Question

Confidence: you’ve either got it or you haven’t, right? Wrong. Most people learn confidence

as they go through life.

       Even if you are shaking like a leaf on the inside, you’ll make a lasting impression if you can come across as confident. Here are some confidence-building tips.

       Fake（假裝） it! If you can pretend that you feel confident when you don’t and keep on doing so, your fake confidence will soon turn into real confidence. It only takes a few repetitions of an activity for it to become a habit—so get in the habit of         .

       Think it. For an instant encouragement to yourself-esteem （自尊心）, recall three things that give you positive emotions. It could be a great compliment somebody paid you, a special time when you felt happy and popular, or when you really excelled （勝過(guò)別人） at something. Bringing them to mind will help you to feel good instantly—and when you feel good, you have greater confidence.

       Focus it. Difficult situations, such as interviews or new jobs, can make you feel shy. If you’re feeling anxious about yourself, stop thinking about yourself and focus on something else. It could be that you focus on something normal, like the view out of the window, or that you pay more attention to the task at hand—getting the job! Either way, you'll feel less awkward.

       Talk it. If you keep telling yourself that you're not good at something, you’ll start to believe it. Next time you blame yourself, ask yourself whether you'd talk to your friends like that. So quit being negative and start recognizing and appreciating the things you are good at.

       Walk it. Great posture can signal great confidence. Walk with a purposeful stride, walk with your back straight and with your head held up high!

1．What is the best title of the passage?  （within 8 words）

                                                                               

2．Please fill in the blank in the 3rd paragraph with proper words to complete the sentence. 

    （within 6 words.）

                                                                               

3．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

       Stop finding fault with yourself and try to think more about your advantages.

                                                                               

4．Which of the tips given in the passage will work best with you? Why? （within 30 words.）

                                                                               

5．Please translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.

                                                                               

Answer 1

1．（How to）Build Your Confidence / How to Be Confident / Tips on Confidence-Building

 （confidence 和confident為中心詞，學(xué)生所寫(xiě)答案有此詞即可得1分）

2．faking confidence / pretending self-esteem / pretending to be confident

3．So quit being negative and start recognizing and appreciating the things you are good at.

4．One possible version:

      I find the “Walk it ” method is more helpful to me. I’ve ever tried it for some times and it does

      work. （答案合理即可; 此題為兩個(gè)問(wèn)題，一個(gè)問(wèn)題1分）

5．即使你內(nèi)心像樹(shù)葉一樣搖擺不定，那么如果你表面上顯得很自信，你仍然會(huì)給人留下永久的印象。