Hello Kitty is Japan's most famous cartoon cat. Sanrio Company made her popular everywhere. She is really cute, has a little nose, and usually wears a bow or a flower on her fur. There are over 15,000 kinds of products that have pictures of Kitty on them, such as bags, clothes, and rulers. In the past, only children liked her. Now lots of young women are buying Hello Kitty products again because they like to remember when they were children themselves. Why do people like this cartoon cat? Perhaps it is because she has no mouth, so she does not look happy or sad. When people feel happy, they can look at her and think she is happy too. When they are sad, they think she is sad too. People feel she is a friend who feels the same as they do. If Kitty had a mouth, she would

Why people like Hello Kitty:

• Hello Kitty's lack of a mouth allows people to project their own emotions onto her.
• When people are happy, they can imagine Hello Kitty is happy too, and when they are sad, they can imagine she is sad too.
• This makes people feel that Hello Kitty is a friend who understands and shares their feelings.

If Kitty had a mouth, she would

The text suggests that if Hello Kitty had a mouth, people might not be able to project their feelings onto her as easily. This leads to the inference that she might not be able to show any feelings herself, or that the nature of her perceived friendship might change.

Based on the text, the most logical conclusion is that if she had a mouth, she would likely be able to express emotions, which could alter the way people relate to her.

Possible answers based on the text:

• make people feel she is their friend (This is already true because she doesn't have a mouth, so a mouth might change this dynamic.)
• not be able to show any feelings (This is the opposite of what a mouth would do.)
• show different feelings in different drawings (This is a likely outcome if she had a mouth, but the text focuses on how *people* interpret her emotions.)

The core idea presented is that her current state (no mouth) allows for shared emotional experience. If she had a mouth, she could express her own feelings, which might make her seem less like a mirror of the viewer's emotions.

Considering the options provided and the emphasis on shared feelings, the most direct consequence of having a mouth would be the ability to express emotions, thus potentially altering the user's perception of her as a mirror.

The text states: "When people feel happy, they can look at her and think she is happy too. When they are sad, they think she is sad too." This implies that her current state of having no mouth is what allows for this emotional projection. If she had a mouth, this projection might be hindered because she would have her own expressed emotions.

Therefore, the most fitting answer among the choices, considering the contrast with her current state, would be related to her *own* expression of feelings.

Correct Answer: not be able to show any feelings