People who show confidence really seem to have it made．They seize more rewarding careers, keep good relationships, and just seem to do everything with more style than the rest of us．
So what’s their self-confidence’s secret? There isn’t one．Self-confidence is a skill and habit that anyone can learn to develop．And although people who are raised in an encouraging environment with confident role models have a head start in self-confidence development, we all can learn to become more confident at any age．
Try these simple tips for practicing and increasing your confidence levels：
Dare to fail．Anybody who’s out there bravely performing is going to fail repeatedly．If you’re not failing, you’re not trying．So don’t take failure too hard or too personally．Just learn to roll with it and use its lessons to keep improving．
When in doubt, pretend you know what your are doing．Because if you are confident of your abilities, by the time you have done it, you will be experienced．
Dress for success．You don’t have to be beautiful to be confident．Make the most of your own unique physical characters and weaken your disadvantages so that you know you’re giving out your best image．
Listen to be yourself．You’re the only person who knows what’s right for you．Don’t put others’ opinions above your own inner voice．
Build a confident vocabulary．Stop putting yourself down and give up continually blaming your tiny weaknesses．Learn to show up your strong points and the world will learn to see and celebrate them with you．
Pass on praise．Praise others for their virtues and strength．This practice will not decrease your confidence, but help increase it．
(1)
The passage is written mainly ________．
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A．
to explain the definition of self-confidence
B．
to explain the secret of self-confidence
C．
to tell people how important self-confidence is
D．
to tell people how to build self-confidence
(2)
The underlined word “one” in the second paragraph refers to ________．
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A．
the secret of self-confidence
B．
the skill of self-confidence
C．
the style of doing something
D．
a rewarding career
(3)
The main idea of the sixth paragraph is ________．
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A．
to be confident means to have no disadvantages
B．
taking full advantage of your physical characters will help you be confident
C．
your unique characters will help you be confident and be successful
D．
to be confident means to be beautiful
(4)
All the following are tips to increase your self-confidence level EXCEPT ________．
More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert．One day the Prince wanted to go hunt-ing with his men．He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son．The baby was in a wooden cradle, which was like a small bed．When the Prince came back from hunt-ing, Gelert ran out to meet his master．He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Prince's chest．Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelert's jaws and head．
"What have you done?" the Prince said．He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son．The cradle was lying on its side on the floor．The clothes were torn and there was blood on them．
"So you have killed my son?" the Prince said angrily．"You unfaithful dog!" He took out his sword and killed the dog．Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark．Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog．
The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt．Near him was a dead wolf．Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended the baby and killed the wolf．
The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late．Gelert was dead．The Prince was very sad indeed．Tears ran down his face when he realized 'he had killed his faith-ful friend．The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there．After this, the Prince never smiled again．Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dog's grave for a few minutes．
If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried．There is a sign by his grave．It reminds peo-ple of a brave and faithful dog．
(1)
Gelert was the dog of the Prince of _________．
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A．
Scotland
B．
England
C．
Ireland
D．
Wales
(2)
The Prince told the dog to _________ when he was leaving．
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A．
watch the door
B．
take care of his baby at home
C．
welcome his friends
D．
stop the strangers
(3)
The dog was very _________ when his master came back from hunting．
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