The room exploded in laughter．The supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office．Sam Maynard had saved his job—with the only tool that could win，a laugh．

　　Humor is a most effective，yet frequently neglected，means of handling the difficult situations in our lives．It can be used for patching up differences，apologizing，saying “no”，criticizing，getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face．For some jobs，it’s the only tool that can succeed．It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel．For example，many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum．

　　1．Why was Sam late for his job？

　　A．Because he was ill．

　　B．Because he got up late．

　　C．Because he was caught in a traffic jam．

　　D．He was busy applying for a new job．

　　2．The main idea of this passage is ________．

　　A．Sam Maynard saved his job with humor

　　B．humor is important in our lives

　　C．early bird gets the worm

　　D．humor can solve racial discriminations

　　3．The phrase “clamped off” in Paragraph 3 means ________．

　　A．tried to hold back

　　B．tried to set

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