” Until recently, few people paid attention to it. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. 2

　　Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. 3

　　If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.

　　4

　　In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish (减少) both stress and pain.

　　5

　　They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.

　　A. Laughter can prolong (延长) one’s life.

　　B. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh.

　　C. Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body.

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