Passage1Whatisyourfavoritecolor?Doyoulikeyellow,orangeorred?Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist,aleader,oranactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergraysandblues?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shyandyouwouldratherfollowaleaderthanlead.Ifyoulovegreen,youarestrong-mindedanddetermined.Youwishtosucceedandwantotherpeopletoseeyouaresuccessful.Atleastthisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolorpreference,andtheeffectthatcolorshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellusthatwedon’tchooseourfavoritecoloraswegrowup.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidsoassoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.Ayellowroommakesusfeelmorecheerfulandmorecomfortablethanadarkgreenone,andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.Lightandbrightcolorsmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutalsomoreactive.Itisafactthatfactoryworkersworkbetterharder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackordarkgray.Remember,then,thatifyoufeellow,youcanalwaysbrightenyourdayoryourlifewithanewshirtorafewcolorfulthings.Rememberalsothatyouwillknowyourfriendsandyourenemiesbetterwhenyoufindoutwhatcolorstheylikeanddislike.Anddon’tforgetthatanyonecanguessaboutyourcharacterwhenyouchooseapieceofhandkerchieforalampshade.13.Psychologistsstudythemeaningofcolorpreferencebecause___
PassagethreeSafetyisveryimportantinschools,however,accidentsoftenhappen,sotheremustbepeopleatschoolwhoknowhowtodofirstaid.Firstaidishelpthatyougivetosomeonewhohassuddenlyfallenillorwhohashadanaccident.Youdon’thavetobeadoctororanurse.Anyonecanbeafirstaider(that’ssomeonewhoknowsfirstaid),butinmostschools,theonlyfirstaidersareteachers.Therearealotmorechildrenthanteachersinanyschool,sowhynotteachthechildrenfirstaid?That’sexactlywhatwe’vedoneinmyownschool.Theschool’steamoffirstaidersnowhasthirty-twomembers,someasyoungaseleven,whoknowwhattodowhensomeoneisindanger.Everyyearnursesfromalocalhospitalteachourchildrenthenecessaryskillstosavelives.Childrenaretaughtwhattodo,forexample,ifafriendoftheirshasaheadache.Theyknowhowtocleanandcoveracutifsomeonehurtsthemselvesdoingsport.Theyalsoknowwhattodoifsomeoneisinrealdanger.Recently,twostudentsfrommyschoolwereabletousetheirnewskills.13-year-oldMikeandhisfriendJoewereplayingtogetherwhenJoegotapieceofappleinhisthroatthatwouldn’tmove.Althoughhisfriendwasingreatdanger,Mikewasnotfrightened.Withonemove,hetooktheappleoutandsavedJoe’slife.11-year-oldKim’sstoryisevenmoreamazing.Hermumsuffersfromaheartproblem.Oneevening,hermumsuddenlyfelltotheground.Kimknewexactlywhattodo.Shecalledanambulanceandtookcareofhermumuntilhelparrived.Withthenecessaryfirst-aidknowledge,thestudentsdidareallygoodjob.21.Whatmaythewriterprobablybe?