Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Don’t worry, be happy and, according to a new research, you will also be healthy.
It is estimated that over the course of one year, Americans suffer 1 billion colds. But new research shows that all it may take to (36) this common affliction is a positive and upbeat attitude.
People who are happy, relaxed and (37) , are less likely to catch a cold than those who are depressed, nervous or angry, according to a new study (38) in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.
Healthy volunteers were first asked to rate their (39) to experience positive and negative emotions - how often they felt pleased, relaxed, happy, or anxious, depressed and hostile. The (40) were next given a squirt up the nose of a rhinovirus (鼻病毒), the nasty little germ that cause colds. Researchers then watched the volunteers to see who came down with a cold and how the unlucky ill (41) their cold symptoms.
"We found that people who regularly experience positive emotions, when exposed to rhinovirus, are (42) protected from developing illness," said Dr. Sheldon Cohen, (43) author of the study and a psychology Professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
(44) . So how can your emotions influence your health In terms, (45) .
In addition, happy and relaxed people are prone to better health practices than their negative and stressed counterparts. (46) .