HE HARDLY NEVER SAYS ANYTHING AT THE LOCAL MEETING. A B C DREAD TH...
10. He hardly never says anything at the local meeting. A B C DRead the passage and choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) for each of the blanks.People have tried for over 2000 years to find a relationship (11)_______ people's physical features and theircharacter, and even though there is a complete lack of evidence for such an idea, it is still popular.The Ancient Greeks were interested in the idea of human personality although they did not link it withoutward appearance. Later, during the Renaissance, some writers claimed that there was a direct connectionbetween a person's character and their face, and they called this new science would (12)_______ you know agreat deal about a person simply by analyzing their face. Kings and princes were interested in the science, asthey thought it might allow them to be better judges of character, and they believed that these new skills would(13)_______ it more difficult for dishonest courtiers to take them in.Despite the fact that nobody takes these theories seriously nowadays, scientists are still interested in thebasic idea. They have shown that there is a link between a person's character and their build.Extroverts and other confident, outgoing people are usually short and thick set, and in contrast, people who are shy and reserved tend to be (14)_______ and thin. There is some scientific basis to this theory because glands have such an important effect on both a person's build and their moods, so it is not (15)_______ to find a link between them.