23、World Laughter Day was started in Mumbai, India in 1998 by Dr Madan Kataria, organizer of the worldwide Laughter Yoga activity．

The celebration of World Laughter Day is for world peace and is a plan to make good friends through laughter．Now more and more people are joining the Laughter Yoga movement．On the 9th of January, 2000, more than 10,000 people gathered in Denmark to celebrate the first World Laughter Day．It was very successful．

World Laughter Day is now celebrated on the first Sunday of May every year．Hundreds of people all over the world laugh together on that day．No one thinks that laughing doesn't make us feel good．

Today, some people in the world still face war（戰(zhàn)爭）．Laughter is a good way to deal with world problems．When different groups laugh together, they can get along better．Many difficult problems can become easier to solve if people feel good．

Laughter is a world language, which is the same in every country．We should believe that only laughter can bring the world together and help people become good friends．

The famous writer, Mark Twain said, "Mankind bas only one really effective weapon（武器）, and that is laughter．"

1．World Laughter Day was started                  ．

A．in 1998             B．in 2000             C．in America         D．in China

2．The celebration of the first World Laughter Day was held                  ．

A．in India              B．in Denmark         C．in Mumbai           D．by Mark Twain

3．The meaning of the underlined sentence is                   ．

A．laughing doesn't make us feel good

B．laughter makes us feel happy

C．nobody thinks it is good to laugh

D．everyone thinks laughing together makes us feel sad

4．The Laughter Yoga movement tells us                 ．

A．laughter can stop war

B．people want to make the world peaceful

C．laughter is the best way to deal with world problems

D．laughter can bring the world together when people laugh together

5．What's the best title of the passage?

A．World Laughter Day                       B．Successful Laughter

C．The first World Laughter Day               D．The celebration of World Laughter Day