Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter in boxes on your answer sheet.

1 When referring to laughter in the first paragraphs, the writer emphasises

Aits impact on language.

Bits function in human culture.

Cits value to scientific research.

Dits universality in animal societies.

2 What does the writer suggest about Charley Douglass?

AHe understood the importance of enjoying humour in a group setting.

BHe believed that TV viewers at home needed to be told when to laugh.

CHe wanted his shows to appeal to audiences across the social spectrum.

DHe preferred shows where audiences were present in the recording studio.

3 What makes the Santa Cruz study particularly significant?

Athe various different types of laughter that were studied

Bthe similar results produced by a wide range of cultures

Cthe number of different academic disciplines involved

Dthe many kinds of people whose laughter was recorded

4 Which of the following happened in the San Diego study?

ASome participants became very upset.

BParticipants exchanged roles.

CParticipants who had not met before became friends.

DSome participants were unable to laugh.

5 In the fifth paragraph, what did the results of the San Diego study suggest?

AIt is clear whether a dominant laugh is produced by a high- or low-status person.

BLow-status individuals in a position of power will still produce submissive laughs.

CThe submissive laughs of low- and high-status individuals are surprisingly similar.

DHigh-status individuals can always be identified by their way of laughing.

Having a laugh