Laughter - Test 4

C1 Advanced · Word Formation · Cambridge English Advanced 3, Cambridge University Press

For questions 17–24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

MIND

VOLUNTARY

COMPANY

VIEW

PLEASE

APPROPRIATE

PLAN

THINK

Laughter is the best medicine they say and (0) ___ it's contagious. You know the situation – someone laughs and we (17) ___ laugh in turn, without knowing why we've joined in. It's a totally (18) ___ response – just the sound of a laugh is enough to prompt it spreading. It's no surprise, therefore, that recorded laughter is added to television sitcoms. This laugh track (19) ___ the programme, in the absence of a live audience, to stimulate laughter among the (20) ___ at home. Naturally, the likelihood of our laughing is much greater in social situations. Laughing with people brings the (21) ___ of feeling accepted by the group; the only thing we have to be careful of is not to laugh (22) ___ , as that would destroy the positive group feeling. Laughter can be a particularly informative measure of relationships because it's largely (23) ___ and hard to fake. As it's also a good guide to people's innermost (24) ___ , learning how to 'read' these would be a valuable life skill.

Laughter

FORTUNE

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