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

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. 1.

   What can we know from the first paragraph?

   1. A.
      We should change our character.
   2. B.
      We should improve our personality to be trusted and loved.
   3. C.
      We shouldn’t change our character and improve our personality.
   4. D.
      We shouldn’t improve our personality.
2. 2.

   The underlined sentence shows that                       .

   1. A.
      we should be always polite
   2. B.
      we can help others only by being happy
   3. C.
      you should be polite when you help others
   4. D.
      you should always be nice to others
3. 3.

   The writer thinks a person who is liked by the whole class must be           .
   ①confident   ②positive   ③good-looking  
   ④helpful   ⑤fashionable

   1. A.
      ①②⑤
   2. B.
      ③④⑤
   3. C.
      ①②③
   4. D.
      ①②④
4. 4.

   What’s the best title for the article?

   1. A.
      How to Develop Power.
   2. B.
      How to Be the Favorite.
   3. C.
      How to Improve Yourself.
   4. D.
      How to Please 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.
根據材料內容，判斷正（T）誤（F）。
【小題1】There are four people in the boy’s family.
【小題2】The boy’s parents want him to have shorter hair and make his room cleaner.
【小題3】According to the boy, it’s hard to have polite friends.
【小題4】The parents try their best to be good.
【小題5】According to the passage, children always want their parents to eat much healthier food.