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：(B) serious
語意「這可能對我們的健康有嚴重的影響」，serious（嚴重的）符合負面影響的語境；good（好的，語意相反）、few（很少的，不修飾effect表達程度）、heavy（重的，不常修飾effect）都不合。
本題大考中心未公布逐題答對率，以下不談數據，只談觀念。
四個選項都是形容詞，而 effect（影響）本身是中性的，既可以是好影響也可以是壞影響，所以 good 擺進去文法上完全成立。這一格要看的是前半句給的是好消息還是壞消息。
四個選項都是形容詞，可見這一格考的是語意與搭配。先看前半句：people are losing the art of laughter（人們正在失去笑的本事）——這是負面的發展。既然如此，它對健康造成的當然不會是好的影響，所以 good 先出局，填 serious（嚴重的）。have a serious effect on（對……有嚴重的影響）是常見的組合，同一組還有 have a profound effect on（有深遠的影響）、have an adverse effect on（有不利的影響）。
good（好的）：方向相反。few（很少的）：few 修飾可數名詞的複數（few people），而這裡是單數的 a ___ effect，形態上就不合。heavy（重的）：heavy 可以配 rain、traffic、workload，但不與 effect 組成通行的說法。
have an effect on（對……有影響）、a serious effect（嚴重的影響）、a profound effect（深遠的影響）、have an adverse effect on（對……有不利影響）、affect sth（影響某物）、a side effect（副作用）。
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.