“Your hair looks great!”“I love your new．mobile phone!”“You really did a good job!”These are some popular English compliments you might hear．

    In the UK and many。other western countries。complimenting someone is a useful way to help break the ice and start a nice conversation．It is normal to compliment，people for their clothes，hair or taste in general．The most common compliments are on someone’s appearance （You look beautiful!），possessions（财产）（What a fantastic car!），performance（That was a really interesting speech!）1，skills（You speak French really well!）．

    If an English speaker compliments you。there are different ways to reply．Some people may say“Thank you”．They may also return the compliment（You look great，too!）or play it down（This shirt? It’s really quite old．）．

    No matter how they reply to the compliments，don’t be afraid to compliment someone in English．You’ll probably make their day !

1．In some western countries，____is a useful way to start a nice conversation．

    A．complimenting someone             B．greeting someone

    C．breaking the ice                        D．speaking politely

2．“You look beautiful”is the most common compliment on ___________．

    A．performance        B．skills       C．appearance          D．possessions

3．If an English speaker compliments you，you may reply“_________”．

    A．What a fantastic car!                  B．Thank you．

    C．You speak French really well．   D．I love your new mobile phone．

4．The underlined expression“make their day”means．

    A．make thee*annoyed                    B．change their life

    C．make them afraid                     D．make them have a nice day

5．This passage tells us __________ ．

  A．how to wear personal clothes

    B．how to make speech interesting 

    C．how to compliment others and reply

    D．the importance of starting a conversation

Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, "What has happened to your hair, Jack?" Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse." Bob agreed(同意). "Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him." "Why shall I go to him?" Jack asked. "But that would be foolish!" "Oh, no, it wouldn't," answered Bob. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think it. He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber."

1.When Jack went out of the barber's shop, he was not happy because ____.

2."I tried a new barber's shop today." means ____.

3.After Jack had his hair cut, he thought ____.

4.Bob told Jack to find out which barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?

5.From the story we know that ____.

Who are you? Sure you know your name, but your name is just a label (标签); it does not describe who you are. In a world with over six billion people, there can be millions of Johns or Jennys, but there is only one YOU. So what makes you special?

There are three things that make you different from any other person on the planet: your looks, your fingerprints (指纹) and your personality. Your looks and fingerprints certainly make you special, but these are just physical characteristics(特征). It is your personality that really describes who you are.

Personality is the form of emotions, thoughts, and behavior that people show throughout their lives, which makes them different from others. It is especially shown in how they behave towards other people.

Each person’s personality is made up of different personality traits (特征) such as kindness or shyness. These traits decide how people behave in different situations. A person’s personality decides everything they say and do. The human’s brain(大脑) has a special part that gives us personality and allows us to think for ourselves. This part of the brain is called the mind. Someone’s personality can change if their brain damaged in an accident. Scientists cannot study the mind by looking inside someone’ brain! To study the mind, scientists have to study human behavior. This includes studying people and having personality tests. Scientists believe that answers to the questions tell us something about a person’s personality traits. After asking thousands of people thousand of questions, they have found that some personality traits seem to go together. For example, shy people are often quiet. They have an introverted (内向的) personality type. The opposite is an extroverted (外向的) personality type —people who are outgoing, friendly and like being around other people. Describing personality types is not easy. In fact, scientists do not all agree on how many personality types there are, or how exactly they are described.

根据短文内容选择正确答案。

1.The underlined word “personality” in the passage means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 心理           B. 特征          C. 性格

2.From this passage, you know _______ makes you different from any other person.

A. your hair, the color of skin and height

B. your name

C. your looks, fingerprints and personality

3.Your personality comes from _______.

A.         B.         C. 

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People who are introverted don’t like being around others.

B. To study the personality, scientists have to study human behavior.

C. Everyone’s personality won’t change at any time.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. WHO ARE YOU

B. PERSONALITY

C. YOUR SPECIAL LOOK