شرکت در آزمون آنلاین زبان انگلیسی 2 - درک مطلب (Reading Comprehension) | آزمون شماره 6953

Things always know when a person isn’t well. At such times, in little ways, things make life hard for people. When I’m not well, I can never find the things I need. The things I need have gone away from all the places where I can find them. When I need something, I can never find it quickly. When we aren’t well, boxes become heavy. Doors don’t want to open. The weather becomes colder. The sun becomes too hot. The car doesn’t run well. Time is longer than it was when we felt fine. The things around us usually do what they should when we’re well and strong. But when we aren’t, things often tell us they are really not our friends.

What have you learned about people and things? Do these sentences seem true?

Which sentence is TRUE about the writer?

Which of the following CANNOT be inferred from the passage?

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

We all know that high blood pressure is one of the most dangerous side effects of stress, as well as a huge risk for heart diseases. However, it’s hard to be stressed when you’re laughing. Researchers have studied if laughter can decrease blood pressure or not. There are more than a few studies that show a decrease of blood pressure after laughter such as a 2017 study in the Journal of Dental and Medical Research. 40 patients listened to CDs of comedy comic shows for sixteen 30-minute sessions for the research over eight weeks, and researchers saw a decrease in their blood pressure.

   Another study found that three one-hour laughter therapy (cure) sessions improved the depression and also negative emotions of cancer patients. In addition, a big laugh uses about the same energy as walking more than half a mile. They also found that laughing makes the heart beat faster and makes the blood vessels wider. It can also attract others’ positive attention. 

   These days we hear this sentence a lot that laughter is a medicine itself, and it seems that there are some scientific truths to this idea. After all, I don’t think that laughter has any harm, and according to the facts we mentioned, it can fill us with joy and health. So, let’s have a smile on our faces and laugh it up, at least for our health.

What is the best title for the passage?

It’s always important to remember where we were born: our hometown, our ordinary beginnings, and our parents. Put aside in favour of fast-paced jobs, modern technology and eyes focused on what’s to come, appreciation for the past seems to be lost in the not-well-organized lifestyles that we have in today’s world. It’s important that we start to change that, both for the present generation of elders as well as for future generations who will finally take on the same role. We have so many things to learn from those who have walked through life before us, but we often forget to ask. Learning from the past will help our present and future generations to grow and be better. That could mean we can be enriched by family or historical traditions that we hand down to our children. We might find ourselves able to avoid major disagreements because we know how a similar situation developed years ago. We can follow our elders’ lead and make better choices so as not to repeat history. No matter how we look at it, the elderly are one of the best blessings that we have. It’s up to us to keep them involved in our world and make them feel respected and heard. We’ll end up with two-sided appreciation for one another, which is an idea the humankind can always use more. One way to benefit from their experience is to discuss family heritage, history and traditions.

Which of the following best describes the writer’s attitude towards the way our present generation appreciates the past?