VII. Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space by
circling A, B, C or D.
Humour is a strange thing. It can bring people together but it can
(1)………………..divide them. Imagine being at a club listening to a
(2)…………………comedian. He tells a (3)………………… All your friends
laugh, but you don’t (4)……………………it. (5)……………of this, you feel
silly or, worse still, you feel stupid. (6)………………….. , it’s not all bad. It’s a
well-known fact that laughter (7)…………………stress. There are now several
laughter clinics across the country and (8)…………………the treatment is quite
expensive, their techniques are proving popular. So, for a
(9)………………..mind in a healthy body, having (10)……………………..is
definitely the next step.
1. A. too B. also C. in addition D. as well
2. A. stand-up B. laughing C. sit-down D. joking
3. A. tale B. lie C. line D. joke
4. A. have B. get C. use D. find
5. A. Result B. Cause C. Because D.
Reason
6. A. In spite B. However C. Though D.
Although
7. A. relieves B. likes C. makes D. uses
8. A. because B. in spite C. although D. so
9. A. healthy B. good C. well D. funny
10. A. laugh B. joke C. happy D. fun