Do you like chocolate? Maybe most people do. A box of it can be a great gift. Buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise. See how happy that person gets.

Say you just got a box of chocolate. Which piece do you pick first? A man has studied people’s choices. He says they tell something about the person. Did you choose a round piece? You are a person who likes to party. Did you choose an oval(椭圆形的) shape? You are a person who likes to make things. Picking a square shapes shows something else. The person is honest and truthful. You can depend(相信,依赖)on him or her.

What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate. This shows you have warm feelings about the past. Dark chocolate means something else. A person who chooses it looks forward to the future. What about white chocolate? Would you choose it? If so, you may find it hard to make decisions. Some people like chocolate with nuts. These are people who like to help others.

Do you believe these ideas? Can candy tell all these things? It doesn’t really matter. There’s one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. They eat it because they like it.

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1 From the man’s study, we know people’s different __________ of chocolate may show different characters.

2 If you are a person who likes singing, dancing and drinking, you may choose a ____________ shape of chocolate.

3 If a person enjoys milk chocolate, he or she may like to think of the_____________.

4 People who like white chocolate may have ______________ making decisions.

5 If your friend likes chocolate with nuts, that shows he or she is ____________.

　April 27 is an unusual day in Britain. It’s called Take Our Daughter to Work Day. It was from America in 1994 . On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go with one of their parents to their work places. By doing this, it can teach girls more about the society(社会) where they live.

　Now the girls can have a close look at what their parents are doing. This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a job. Mary experienced a day of work at her mother’s office. This helped her understand her mother’s work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.

　Schools and many companies support(支持) the activity, too. Some schools even make the day a necessary part of school life.

　Experts(专家) think that girls with more self-confidence are more possible to be successful than common girls. If their parents can set good examples(榜样) both at work and at home for them, they will do better than others.

(　 ) 46.Where was Take Our Daughter to Work Day from?

　　　　A. America. 　　　 B. China. C Britain. D. Australia.

(　 ) 47. On Take Our Daughter to Work Day, thousands of girls_______.

　　　　A. go on a journey with their parents　 B. have a party with their friends at home

　　　　C. go to the work places of one of their parents D. take part in a school activity freely

(　 ) 48. What does the underline word confident mean in Paragraph2?

　　　　　　 A 相信　　　 B 自信　　　 C 自负　　 D 自重

(　 ) 49. Which of the following is NOT true about Take Our Daughter to Work Day?

　　　　　　 A. It is an unusual activity on April 27 in Britain.

　　　　　　 B. Schools and many companies support this activity

　　　　　　 C. Many girls like this day because they won’t go to school.

　　　　　　 D. Some schools even make the day a necessary part of school life.

(　 ) 50. According to the experts, being______ is the most important to girls in their future.

　　　　　　 A. smart and careful　 　　　 B. confident　 C. hard-working 　　　 D. friendly