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You can usually tell when your friends are happy or angry by the looks on their faces or by their actions. This is useful because reading their emotional expressions helps you to know how to respond to important situations and to convey our intentions to others. But does raising the eyebrows and rounding the mouth say the same thing in Minneapolis as it does in Madagascar ? Much research on emotional expressions has centered on such questions.

According to Paul Ekman, the leading researcher in this area, people speak and understand substantially the same “facial language”. Studies by Ekman’s group have demonstrated that humans share a set of universal emotional expressions that testify to the common biological heritage of the human species. Smiles, for example, signal happiness and frowns indicate sadness on the faces of people in such far-flung places as Argentina, Japan, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Sumatra, the United States, Vietnam, the jungles of New Guinea, and the Eskimo villages north of Artic Circle. Ekman and his colleagues claim that people everywhere can recognize at least seven basic emotions : sadness, fear, anger, disgust, contempt, happiness, and surprise.

There are, however, huge differences across cultures in both the context and intensity of emotional displays – the so-called display responses – expecially negative ones – while many American children are encouraged to express their feelings more openly. Regardless of culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to some degree, in people’s behavior. From their first days in life, babies produce facial expressions that communicate their feelings.

The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. Very young children pay close attention to facial expressions, and by age five, they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading emotions on people’s faces. This evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and interpret a basic set of human emotions. Moreover, as Chales Dawin pointed out over a century ago, some emotional expressions seem to appear across species boundaries. Cross-cultural psychologists tell us that certain emotional responses carry different meanings in diferrent cultures. For example, what emotion do you suppose might be conveyed while sticking out your tounge ? For American, this might indicate disgust, while in China it can signify surprise. Likewise, a grin on an American face may indicate joy, while on a Japanese face it may just as easily mean embarrassment. Clearly, culture influences emotional expressions.

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Smiles and frowns ____________

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Nam was so rude to them last night. Now he feels regretful.

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Make sure that you have the words spell correctly, otherwise your form won’t be accepted.

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I must have a watch since punctuality  is imperative in my new job.

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It’s a secret. Try not to let the cat out of the _________.

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Our neighbor is quite safe because there have not been many crimes recently.

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It is estimated that about 640 women remain illiterate in the world, mostly in _______ developing countries.

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It would have been better if he had told us his new address.

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Betty gets up very early to prepare ________ work.

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If _________, he promises that he will do his best to promote public welfare.

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I remember _________ like a little princess when I was young.

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_________ back to her hometown, Julia Robert found everything new and attractive.

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_________ school fees helps many poor students have more chances to attend university.

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Mr. Smith is a _________ person. If he says he will do something, you know that he will do

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Mai is talking to Suán

- Mai: “Our living standards have been improved greatly.”

- Susan: “_________________.”

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Cynthia and Victor are talking about their plan:

Cynthia: “Hi, Victor. Do you think it’s possible for us to have a talk sometime today?”

Victor: “I’d love to, but ______________”