SMILE POWER

The expression on your face can actually dramatically alter your feelings and perceptions, and it has been proved that (1) __________ smiling or frowning can create corresponding emotional responses. The idea was first (2) __________ by a French physiologist, Israel Waynbaum, in 1906. He believed that different facial (3) __________ affected the flow of blood to the brain, and that this could create positive or negative feelings. A happy smile or irrepressible (4) __________ increased the blood flow and contributed to joyful feelings. But sad, angry expressions decreased the flow of oxygen-carrying blood, and created a vicious (5) __________ of gloom and depression by effectively (6) ___________ the brain of essential fuel. Psychologist Robert Zajonc rediscovered this early (7) __________, and (8) ___________ that the temperature of the brain could affect the production and synthesis of neurotransmitters which definitely influence our moods and energy levels. He argues that an impaired blood flow could not (9) __________ deprive the brain of oxygen, but create further chemical imbalance (10) ___________ inhibiting these vital hormonal messages. Zajonc goes on to propose that our brains remember that smiling is associated with being happy, and that by deliberately smiling through your tears you can (11)___________ your brain to release uplifting neurotransmitters-replacing a depressed condition (12) ___________ a happier one. People suffering from psychosomatic (13) ___________ depression and anxiety states could (14) ___________ from simply exercising their zygomatic (15) ____________ which pull the corners of the mouth up and back to form a smile-several times an hour.

1. A. desperately B. determinedly C. deliberately                         D. decidedly
2. A. put off B. put down C. put by                                 D. put forward
3. A. aspects B. looks C. expressions                         D. appearances
4. A. laughter B. sadness. C. humour                               D. depression
5. A. cycle B. spiral C. circle                                   D. vortex
6. A. cutting B. starving C. removing                            D. eliminating
7. A. result B. subject C. research                              D. experiment
8. A. advises B. wants C. demands                             D. suggests
9. A. even B. only C. ever                                     D. always
10. A. by B. without C. when                                   D. from
11. A. make B. persuade C. allow                                   D. decide
12. A. through B. by C. after                                                D. with
13. A. disease B. illness C. infection                             D. ailment
14. A. recover B. improve C. benefit                                D. progress
15. A. muscles B. nerves            C. veins                                   D. bones