BEng Unit 6 Reading

1. Most laughter means people __________.

• 1. think something is funny

• 1. want to be friendly

• 1. like to be competitive

• hate the other person

1. According to paragraph 2, we make jokes in order to __________.

• 1. make a moment exciting

• 1. get us nervous

• 1. help us relax

• make others angry

1. Sometimes laughing at another person means we __________.

• love that person

• think we are worse than that person

• don't know that person

• think we are better than that person

1. According to paragraph 4, jokes __________.

• don't make us laugh when we don't know the end

• 1. make us laugh if we know the end

• 1. begin the same way that they end

• 1. are funny when the end surprises us

1. The main idea of this passage is __________.

• 1. laughing helps people to relax

• there are different reasons why we laugh

• all jokes are funny

• we think other people are not as good as us

"In movies, there is often a joke at an exciting moment when everyone feels nervous. It is usually a small joke, but we laugh a lot."

What does 'It' refer to?

• an exciting moment

• the movie

• in the movie theatre

• a joke

There are _____ main reasons why we laugh in this text.

• two

• three

• four

• five

"We often laugh when we feel nervous."

What kind of word is 'nervous'?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Which paragraph talks about mistakes?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 5

Which paragraphs talk about making other people feel bad?

• 1 and 2

• 2 and 3

• 4 and 5

• 3 and 5