Withallthewarsfightingandsadnessintheworldtodayit'snotonlynecessarybutalsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpusgetthrougheachandeverydayofourlives.Puttingasmileonsomeone'sfacewhenyouknowtheyarefeelingdowninthedumps(处于沮丧中)asthesayinggoesmakesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.
Howwouldyoufeelifyoucouldnotjokearoundwithyourwifehusbandchildco-workerneighborclosefriendorevenjustsomeonethatyouarestandinginlinewithatyourcomerstore?IamalwayssayingthingsthatmakeotherssmileorlaughevenifIdon'tknowthepersonI'mjokingaroundwith.MyGrandmaalwaysfoundhumorineverythingshedidevenifitwasthehardestjobanyonecouldimagine.Thisnotonlyrelievesstressinanysituationbutalsoiscommoncourtesy(礼貌)tospeaktoothersthatarearoundyou.
Iknowofafewpeoplethatdon’thaveafunnyboneintheirbodiesastheysay.Everyonearoundthemcouldberollingonthefloorafterhearingagreatjokeandtheywouldsittherewithouttheslightestsmileontheirface.Theydon'tgetthejokethatmakesotherslaugh.IambustingagutwhiletheyjustsittherelookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspace.Howcanpeoplenotgetareallyfunnyjoke?
Laughingisessentialtokeepyourstresslevelsundercontrol.Withouthumorwewouldfindourselveswithalotofpsychologicalproblemsoronalotofmedicationstokeepusfromgoingcrazy.Thereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworld.Itdrivespeoplecrazy.Weallneedtofindawaytobypassthesadnessandbringalittlelightintoourlives.SoIbelieveourbestmedicineistogettogetherandtellsomejokesandhavesomefunlaughingtogether.
1.Accordingtotheauthorhumorisusefulintheaspectthat____________.
A.itmakespeoplemoreconfident
B.itcanpickuppeople'sspirits
C.itcanhelpgetridofthecrueltyintheworld
D.itcanhelppeoplegetonwellwithothers
2.Thephrase“bustingagut"inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby__________.
A.explainingcarefullyB.speakingloud
C.keepingsilentD.laughinghard
3.Inwritingthepassagetheauthormainlyintendsto__________.
A.talkabouthisownunderstandingofhumor
B.encouragepeopletobehumoro