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A French newspaper found that in 1930 the French laughed on average for nineteen minutes per day. By 1980 this had fallen to six minutes. Eight per cent of the people (38) _________ said that they would like to laugh more. Other (39) _________ suggests that children laugh on average about 400 times a day, but by the time they reach (40) __________ this had been (41) _________ to about fifteen times. Somewhere in the process of growing up we lose an (42) _______ 385 laughs a day.
William Fry, a psychiatrist from California studied the (43) _________of laughter on the body. He got patients to watch funny films, and monitored their blood pressure, heart rate and muscle tone. He found that laughter has a similar effect to physical exercise. (44) _________ _________________________________________________________________________. It also makes our facial and stomach muscles work. Fry thinks laughter is a type of jogging on the spot.
Laughter can even provide a kind of pain relief. Fry had proved that laughter produces endorphins--chemicals in the body that relieve pain. Researchers divided forty university students into four groups. The first group listened to a funny cassette for twenty minutes. The other three groups (45) _____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________. Researchers found that if they produce pain in the students, (46) ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________. Some doctors are convinced that humor should be a part of every medical consultation, as there is evidence to suggest that laughter stimulates the immune system.
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Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each section there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
11. A) To order some medicine for Aunt Margaret.
B) To get some exercise.
C) To buy some items.
D) To see their aunt.
12. A) Anyone can do it.
B) No one can do it.
C) Alex can probably do it.
D) Alex probably shouldn\'t do it.
13. A) Tea is better than coffee.
B) The man should switch to tea.
C) There are two reasons not to drink coffee.
D) The man shouldn\'t drink either.
14. A) At a hairdresser\'s.
B) At a tailor\'s.
C) At a butcher\'s.
D) At a photographer\'s.
15. A) Angry. B) Tired
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