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Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often
traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his 1 and traveling.
Then,
after returning to the United States from a 2
trip to some European countries, Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he
had pushed his body to the 3 of its strength on the trip, a change began
to take place 4 him. The material between his bones
became 5 .
In less than one week after his return, he could not 6 . Every move that he made was 7
. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they
did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins’ problem and he might never 8 over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however,
refused to give up 9 .
Mr. Cousins thought that 10
thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not
want to take medicine to cure himself. 11 , he felt that happy thoughts or 12
might cure his illness.
He began to 13 on himself while still in the hospital by
watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes
of real laughter during the 14
gave him two hours of
pain-free sleep at night.
15 the doctors could not
help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he
could 16 his experiments with laughter. For
eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on
television, reading funny books, and sleeping 17 he felt tired. Within three weeks, he
felt well 18 to take a vacation to Puerto Rico
where he began running on the beach for 19
.
After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed
himself back to 20 .
1. A. time B.
holiday C.
sleep D.
work
2. A. boring B.
tiring C.
dangerous D.
pleasant
3. A. top B.
degree C.
problem D.
limit
4. A. from B.
around C.
inside D.
beside
5. A. weak B.
ill C.
false D.
sick
6. A. speak B.
breathe C.
stand D.
see
7. A. easy B. unpleasing C. hard D.
painful
8. A. look B.
get C.
turn D.
think
9. A. effort B.
hope C.
treatment D.
arrangement
10. A. foolish B.
unusual C.
funny D.
unhappy
11. A. Instead B.
However C.
Therefore D.
Otherwise
12. A. sleep B.
travel C.
laughter D.
television
13. A. rescue B.
operate C.
test D.
experiment
14. A. day B.
week C.
month D.
year
15. A. Promising B.
Deciding C.
Doubting D.
Recognizing
16. A. invent B.
begin C.
continue D.
prove
17. A. until B.
whenever C.
unless D.
so that
18. A. soon B.
completely C.
slowly D.
enough
19. A. exercise B.
illness C.
rest D.
pleasure
20. A. power B.
sense C.
health D.
happiness