People pleasers always want to make others happy and forget about their own feelings. In fact, people-pleasing is unhealthy. Overcoming(战胜) people-pleasing can be done by changing a few habits. Here are 3 things a people pleaser should practice to change.

1. Stop saying sorry.

Saying sorry is my first action when things go awry. If you’re a people-pleaser too, the minute something goes wrong, you probably jump to say sorry. Before you say sorry, stop and look at the situation. If you are wrong, say you’re sorry. However, if you aren’t, don’t say sorry.

2.       ▲      

It is easy to say yes to everything. Overcoming people-pleasing includes understanding that you can say no and mean it. Saying no may be hard, but the more you say it, the more you understand how important it is to say.

3. Speak up.

People pleasers like to agree with others. We are quiet, listening, waiting to agree with whatever decision is reached. Many times, I simply stayed quiet and agreed, even when I really didn’t like whatever the plans were. But I became unhappy because I was working on something I didn’t agree with. Overcoming people-pleasing needs learning to really use your voice—even if it means shouting to be heard.

It’s not easy to go against a nature. As you work on overcoming people-pleasing, you’ll fall into old patterns(方式). I do—often. The best part is that we can get a new day to try all over again.

1.The underlined phrase “go awry” has the same meaning as “________________”.

A feel bad

B go wrong

C keep quiet

D taste good

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的“If you’re a people-pleaser too, the minute something goes wrong, you probably jump to say sorry.”可知，如果你也是讨好型人格，一旦有什么事情出错了，你可能会马上道歉。因此当事情出错(go wrong)时，道歉是讨好型人格的第一反应。故选B。

2.What can be put back into the “ ▲ ”?

A Encourage yourself.

B Accept yourself.

C Be independent.

D Keep saying no.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。第三段主要描述了学会拒绝的重要性，结合关键词汇“you can say no”“Saying no”以及“the more you say it”可知，作者在本段给出的建议是“坚持拒绝”。故选D。

3.How does the writer feel when he/she doesn’t really use his/her voice?

A Sad.

B Excited.

C Comfortable.

D Angry.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第四段倒数第二句“But I became unhappy because I was working on something I didn’t agree with.”可知，当作者做着她/他并不赞同的事情时，会感到很难过。故选A。

4.What is the structure of the passage？ (①=Para.1 ②=Para.2 ③=Para.3 …)

A ①②③/④/⑤

B ①/②③④/⑤

C ①/②③/④⑤

D ①②/③/④⑤

解析：选B。B推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者运用了“总——分——总”的结构，第一段作者向我们介绍了什么是讨好型人格，告诉我们讨好型人格的危害并总述三件需要改变的事情。第二至四段作者分别陈述了这三件事，最后一段作者总结全文，再次鼓励读者尝试改变。故选B。

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A 3 things a people pleaser should practice to change.

B 3 ways to see whether you are a people pleaser.

C 3 reasons why you are a people pleaser.

D 3 good things of being a people pleaser.

解析：选A。A主旨大意题。根据本文中心句“Here are 3 things a people pleaser should practice to change.”以及后文内容可知，本文作者向读者分享了改变讨好型人格需要做出的三个改变。故选A。