1.Self-esteem (自尊) and Self-confidence

①Think back to when you did something new for the first time.Self-confidence isn’t always what we think it is.Many experts say that self-confidence and self-esteem are different.Self-confidence is about what we can do by virtue of our efforts.It grows along with the quality of the effort.

②Self-esteem is more fundamental (基本的) and is about the feeling of being worth something,just because we are who we are,and not because we have done something.A good sportsman can have a huge success and self-confidence,because he’s good at his sport.In the same time his self-esteem can be low,if his parents have never recognized and treasured him for the person he is deep inside,but only for his performances in sports.

③Build self-esteem if you were not born with it.Some people just have it,as if they were born with it.They talk in front of a crowd of people,sell themselves at job interviews or start an interesting conversation with people they’ve never met before.

④Self-confidence isn’t something you receive as a birth gift.It’s something you develop gradually as you turn over the pages of the thick book of life.If you work goal-directed to improve your belief in yourself,you’ll eventually build up your courage to do what self-assured (自信的) people find natural,instead of developing pounding hearts,breathing difficulties and trembling hands.

⑤Regardless of fear and shyness you’ll have to get out of your hiding to improve your self-confidence.Be more visible to your surroundings.Do something else than you used to.Try yourself in different situations.We all have many great abilities that just have to be exposed.

1-1.Paragraph ①:________

A.What is self-esteem？

B.What is self-confidence？

C.Self-esteem can be a gift

D.Importance of self-esteem

E.Self-confidence is developed

F.Advice for building self-confidence

1-2.Paragraph ②:________

A.What is self-esteem？

B.What is self-confidence？

C.Self-esteem can be a gift

D.Importance of self-esteem

E.Self-confidence is developed

F.Advice for building self-confidence

1-3.Paragraph ③:________

A.What is self-esteem？

B.What is self-confidence？

C.Self-esteem can be a gift

D.Importance of self-esteem

E.Self-confidence is developed

F.Advice for building self-confidence

1-4.Paragraph ④:________

A.What is self-esteem？

B.What is self-confidence？

C.Self-esteem can be a gift

D.Importance of self-esteem

E.Self-confidence is developed

F.Advice for building self-confidence

1-5.Paragraph ⑤:________

A.What is self-esteem？

B.What is self-confidence？

C.Self-esteem can be a gift

D.Importance of self-esteem

E.Self-confidence is developed

F.Advice for building self-confidence

1-6.Self-confidence is about________.

A.have low self-esteem

B.what we can do by our efforts

C.many great abilities to be exposed

D.start a conversation with a stranger

E.be more visible to our surroundings

F.the feeling of being worth something

1-7.Self-esteem is about________.

A.have low self-esteem

B.what we can do by our efforts

C.many great abilities to be exposed

D.start a conversation with a stranger

E.be more visible to our surroundings

F.the feeling of being worth something

1-8.A good sportsman may________.

A.have low self-esteem

B.what we can do by our efforts

C.many great abilities to be exposed

D.start a conversation with a stranger

E.be more visible to our surroundings

F.the feeling of being worth something

1-9.A man with high self-esteem is more likely to________.

A.have low self-esteem

B.what we can do by our efforts

C.many great abilities to be exposed

D.start a conversation with a stranger

E.be more visible to our surroundings

F.the feeling of being worth something

1-10.To get out of our hiding we need to________.

A.have low self-esteem

B.what we can do by our efforts

C.many great abilities to be exposed

D.start a conversation with a stranger

E.be more visible to our surroundings

F.the feeling of being worth something