Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how millions of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria. “ Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr.Kataria. “Everyone is naturally good at laughing---it’s the common language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1300 in the world.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.
So what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South L
ondon to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class. To be honest, I wasn’t interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking silly. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho ha, ha, ha” while looking at each other. However, our bodies can’t tell the difference between real laughter and unreal laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the result
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1.The first Laughter Club was started in __________.
A. India B. America C. Britain
2.How many Laughter Clubs are there in the world today?
A. Over 1300. B. Over 500. C. Over 800.
3.Ho
w did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?
A. Surprised. B. Pleased. C. Nervous.
4.When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?
A. After ten minutes. B. After ten hours. C. After ten seconds.
5.The article mainly tells us _____________.
A. young children laugh much more often than adults in a day
B. laughing is one of the best ways to stay healthy
C.real laughter and unreal laughter are both good for health
Once you open the book, you will become a good speaker. Susan Weinschenk’s excellent ideas on how to make a perfect speech are very helpful to you. With the help of the book, you will be confident to know how to give your speech. Also, you will learn how to attract your audience during the speech. |
Car and Driver is the world’s most popular automotive magazine. The people who like cars can get information and entertainment from it. It offers the best vehicle (机动车) tests in the business. The magazine also covers the latest developments in car technology. |
There are four parts in IELTS: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Listening is very important. Are you confident? Have you made good preparation? The book IELTS Listening is helpful for your preparation for IELTS. |
The book offers healthy and delicious food. These dishes can all be completed in less than half an hour, and in many cases, in just a few minutes. Sisson and Meier show you how to delight your family or guests every time with quick, delicious meals using local materials: meats, healthy fats (yes, and real butter) and common herbs and spices. |
1.Who wrote Designing Effective Speech Interfaces?
A. Susan Weinschenk B. Sisson C. Meier
2.Suppose you are going to join in an English talk show, which of the following can you refer to (参考)？
A. IELTS Listening B . Quick & Easy Meals. C. Designing Effective Speech Interfaces.
3.We can find the latest developments in car technology in the _________ of Car and Driver.
A. newspaper B. magazine C. passage
4.The book Quick & Easy Meals teaches us how to make ____________ in a short time.
A. Chinese food B. healthy and delicious food C. common herbs and spices
5.What’s the meaning of the word “delight” in Quick & Easy Meals?
A. To cook the food well B. To turn on the light C. To make people happy
Do you write your own blog(博客)？Do you often others' blogs on the Internet?
All over the world, not only famous persons but also many students use blogs as diaries and places to share their experience and advice or help.
“I write my activities every day, including funny things or worries in my life.” says Lali, a 16-year-old high school student at Cambridge High School in Washington." I like putting pictures on my blog because it can make my blog more and more people will like it, It's a good way to my life to the world." She has had her blog for eight months.
Students like writing blogs they can write anything they want to, but don't need to any money.
Once(一旦)you start to write your blog, you will that you open up a new world. But what you write down may trouble you sometimes.So, use the blog carefully you can keep yourself away from some trouble. The blog makes everybody's life colorful.
1.A.read B. write C. forget D. miss
2.A.learen from B. deal with C. ask for D. depend on
3.A.common B. modern C. famous D. interesting
4.A.show B. send C. bring D. report
5.A.unless B. while C. until D. because
6.A.save B. spend C. take D. waste
7.A.dream B. think C. find D. hope
8.A.only when B. even though C. so that D. ever since
Many people from overseas believe that it rains a lot in London, but in fact its rainfall is similar to that in other European cities. Rainfall is evenly (平均地) spread during the year, so even in summer a visitor is likely to experience some weather. In spring and autumn there are likely to be some heavy showers, often followed by sunshine. In winter the rain is usually lighter but may for longer.
In the summer, if there are a few days of particularly hot weather, these are often
by a thunderstorm. It is because the weather can change very quickly that many British people carry a(an)umbrella with them throughout the year, even when it appears to be a
day.
The UK’s weather is strongly influenced by the sea which surrounds Britain and Ireland. The sea warms up and more slowly than land, keeping winters relatively warm but also making the summers cooler.
You may be wise to bring warm to wear in the evenings even during the summer months. Very hot days (over 30 C) are not common, so air conditioning is not as widespread as in warmer countries.
During the winter people will often wear several different layers (层) of clothing. This allows them to keep warm when walking outside, but to comfortable when inside a heated building.
1.A. dry B. wet C. hot
2.A. last B. break C. have
3.A. received B. accepted C. followed
4.A. fine B. bad C. rainy
5.A. takes off B. rises up C. cools down`
6.A. something B. anything C. nothing
7.A. realize B. remind C. remain
My bike is broken. Could you help me to __________?
A. fix it up B. set it up C. make it up
Mr. Li asks us to remember that _________ careful we are, ________ mistakes we will make.
A. the more; the fewer B. the fewer; the more C. the more; the more
