Section I
They say you know what someone is like from their appearance. In other words, just by looking at someone’s clothes, and the way their hair is, you can easily understand what their personality is like. But is this really true, or should we be careful when we “judge a book by its cover”?
Section II
People nowadays can generally choose what they wear, and how they have their hair. This allows them to show their personality through their appearance. For example, punks are young people who wear clothes with holes in them and have bright green, red, or blue hair. They want to show that they don’t belong to the same “club” as everyone else. In the same way, someone who is outgoing or happy often wears bright colors. Someone who is sad would never do this, so when we see someone who is wearing black, we know how they feel.
Section III
But these examples may be extreme. Most people dress in the same way. Most teenagers wear jeans, sneakers, and T-shirts. Most office workers wear suits. Police officers and fire fighters wear a uniform. In the first example, they are following fashion. In the other examples, they’re wearing what they are expected to wear for work. In both cases, there is not much that we can understand about their personalities. The other thing is that people wear clothes that are less extreme as they get older. This doesn’t mean that they are losing their personalities.
Section IV
It is easy to decide what someone is like from their clothes. We may make a big mistake if we do it all the time, though. It is better to look at their faces. The eyes, the mouth, and the rest of the face are easier to “read” than clothing. When someone has kind eyes, it doesn’t matter what their clothes are like. They might be old and dirty, but the person is still kind. If someone has a mean face, they are mean. That doesn’t change if they have a bright shirt on.
A. Choose the correct answer. Write A, B, C or D in the space provided.
1. In Section I, what does “judge a book by its cover” mean?
A. buy something because you like how it looks
B. decide what someone’s like from their appearance
C. understand what someone is wearing from their personality
D. try to dress like a hero from a book
2. Why do punks dress as they do ?
A. to look like each other
B. to belong to a club
C. to act like they’re not the same
D. to show that they feel different
3. The main idea of Section III is tha t
A. people have very similar personalities.
B. people can be different inside but not look it.
C. companies make people dress the same way.
D. when punks grow up, they wear the same clothes.
4. What advice does Section IV give ?
A. Look at the person’s face, not their clothes.
B. Make your decision based on the whole appearance.
C. Don’t trust people who wear bright clothes.
D. People who aren’t fashionable are usually nice.
B. Complete the notes below. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the reading passage for each answer.
5. Punks can have green,
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