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75 What is the main purpose of the passago?
This passage is about clothing.
A. to examine the relationship between clothes
and mood
B. to analyze the effects of color on different
people
Many people think they simply throw their
C. to explain why people dress a certain way
clothes on in the morning, but in reality, what
D. to encourage people to dress according to
they choose to wear is subconsciously influenced
their mood
by how they feel. A cognitive psychologist
questioned over 100 women on what they wore
76 How was the study carried out?
when feeling a certain way and came back with A. People were asked to keep a record of what
they wore.
proved to be quite interesting
B. Data was collected on what clothes people
The psychologist found that only a third of
women wore Jeans when they felt happy, whereas
C. People were asked about their clothing and
over half wear jeans when depressed.
emotional state,
that the clothes that make women feel D. People were questioned about how they felt
good are well cut and made from beautiful fabrics,
about clothing
features that jeans lack, the correlation between
jeans and feeling unhappy is understandable.
77 According to the text, what is it about jeans that
More surprisingly,
accessories also have an effect make people feel bad?
A. their material
Many women also felt they could alter their
B. their poor quality
mood by changing what they wear
. Such an
attitude shows the psychological power of C. their association with laziness
D. their color
clothing and its influence on a person's happiness
and experts in fashion and psychology agree on
this. For example, blue clothing represents а
78 According to the passage, what was unexpected?
feeling of tranquility. Ironically, people tend to
A. Most women wear jeans when they are happy.
choose this color not because they are feeling
B. Many people plan their outfits the previous
day
relaxed, but because they are feeling unorganized
C. The colors people choose depending on their
and wearing this color brings back a sense of
calm. Similarly, red clothing shows power while
D. Wearing belts or watches influences people's
purple
radiates creativity.
mood
It is evident that clothing can have a large
effect on how individuals are perceived and how
79 In the second sentence of the third paragraph,
they themselves feel. Armed with such
what does this refer to?
knowledge, people should use it to their
A. the importance of looking good
advantage and think twice about what they
B. the variability of people's moods
choose to wear in the morning,
C. the effect clothing has on mood
D. the need to feel happy
mood
80 According to the text, why might someone
decide to wear blue?
A. because they want to seem powerful
B. because they feel calm
C. because they feel creative
D. because they hope to feel relaxed
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