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　　Do You Have a Sense of Humor?

　　Humor and laughter are good for us . These is increasing evidence that they can heal us physically, mentally, emotionally , and spiritually . In fact every system of the body responds to laughter in some positive, healing way . So how can we get more laughter into our lives ? ______ (46) Psychologist and author, Steve Wilson, has some answers.

　　Many people believe that we are born with a sense of humor. They think, “either you’ve got it, or you don’t ” Dr . Wilson points out that this is false ______ (47)

　　The parts of the brain and central nervous system that control laughing and smiling are mature at birth ______ (48) (After all, when a baby laughs , we don’t rush over and say. “That! kid has a great sense of humor!”) A sense of humor is something that you can develop over a lifetime .

　　Sometimes people think that they don’t have a good sense of humor because they are not good juke tellers . Dr . Wilson reminds us that telling jokes is only one of many ways to express humor . ______ (49) Then we will make others laugh , too .

　　A person who has a true sense of humor is willing and able to see the funny side of everyday life . One of the best definitions of a sense of humor is “ the ability to see the nonserious element in a situation”. Consider this sign from a story window .Any faulty merchandise will be cheerfully replaced with merchandise of equal quality . The store manager probably placed the sign in the window to impress customers with the store’s excellent service ______ (50) As Dr . Wilson says, “a good sense of humor means that you don’t have to be funny , you just have to see what’s funny”.

　　A. Everyone experiences this emotion.

　　B. Is it possible to develop a sense of humor?

　　C. He advises us to lose our inhibitions (抑制) and try to laugh at ourselves.

　　D. However, that does not mean that infants have a sense of humor.

　　E. What is true , however, is that we are born with the capacity to laugh and smile.

　　F. He had a serious purpose, but if you have s sense of humor, you will probably find the sign funny!

　　答案：46. B 47. E 48. D 49. C 50.F