Dear Carol,

I wear braces (牙箍) and I know I look just terrible in them. Is there anything I can do to improve my appearance until they come off?

Connie N.

Philadelphia, PA

Dear Connie,

Start by thinking about how good you are going to look when your braces come off. If you are negative（負面的）about your appearance, people will pick that up right away about you. In the meantime there are several things that you can do to lift your spirits:

Change your hairstyle. Be sure to get a good cut so that the shape of your hair will be flattering to your face and also good for your type of hair (fine, thick, straight, curly, etc.) Choose a hairstyle that draws attention away from your face. Hair pulled back into a pony-tail or into a ball on top or slightly off-center can be attractive and practical for this purpose.

Keep skin clean. If you choose to wear makeup(化妝品), it should look natural. Blusher(腮紅) and lip gloss(潤唇膏) in light tones of peach or pink are best.

Be well-groomed(打扮). Neatness really counts. People see a total look about you before they ever become aware of your braces. And first impressions are lasting ones!

1.Why did Connie write to Carol?

A. Because she really cared about her clothes.

B. Because she cared much about her appearance.

C. Because her teeth were not good.

D. Because she didn’t know how to make up.

2.Carol’s idea about one’s appearance is that _________.

A. change your hairstyle and you will look beautiful

B. keep your skin clean and you will look good

C. neatness really counts

D. if you yourself don’t think you look smart, neither will people

3.Carol tries to let Connie know that __________.

A. the deepest impressions one leaves on others is the first ones

B. spirits are important when we talk about one’s appearance

C. there are some practical ways to draw people’s attention away from where you don’t feel good

D. all of the above

4.The underlined word “count” means “_________” in the last paragraph.

A. say numbers in order B. be important

C. not include D. be accepted

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了兩封信：一封是Connie N.詢問Carol如何在戴牙箍的情況下使自己變得好看，另一封則是Carol針對此問題的回信。

1. improve my appearance until they come off?可知她的困擾是如何在脫掉牙箍前改善外貌。故選B

2. you are negative（負面的）about your appearance, people will pick that up right away about you可知自己對自己外貌不自信，人們就不會認為你的好看。故選D

3. can do to lift your spirits，第三段的Hair pulled back into a pony-tail or int.. be attractive and practical for this purpose.第四段的first impressions are lasting ones可知A、B、C都正確，故選D

4. impressions are lasting ones可知第一印象最重要，所以干凈是很重要的。故選B

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