“Your hair looks great!”“I love your new．mobile phone!”“You really did a good job!”These are some popular English compliments you might hear．

    In the UK and many。other western countries。complimenting someone is a useful way to help break the ice and start a nice conversation．It is normal to compliment，people for their clothes，hair or taste in general．The most common compliments are on someone’s appearance （You look beautiful!），possessions（财产）（What a fantastic car!），performance（That was a really interesting speech!）1，skills（You speak French really well!）．

    If an English speaker compliments you。there are different ways to reply．Some people may say“Thank you”．They may also return the compliment（You look great，too!）or play it down（This shirt? It’s really quite old．）．

    No matter how they reply to the compliments，don’t be afraid to compliment someone in English．You’ll probably make their day !

1．In some western countries，____is a useful way to start a nice conversation．

    A．complimenting someone             B．greeting someone

    C．breaking the ice                        D．speaking politely

2．“You look beautiful”is the most common compliment on ___________．

    A．performance        B．skills       C．appearance          D．possessions

3．If an English speaker compliments you，you may reply“_________”．

    A．What a fantastic car!                  B．Thank you．

    C．You speak French really well．   D．I love your new mobile phone．

4．The underlined expression“make their day”means．

    A．make thee*annoyed                    B．change their life

    C．make them afraid                     D．make them have a nice day

5．This passage tells us __________ ．

  A．how to wear personal clothes

    B．how to make speech interesting 

    C．how to compliment others and reply

    D．the importance of starting a conversation