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There is an English saying： “Laughter is best medicine. ” Until recently， few people took the saying seriously. Now， however， doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve peoples health.

Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart， blood pressure， breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure， the heart beating and breathing； it also works several groups of muscles in the face， the stomach， and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body， it must be beneficial （有益的）.

Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programmes. The group that tolerated （忍耐） the pain for the longest time was the groups which listened to a funny programme. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress and pain.

As a result of these discoveries， some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics， in which they help to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing， making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.

1. Which of the following are TRUE according to the tests？

a. Laughter can be tolerated.

b. Smiling does good to health.

c. There is a way to reduce pain.

d. Laughter can work the muscles in the feet.

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

2. Whats the underlined word “diminishes” similar to？

A. Tests. B. Stops.

C. Reduces. D. Increases.

3. Why do doctors hold laughter clinics？

A. To make patients smile.

B. To improve patients health.

C. To give better conditions to their patients.

D. To prove smile and laughter have the same effect.

4. Whats the main idea of the passage？

A. Laughter and physical exercises have similar effects on the human body.

B. Smile can produce the same effects as laughter.

C. Pain can be reduced by laughter.

D. Laughter is the best medicine.

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Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the student. 1 a long reading assignment is given， teachers expect students to be familiar with information in the reading. The ideal student is considered to be one 2 is motivated to learn for the purpose of learning. Sometimes homework is returned with brief 3 （write） comments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given， the student is 4 （responsibility） for learning the material given. When research work 5 （give） ， the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with minimum guidance. Professors do not have the time 6 （explain） how a university library works； they expect students， 7 （especial） graduate students， to be able to exhaust the reference origins in the library. Professors will help students who need it， 8 prefer that their students should not be too dependent on them. In the United States， professors have many other duties 9 teaching， such as administrative or research work. Therefore， the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is limited. If a student has 10 （problem） with classroom work， the student should either approach a professor during office hours or make an appointment.

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