Laughter Is the Best Medicine
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John and Susan are walking home from school. John looks sad.
Susan: What’s wrong John? You look a little under the weather.
John: I’ve been under some stress lately. I have had a lot of homework .Plus, I haven’t been feeling well.
Susan: You should relax. Learn to laugh in the face of stress, like Dr. Norman Cousins.
John: I wish it were so easy. Besides, who’s Dr. Norman Cousins?
Susan: He’s a famous doctor that recovered from a serious disease with the use of laughter.
John: How exactly did he cure himself using laughter?
Susan: Well, he watched some comedies while he was in the hospital.
John: And he recovered from his illness?
Susan: Yeah, he even wrote some books about it.
John: I guess laughter really is the best medicine.
Susan: That’s not all. Some interesting discoveries were made.
John: About laughter? What could they have possibly found?
Susan: They found that the way a person laughs could make one more or less attractive to others.
John: That’s true. Susie always snorts when she laughs, and I don’t find her very attractive.
Susan: Too bad that she thinks you are hilarious!
Susan: It has also been found that women tend to laugh more wildly with men, and men tend to laugh more with their buddies.
John: That makes sense. My buddies and I always joke around with each other.
Susan: That’s because you guys share a crude sense oh humor.
John: Don’t worry. I won’t tell them that I get all my jokes from you.

~ Reference "English 4U" Feb. 2002 ~

Question：
1. Why John is sad?
A. He failed in examination
B. He had a lot of homework.
C. He was sick with influenza.
2. How did Dr. Norman Cousins cure his illness?
A. Sleeping
B. Laughter
C. Hiking
3. Do women tend to laugh more with men?
A. Yes
B. No
C. None of about all