What is your favorite color Do you like yellow, orange or red If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, or an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grays and blues Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined. You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, and the effect that colors have on human beings. They tell us that we don’ t choose our favorite color as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and more comfortable than a dark green one, and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but also more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray.Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colorful things. Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike. And don’ t forget that anyone can guess about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief or a lampshade. The main idea of this passage is()
A. color preference has something to do with one’s character
B. colors have effects on human psychological states
C. you will know your friends or your enemies by knowing the colors they like
D. all of the above
Inventors and their InventionsNew inventions are appearing every day to make our lives easier, longer, warmer, speedier and so on. But only a inventors design a new machine or product that becomes so well-known that the invention, named after its creator, becomes a household word. Here are four famous inventors and the inventions that are named after them:1. John Bowler, a London hatter who designed the hard round hat known as the bowler in about 1850. It has become the symbol of a respectable British man.2. Louis Braille (1809—1952), born in France. He was blinded as a child. In 1924 he developed his own alphabet patterns known as Braille by which the blind could read by touch.3. Rudolf Diesel ( 1858—1913), a German engineer who invented the diesel engine in 1897 and so began a transport revolution in cars, lorries and trains.4. Charles Rolls, a car salesman who with the engineer Henry Royce created the world-famous Rolls-Royce car.Inventors and their InventionsOur lives are made easier, longer, warmer and speedier by (46) . A few inventions were named after their inventors. Here are some:inventorsdescriptioninventionsJohn BowlerThe (47) hatbowlerLouis BrailleHis own (48) BrailleRudolf DieselAn engine that began a transport revolution(49) Charles RollsThe world-famous car(50) ear 46()