man should learn to laugh.
C. The man should go to see a clown's performance.
D. The man should take his high blood pressure seriously.
答案：1. D
解析：根據第一段“So, after he had been feeling depressed for over a month, he decided to go to the doctor.”可知，他因長期抑郁去看醫生，D選項正確。A、B是抑郁的原因，C與原文“everything is working OK”不符。
2. B
解析：結合語境，病人等待后被叫進去與醫生交流病情，“consultation”意為“咨詢，診療時的討論”，B選項“Discussion”最接近。A“治療”、C“參考”、D“考慮”均不合適。
3. C
解析：根據醫生的話“Why don't you go to see it? I hear there's an amazing clown who'll really make you laugh.”可知，醫生建議他去看小丑表演，C選項正確。A是病人自己的計劃，B是看小丑表演的目的，D與醫生說“otherwise everything's fine”不符。
