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Real Life: Personalities (1)
1.I have a friend who is very . She thinks that most
people are inherently bad and sees no real worth in
anyone. She thinks that even if some people do good
deeds, their reasons for doing the deeds are bad or
selfish.

imaginative
cynical
honest
optimistic
2.Robert is a real . Even when he faces hardships,
he always looks on the bright side of things. He's a really
positive, happy person.

pessimist
optimist
eccentric person
cynic
3.I met an artist on the weekend. He has some
unusual habits. For example, he only paints at 5:00 am on
Tuesdays and Thursdays. He also prefers to paint pictures
of snails. He is quite bizarre but I have to admit that his
snail paintings are quite realistic and oddly beautiful.

eccentric
practical
possessive
athletic

4.Every year, we give our house keys to our good friends
when we go on our family vacation. My husband has
known the husband, Dave, since they were kids and he
waters our plants and makes sure that everything is OK
while we're away. He's really . Otherwise, I wouldn't
trust him with our home.

outgoing
trustworthy
artistic
confident
5.My little sister is such a . She is quite liberal in her
political views and she tries not to take herself or anyone
else too seriously. She is also a painter and loves to travel
and meet new people.

conservative person
pessimist
timid person
free spirit
6.Andrew is . He has already been to more than 20
countries and he's only 30-years-old! He has a lot of
interesting stories to tell about the people he's met along
the way and I love talking to him about world matters.

well-traveled
sensitive
naive
fragile
7.Krista is so . She is always coming up with original

ideas and, most of the time, her work is beautiful and
inspiring. I wish I had her imagination.

fun-loving
well-off
imaginative
indecisive
8.I can't keep up with Mark. He's so and energetic.
He loves to go out and experience the world but,
sometimes, I just want to be by myself and relax. Not
Mark, though — he truly loves people and having fun.

outgoing
timid
punctual
picky
9.I met a nice girl on the weekend but she's so . I'm
afraid to say the wrong thing to her because she is so shy
and seems quite sensitive. It almost seems like she's
afraid of people.

punctual
confident
timid
practical
10.Thomas is very . He is always on time and really
gets angry when others make him wait. He used to be in
the army and followed a very tight schedule while he
served in the military. Now, he seems to have the same
attitude in his civilian life.

handsome
punctual
pessimistic
gullible