Some people say that laughter is the best medicine. Scientists are beginning to agree with this. They are studying laughter seriously and are finding that it is really good for us.

So what happens when we laugh? We use 15 different muscles in our face, and laughing is good for every organ in our body. When we laugh, we breathe quickly and exercise the face, shoulders, and chest. Our blood pressure decreases, and our circulation gets better. Our heartbeat is lower, and our brain makes a natural painkiller called a beta-endorphin.

Every minute we laugh is the same as 45 minutes of relaxation. Many doctors around the world believe that laughter helps us get better when we are sick.

Of course, there are many kinds of laughter. We may laugh in different ways when we are in different situations. But we all have a laugh that is special to us.
 

33. What should be the best title of the passage?

A.   Benefits of Laughter              B. Reasons for Laughing

C. Kinds of Laughter                               D. Ways of Laughing

34. What does the word “They” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A.   people             B. scientists                C. muscles                 
D. organs

35. According to the passage, what is laughing good for?

A.   the face           B. our muscles                       
C. body organs                        D. blood circulation

36. The word “decreases” in the paragraph 2 can be best replaced by ______.

A.   goes up                        B. goes down              C. goes faster              D. goes further

37. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A.   We use 15 different muscles in our face when we laugh.

B.   Laughter is believed to be the best medicine.

C.   Laughter can help people recover from all illnesses.

D.People laugh in different ways in different situations

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

(46) We are talking about a film. It is about the Titanic.

A.We are talking about the film who is about the Titanic  B.We are talking about the film where is about the Titanic.

C.We are talking about the film when is about the Titanic D.We are talking about the film which is about the Titanic

(47) Michael is not tall enough. He can’t join the basketball team.

A. If Michael is tall enough, he can join the basketball team.               

B. If Michael were not tall enough, he could join the basketball team.

C. If Michael were tall enough, he couldn’t join the basketball team.

D. If Michael were not short, he could join the basketball team.

(48) The weather was very hot. They continued playing football.

A. Although the hot weather, they continued playing football.

B. In spite of the hot weather, but they continued playing football.

C. Despite the hot weather, they continued playing football.

D. Despite the weather was hot, they continued playing football.

(49) “If I were you, I would buy that coat,” she said to me.

A. She advised me to buy that coat.     B. She advised me not to buy that coat.

C. She asked me to buy that coat.         D. She promised not to buy that coat.

(50) They will widen this road next year.

A. This road was widened next year.                        B. This road will is widened next year.

C. This road will be widened next year.                           D. This road will widened next year

• For questions 1−10, read the text below and then decide which answer best fits each gap.

                                                                                         HAVING A LAUGH

In one study conducted in 2016, samples of laughter from (1) _________ of English-speaking students (2) _________ at the University of California, Santa Cruz. A team made up of more than 30 (3) __________ scientists, anthropologists, and biologists then played these recordings to listeners from 24 (4) __________ societies, from indigenous tribes in New Guinea to city-dwellers in India and Europe. Participants were asked (5) __________ they thought the people laughing were friends or strangers. On average, the results were remarkably consistent: worldwide, people’s guesses were correct approximately 60% of the time.

  Researchers (6) __________ that different types of laughter serve as codes to complex human social hierarchies. A team led by Christopher Oveis from the University of California, San Diego, found that (7) __________ individuals had different laughs from low-status individuals and that strangers’ judgments of an individual’s social status (8) ____________ by the dominant or submissive quality of their laughter. In their study, 48 male college students (9) _____________  to groups of four, with each group (10) _____________ two low-status members, who had just joined their college fraternity group, and two high-status members, older students who had been active in the fraternity for at least two years.

1, A. couples          B. combines         C. put together         D. pairs

2, A. have recorded         B. recorded      C. were recorded          D. being recorded

3, A. intellectual        B. spiritual        C. psychological         D. physical

4, A. diverse          B. various        C. miscellaneous         D. disparate

5, A. that     B. whether     C. jeopardize        D. when

6, A. were further found     B. were found      C. had thus found      D. have also found

7, A. exalted      B. high-status    C. high-position    D. higher-reputation

8, A. were influenced      B. were affected     C. was being influenced    D. has been impacted

9, A. were eventually assigned    B. were randomly allocated     C. were randomly assigned 

10, A. inclusive of      B. comprised      C. incorporated       D. composed of

III. Read the passage below, choose the best word to fill in the blank or replace the underlined word and answer the questions below.(2.5 pts)

Lan is excited about the (1)___interesting_______activities she is going to do. The Y & Y is (2)___having___ a plan to help the community. She will participate in (3)  its recycling programs. In this program, she will collect glass, used paper and empty cans. Then she will send them for (4)___recycling______.She hopes she can save natural resources and earn some money for her school Y &Y in these activities. She also thinks about (5)____participating____ in either planting trees and flowers or helping the street children. It is really interesting, isn’t it?

b. Answer the questions(1.25 pt)

1. Is Lan going to have interesting activities?

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2. What will she do?

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3. What will she send for recycling?

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4. What does she hope in these activities?

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5. Do you help the community? What do you do?

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III. Read the passage below, choose the best word to fill in the blank or replace the underlined word and answer the questions below.(2.5 pts)

Lan is excited about the (1)_interesting________activities she is going to do. The Y & Y is (2)_having_____ a plan to help the community. She will _take part in_________(3)  its recycling programs. In this program, she will collect glass, used paper and empty cans. Then she will send them for(4)_recyling________.She hopes she can save natural resources and earn some money for her school Y &Y in these activities. She also thinks about (5)_participating_______ in either planting trees and flowers or helping the street children. It is really interesting, isn’t it?

b. Answer the questions(1.25 pt)

1. Is Lan going to have interesting activities?

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2. What will she do?

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3. What will she send for recycling?

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4. What does she hope in these activities?

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5. Do you help the community? What do you do?

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