It’s completely normal for friendships to be nervous at times, because two people don’t necessarily share the same tastes, ideas, or ways of seeing or doing things. If you and your friend disagree about something, the two of you might not listen to or understand each other. 1. When a conflict(矛盾)appears, it’s important to deal with it. Here is some advice that might be helpful when you deal with it.

2. Start by identifying(确认)the situation that you’re having a problem with and what you’d like to change. For example, “I prefer to speak politely, not in this way...”

3. Tell your friend how the conflict makes you feel. For example, “it makes me very angry...”

◎Find out possible solutions. Together with your friend, find out possible solutions. You can even write them down on a piece of paper. 4.

◎Assess(评价)the solutions. Assess all the solutions with your friends. Are any of the solutions realistic? Do any of them satisfy both of you? Will any of them solve the problem?

◎Come to an agreement. Together with your friend, choose the solutions you prefer and come to an agreement.

◎Reassess. Some time later, check if the agreement has been respected and if the problem has been solved. 5. If the solution you chose hasn’t worked, you can try another.

A. Describe the problem.

B. Name your feelings.

C. That’s when a conflict comes up.

D. Different conflicts come up for different reasons.

E. At this stage, any idea is a start, so write them all down!

F. Take the time to talk to your friend and review your experiences.

It was a cold, dark night in November, and it was raining. It was six o’clock and people were going home from work. Diana left her bank in a hurry, but she wasn’t going home. She was driving to her friend Daniel’s house to have dinner.

a. Suddenly she hit something in the road. She stopped, and got out of the car. It was a cat, but it was dead. So she got back in the car.

b. Diana went on with her drive. She looked in the mirror and saw a black truck behind her. It was very near. She began to feel a bit afraid. It was following her! Then the seven o’clock news started on the radio. “The police are looking for a murderer who ran away from a north London prison last night. He is very dangerous...” Now Diana was really afraid.

c. At ten to seven, Diana was driving along the Al Road. Her friend Daniel was a farmer and he lived 30km north of London. She was listening to the radio, and beginning to free herself after a hard day at the office.

d. When the doorbell rang, Daniel was making dinner. He heard Diana shouting, quickly took his gun, and ran to the door. At that moment, the black truck stopped next to Dinana’s car. A tall man got out. It was Daniel’s father.

e. She began to drive faster, but the truck drove faster too. It was right behind her: She left the Al Road but the black truck followed her. Now Diana was terrified. At last she arrived at Daniel s farm. She ran up to the house, and rang the doorbell. “Help, help, Daniel,” she shouted.

1.Choose the right order of the whole story.

A.c-b-a-e-d B.c-a-b-e-d C.a-b-c-e-d D.c-e-b-a-d

2.It took Diana________ to drive to her friend’s home.

A.fifty minutes B.an hour C.more than an hour D.half an hour

3.Diana became even more afraid after she________.

A.hit the cat B.saw the police C.found the truck D.heard the news

4.Diana worked in_________.

A.a bank B.a police station C.a farm D.school

5.Why did the tall man stop the truck next to Diana’s car? Because__________

A.he wanted to kill Diana B.he wanted to have dinner with her

C.he arrived home D.he was Daniel’s friend

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