Fill in each numbered gap with ONE suitable word. (20 points)
LAUGHTER
You not only laugh more whem you are relaxed, but you (1)________relax when you laugh, and it has been found that when you’re on holiday it is easier to do both. But for (2)________people laughter is not just a pleasure, it is a (3)________of fighting illness. Some hospitals have begun to bring in clowns to relieve the silent, depressing atmosphere, especially in children’s wards. This scheme is (4)________ “Medical Smile” and it helps sick children in a way that doctors, with all their knowledge, can’t do. The effect of the clowns is more than psychological. Laughter helps strengthen the immune (5)________ - that is, the part of our bodies (6)________fights off disease. We take (7)________more oxygen when we laugh, (8)________our heartbeat slows down . Hospital clowns are becoming more and more popular (9)________of the positive effect they have. They both relieve depression, which tends to (10)________ illnesses worse, and give people the will to fight their illnesses themselves.