Beautysleep is a real thing, researches have shown that people who have enough sleeplook more attractive (有魅力的) to others.

    A few badnights are enough to make a person look especially "more ugly", theirsleep experiments show.

    Theresearchers asked 25 university students to join in their sleep experiment.They were asked to get a good night's sleep for two nights.

    A weeklater, they were asked to sleep for only four hour every night for two nightsin a row. The researchers took make—up free (素颜) photos of the volunteers afterboth the good and the bad sleep.

    Next, theyasked 122 strangers to have a look at the photos and judge (评价) them on attractiveness, health,and sleepiness, as well as asking them: "How much would you like to makefriends with this person in the picture?"

    Thestrangers were good at judging whether the person they were looking at wastired, and if he was sleepy, his attractiveness score would be low.

    Thestrangers also said they wouldn't want tosocialize with the tiredstudents. The researchers say this is natural for people. An unhealthy-lookingface makes people run away. In other words, people don't want to hang aroundwith people who might be ill.

    Dr Brewer,an expert at the University of Liverpool said: "Judgment of attractivenessis often unconscious (无意识的), but we all do it, and we are able to judge on even somethingsmall like whether someone looks tired or unhealthy. This study is a goodreminder of how important sleep is to us."

People in Firenze are talking happily about the new shopping mall. The new shopping mall is just outside the city, next to the city's train station. And over 70 stores are open in the mall.

People like going shopping there because there are two big supermarkets.There are also many clothes stores for them. There's a bookshop, and there are two glasses stores. There are two toy stores, and there are seven restaurants.There's even a large cinema.

Almost everyone in Firenze is excited because the new shopping mall is now open. But some people are unhappy. Do you know who they are? They are the owners(店主) of the stores in the center of the city. Many people aren't shopping in their stores but at the new mall.

A. Choose the best answers.
B. Answer the questions.

Listening is one of the basic skills. Good communication always starts with good listening. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

Ask Good Questions

When someone comes to you with a problem, it is natural for you to give them advice. However, instead of giving advice, asking good questions is more important. This can show that you are interested in what people are telling you.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

Avoid too much Nodding

Nodding while listening to people shows that you are listening carefully. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} If you nod too much, it may make people feel uncomfortable as they may think you are just trying to agree with everything.

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You also need to be patient while people are speaking. It is rude to speak while others are still talking. Even if you want the speaker to explain something for you, please wait until they finish their part.

Follow Up

To show your further concern about people, you can go beyond just listening to them. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} It is an act that shows your care and support.

It truly doesn't take much to encourage others and, best of all it's very affordable and requires no special tools. Here are some simple ways to encourage others.

☆Take an interest.

I believe this is one of the most practical ways of encouraging others. Show that you' re interested in what they' re doing. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} People like to talk about themselves and once you get them talking, you fire up their enthusiasm(热情).

☆Acknowledge(肯定) a job well done.

 Great achievements take time and effort. You can encourage others by acknowledging their effort. A simple" well done" or" thank you" can be useful. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

☆Lend a hand.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} In fact, you can be the first one to offer to lend a hand. If a person sees you are willing to spend your time and energy on their interests, they will be more encouraged to see it through and less likely to give up.

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 Thank someone when he/ she does something for you. Thank your partner after he/ she cooks a nice meal. Thank a friend for lending you a book. A simple" thank you" lets others know what they have done is meaningful to you.

☆Give a call to your friend.

 As you know, we' re all busy, and in the age of emails and texts, phone calls seem ancient to

many people. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Even if they miss the call they' ll appreciate the effort and your message. Make an effort to do this just once a week for one person and see how your connections respond to the encouragement.