题目内容：

I’m working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! If not, no _________ to catch up, just join right now. Everyone says one of the most effective ways to deal with _________ emotions is to _________. If things are sad, try to find a _________ to laugh or joke. Easier said than done.

However, I had a chance to make a joke of it last night. My husband _________ the job of dealing with my _________ orthodontic（矫牙）treatment. He _________ he’d make the _________ and take her to see the doctor.

On _________ flight to Kansas city for the holidays, my daughter lost her dental braces（牙套）. We looked everywhere on the plane but it was ______________. We returned home ______________ and my husband didn’t call to make an appointment. Days went ______________. I ______________ him periodically, but nothing happened.

Whenever I thought about this delay（延误）, I became extremely annoyed. Last night, I was ______________ to turn on my anger at full volume（音量）. “This really matters. She is growing now. She’ll only have to suffer, you ______________ you’d do it,” But then I thought about, “make a joke of it.” So I went over and said ______________, “honey, if you don’t call the orthodontist’s tomorrow, I’m going to be very angry. I’m not threatening, just giving you fair warning.” And today he made the appointment. I’m not sure if making a joke of it was more effective（有效的）than getting angry, but I don’t think it was less effective.

I used the same ______________ on myself last weekend. Faced with a lot of dull tasks to do, I repeated to myself ______________, “Oh well, this is the weekend of the dreaded（恐怖）tasks.” And just making that little joke made it easier to handle those tasks.

Maybe, my jokes weren’t funny at all. But just the attempt to take a ______________ attitude made a huge ______________. It’s easy to say “make a joke of it”, but it’s hard to do when you’re feeling angry or upset. Have you found a way to get yourself to make a joke?

1.A. wonder    B. doubt    C. need    D. way

2.A. embarrassing    B. negative    C. objective    D. positive

3.A. lightened up    B. give in    C. pick up    D. set up

4.A. place    B. reason    C. method    D. time

5.A. took on    B. took off    C. gave up    D. looked into

6.A. son’s    B. sister’s    C. mother’s    D. daughter’s

7.A. supported    B. believed    C. agreed    D. expected

8.A. appointments    B. dinners    C. exercise    D. operation

9.A. his    B. our    C. her    D. their

10.A. missed    B. broken    C. wrong    D. gone

11.A. later    B. recently    C. frequently    D. actually

12.A. ahead    B. back    C. by    D. along

13.A. reminded    B. informed    C. persuaded    D. convinced

14.A. willing    B. ready    C. sorry    D. happy

15.A. imagined    B. ordered    C. promised    D. guessed

16.A. nicely    B. badly    C. terribly    D. wisely

17.A. technique    B. way    C. character    D. experience

18.A. carefully    B. suddenly    C. honestly    D. jokingly

19.A. free    B. courageous    C. determined    D. humorous

20.A. choice    B. decision    C. difference    D. chance