Do you want to be the most popular person in the class? You don ' t need to change your character (性格) ; you just need to improve your personality (人格), the most popular people are trusted (信任) and loved because they stay normal but still have something that makes them different from the rest of us. Here are some pieces of advice on how to become the most popular person in the class.
If you want others to like and respect (尊重) you, you have to start by liking yourself. Do not change yourself in order to please (讨好，取悦) others.
Be helpful to everyone and do it happily. Being nice to people is almost like helping them, too, because by being nice you make others happy.
Be active and have a positive attitude towards life. Develop confidence in yourself.
Stay clean and wear fresh clothes. Do not try to follow fashion to please others.
Respect cannot be bought with big words or money. 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.
【小题1】How can we become popular in our class?
A. To change our character.
B.To trust and love others.
C. To improve our personality.
【小题2】How can you get respect from your classmates according to the passage? '
A. By being honest.
B.By trusting others.
C. By using money.
【小题3】What does the underlined(下划线的) sentence (句子) show?
A. You should be nice to others.
b. You should be polite when you help others.
C. We can help others just by being nice.
【小题4】What kind of people will be liked by the whole class?
a. positive   b.   confident   c.  good-looking   d.  fashionable   e. helpful
A. a, b, e.     b. b, c, d.      C. a,b, c.
【小题5】What's the best title (标题) for the passage?
A. How to please others.
B. How to be the favorite.
C. How to be trusted by others.

Everyone has his problems to worry about.

Son: I try to be a good son, but no matter how hard I try, my parents never seem to be satisfied. They think I should eat healthier food, I should wear nicer clothes, and I should get better grades. And according to them, my hair should be shorter, my room should be neater, and my friends should be more polite when they come to visit. You know it isn’t easy to be a teenager.

Parents: We try to be good parents, but no matter how we try, our children never seem to be satisfied. They think we should wear more fashionable clothes, we should buy a faster car, and we should listen to more interesting music. And according to them, we should be more sympathetic when they talk about their problems, we should be more friendly when their friends come to visit, and we should be more understanding when they come late from a Saturday night date. You know it isn’t easy being parents.

根据材料内容，判断正（T）误（F）。

1.There are four people in the boy’s family.

2.The boy’s parents want him to have shorter hair and make his room cleaner.

3.According to the boy, it’s hard to have polite friends.

4.The parents try their best to be good.

5.According to the passage, children always want their parents to eat much healthier food.

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. In fact, the most popular people are trusted(信任) and loved 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 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.

Respect cannot be bought with big words and power. 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. What can we know from the first paragraph?

2.The underlined sentence shows that                       .

3.The writer thinks a person who is liked by the whole class must be           .

①confident   ②positive   ③good-looking  

④helpful   ⑤fashionable

4.What’s the best title for the article?