SECTION B (18 points)Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four wor

SECTION B (18 points)
Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked with A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the words or phrases that best fits the context.
People have always enjoyed laughing, and there has always been humor. One of the most well-known and well-loved types of edy is called   36 . Stand-up edy is special   37   the edian is right there in front of the audience and may talk directly to audience members. A stand-up edian may make fun of an audience member, or he or she might decide to tell different jokes   38  the reactions of an audience.
There are different styles of stand-up edy. The main four are observational(观察评论类), prop(道具使用类), physical(形体动作类) and impressionist(印象模仿类) . In observational edy, the edian makes jokes about humorous things he or she    39   in everyday life. If you hear a edian telling jokes about the way   40   people behave when they queue up in lines, or asking why it only rains when you forget your   41 , you are listening to an observational edian. Prop edians use things, called   42 , to tell their jokes. The jokes are not funny if you cannot see the prop. It is a type of visual humor. If a edian points to a   43   tennis game and says, “I’ve been playing tennis   44  for a month. I don’t understand why I am not losing   45 !”, he or she is using the puter as a prop. Physical edians use their bodies to make jokes. They have been   46  chairs, walking into doors, and falling down on stage for years. The last style is called   47 . These edians act or speak like a well-known person. This is called doing an impression of the person.
36. A. prop           B. edy       C. stand-up            D. edian
37. A. because of               B. because         C. although          D. as if
38. A. in honor of         B. in order to     C. in case of           D. in response to
39. A. watch           B. observe        C. see                D. find
40. A. /                   B. in that          C. how               D. which
41. A. coat                B. wallet          C. umbrella           D. sunglasses
42. A. queues            B. humor        C. impression        D. props
43. A. funny           B. boring        C. puter                D. new
44. A. every day       B. everyday      C. some times        D. sometimes
45. A. weigh         B. weight          C. overweight         D. weight-loss
46. A. running after          B. fighting against C. peting with      D. tripping over
47. A. impressionist      B. prop               C. physical            D. observationalCBDBA   CDCAB   DA