Wealllikewatchingonlinevideosofdogsandcatsdoingfunnythings.Butifyouhadtodecidewhichofthetwoanimalswouldyousayyoumightlikebetter?Youranswermaysaysomethingaboutyourpersonality.

Accordingtoa2010studyledbySamGoslingascientistattheUniversityofTexasUSdogpeopleareabout15percentmoreoutgoingand13percentmorepleasanttobefriendswiththancatpeople.

Thisisnothardtounderstandsincecatsanddogsbehavedifferentlythemselves.“Catswilloccasionallyengageinsocialactivitiesbutusuallyafteronlyafewminutestheywillabandonthegame.Dogsontheotherhandwilloftenengageinplaylikefetchingathrownballforhoursatatime”saidModernDogMagazine.

AlthoughcatpeoplearelesssocialGosling’sstudyshowedthattheyare11percentmoreopen-mindedthandogpeople.Theyusuallylikeartadventuresandunusualideas.Theyalsohavemoreimaginationandcuriosity.Butdogpeoplearemorelikelytosticktooldbeliefsandtraditionalinterests.

Howevertheirloveofafreelifestylealsomeansthatcatpeopledislikemakingplans.Theyjustfollowwhateverideaspopintotheirheadswithoutplanningahead.Butdogpeoplearedifferent.Theyusuallyhavestrongself-controlandliketocarryouttheirplans.

Despitethesebigdifferencesbetweendogpeopleandcatpeopletherearesomethingsthattheyhaveincommon“Bothtypesofpeopleconsiderthemselvesclosetonaturedislikeanimal-printclothingandaregenerallyoptimists”notedMotherNatureNetwork.

Butcanpersonalitychange?Canacatpersonbecomeadogpersonortheotherwayaround?InastudydonebyStanleyCorenascientistbasedinCanadaheaskedcatowners:“Ifyouhadenoughlivingspaceandtherewerenoobjectionsformotherpeopleinyourlifeandsomeonegaveyouapuppyasagiftwouldyoukeepit?”

About68percentofthemsaidtheywouldnotacceptadogasapet.Butwhendogownerswereaskedthesamequestionaboutakittenalmost70percentsaidtheywouldallowacatintotheirlives.

1.Accordingtothearticledogpeople_____________catpeople.

A.performbetterinschoolthanB.aremoreopen-mindedthan

C.havecloserfriendsthanD.aremoretraditionalthan

2.Theunderlinedphras