Do you want to be the most popular person in the class? You don’t need to change your character; you just need to improve your personality (人格). In fact, people trust and love the most popular people because they stay normal but still have something that makes them different from the rest of us. Here are some pieces of advice about becoming the most popular person in the class.
◆If you want others to like and respect (尊重) you, you have to start by liking and accepting yourself. Do not change yourself in order to please others.
◆Be helpful to everyone and do it happily. Being nice to people is almost like helping them, because by being nice you make others happy.
◆Be active and have a positive view towards life. Develop confidence in yourself.
◆Stay clean and wear fresh clothes. Do not try to follow fashion to please others.
◆Big words and power cannot bring you respect. You have to get it by being honest. It also helps your personal growth. You must be a person that can be trusted to get respect.
1.If you want to become the most popular person, you should __________.
A. improve your personality B. trust and please others
C. change your character D. make yourself different from others
2.According to the article, __________ can bring you respect.
A. following fashion B. using big words
C. being honest and helpful D. saying hello to others every day
3.The underlined sentence shows that __________.
A. you should be polite when you help others B. you should make yourself happy[
C. we can help others only by being happy D. you should always be nice to others
Last night Molly watched a basketball game. Her little brother, Sam, played in it. Sam did his best in the game, but his team 41 the game. Sam was very sad. Molly tried to make him 42 , but he was still unhappy with the result.
Molly thought for a long time and finally she came up with a good 43 . She decided to make his favorite cake for him though she was not good at it. She just wanted him to know that every loss has its own 44 and we can improve our performances next time. She thought it was enough if we had tried our best.
After Molly finished making the cake, she gave Sam a piece. When Sam tried a piece of it, he smiled, “No matter what others 45 the cake, I like it very much,” Sam continued, “because I know you have made it with your 46 and you have tried your best. ” Hearing this, Molly said, “This is just 47 I want to say to you. 48 your team didn’t win the game, you had tried your best. You are the greatest in my heart all the time!”
From then on, every time Sam 49 to do something, he thinks of Molly’s words. He is no longer 50 failing. Instead he becomes stronger to face all his troubles in his life.
1.A. won B. beat C. lost D. missed
2.A. play B. smile C. come D. cry
3.A. idea B. manner C. game D. ball
4.A. lesson B. school C. time D. term
5.A. point at B. think of C. stick to D. take away
6.A. money B. love C. material D. time
7.A. why B. what C. who D. how
8.A. Since B. So C. Though D. Because
9.A. helps B. wants C. forgets D. fails
10.A. crazy about B. good at C. afraid of D. interested in
—The skirt looks different from the others and it’s really nice.
—Thanks. It _________ by my mother last month.
A. made B. is made C. has been made D. was made
—Do you mind if I sit here?
—___________. It’s for Miss. Wood.
A. Not at all B. Never mind C. You’d better not D. Of course not
—Are you going to Guilin by plane?
—It’s fast but expensive, so I’m not sure. I __________ take a train.
A. should B. may C. must D. will
—How many computers are there in the room?
—__________. Some workers moved them to another place just now.
A. None B. Both C. Nobody D. Neither
