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七选五 Surprising benefits of laughter Laughter is a powerful and free medicine that everyone should know, Read on to learn about the surprising benefits of it. Laughter helps you feel less stressed. ____1____ Maybe you have an exam coming up, but you’re not ready for it. Then a friend tells you a joyful joke and you laugh so hard that you forget your nervousness. It is amazing that a laugh can make us feel relaxed, especially when things happen totally out of the blue. Laughter develops your immunity (免疫力). Negative stress can cause chemical reactions in your body that lower your immunity. ____2____ A hearty laugh fuels your immune system with the disease-fighting power, which can help you stay healthy and energetic. Laughter makes you feel better. Have you ever had the experience that made you want to cry out? I doubt whether anyone can honestly say “No” to that question, because we’ve all been there. ____3____ How happy you are has more to do with how you react to things, so keep positive. Laughter helps lose weight. Laughing can help burn calories, making weight loss much easier. Moreover, it will help raise your metabolic (新陈代谢的) rate, and will get your heart pumping a bit faster. ____4____ ____5____ One study published in Archives of General Psychiatry says that people who have a positive attitude to life tend to live longer. Those who laugh more and think positively have a 55% lower death rate than those of the same age but with a more negative mindset. A．Then you will be more likely to get sick. B．Laughter makes it easier to make friends. C．Laughter helps you live longer. D．So keep laughing whenever and wherever you are. E．But why not laugh instead? F．They say that laughter is one of the best medicines in the world. G．Have you ever been rather stressed at work or school? On a warm spring morning in 1984, Dong Yaohui and his two young friends pulled on backpacks and set out to hike the Great Wall. Their walk began in Shanhai Pass. ____6____ By sunset, they took