Perhaps most of us are familiar with the saying “Laugh and the world 31 with you, weep and you weep alone.”32 did you know that according to recent research, people are losing the art of laughter and it could have a 33 effect on our health?
答案：(C) laughs
諺語結構「笑，全世界就跟你一起笑；哭，你就獨自哭」，前後對比，laughs（笑）對應後半句 weep（哭）的並列對比結構；fights／sings／cries 都不符合這句諺語的對比邏輯。
本題大考中心未公布逐題答對率，以下不談數據，只談觀念。
四個選項都是動詞，如果不認得這句諺語，就只能憑語感猜；而 cries（哭）與後半句的 weep（哭）看起來很搭，特別誘人。這一格靠的是諺語本身的對稱結構。
四個選項是四個不同的動詞，可見這一格考的是語意，而依據就在這句諺語自己的形狀。整句是：Laugh and the world ___ with you, weep and you weep alone.前半的開頭是 Laugh，後半的開頭是 weep，兩半是刻意對比的：一邊講笑、一邊講哭。再看後半句 you weep alone（你獨自哭）——既然哭的時候沒有人陪，那麼前半句要說的必然是「笑的時候全世界陪你笑」，所以填 laughs，與句首的 Laugh 呼應。整句的意思是：你笑，全世界跟著你笑；你哭，卻只能一個人哭。
cries（哭）：填進去會變成「你笑，全世界跟你一起哭」，前後自相矛盾，而且與後半句重複，對比就消失了。fights（打架）、sings（唱歌）：與整句的笑哭對比毫無關係。
be familiar with（熟悉）、a saying（諺語、俗話）、laugh with sb（與某人一起笑）、laugh at sb（嘲笑某人）、weep（哭泣）、alone（獨自）。
Perhaps most of us are familiar with the saying "Laugh and the world 31 with you, weep and you weep alone."32 did you know that according to recent research, people are losing the art of laughter and it could have a 33 effect on our health? In 1930 we laughed on average for 19 minutes each day, but by 1980 it 34 to six minutes. Children, 35 , can see the funny side of things more often and may laugh up to 400 times a day.
By exhaling air from the lungs in short 36 of laughter, breathing is quickened and heartbeats increased, which achieves 37 good as ten minutes on an exercise bike. Laughter, too, has a beneficial effect on our immune system, 38 the production of white blood cells and increasing our resistance to infection.39 makes a difference to our appearance, too, when we relax our facial muscles!
Laughter 40 is the best medicine, so why not give yourself a treat? Have a good laugh today--and feel better for it.