How to Make Friends

Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends.  Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leave us without a friend.     ____81___.  But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.

1. Associate with others.

The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.

2. Start a conversation

Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends.   ___82__. You can always start the conversation.  Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.

3.    83

Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together, Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.

4.        Let it grow.

It is a good thing to stay in touch.  However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend.    84   . The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.

5.        Enjoy your friendship

The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves.    ____85___. Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.

A.  Be cheerful.

B.  Do things together.

C.  Do not wait to be spoken to.

D.  Try not to find fault with your friends.

E.  Making new friends comes easy for some people.

F.  For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.

G.  So you will need to give your friend time to react to you.

Forgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing. Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits. When you think of forgiveness, you probably don’t think of it as being a health or medical problem. Studies from Stanford University, on the other hand, show that something like anger can change your well-being.

When cartoon book characters like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colours and often gain special power. In the real world, anger is less obvious and may be more dangerous. That’s why Professor Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project and author of Forgive for Good, says holding on to anger and hatred can harm your physical and mental health. Two new studies seem to show the same idea.

The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression. They also have fewer headaches, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on sleeping.

So it doesn’t matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things. Learning to let it go is important. Techniques such as deep breath or thought can help. Or just ask yourself if it’s worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else.

Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say it’s OK. Instead, it’s a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past.

61. The author of the passage tries to make his viewpoint clear ______.

   A. by raising his own examples       B. based on his own experience

   C. by mentioning some studies       D. by mentioning some typical patients

62. The example of the cartoon book characters is taken in the passage to______.

   A. support the viewpoint that anger and hatred harm physical and mental health

   B. introduce a famous expert

   C. let the reader know the different colours of cartoon faces

   D. show how to control one’s temper

63. The underlined phrase“holding on to”in this passage possibly means“______”.

   A. removing    B. keeping up    C. getting rid of    D. learning about

64. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?

   A. People who are able to forgive feel less stress.

B. People who are able to forgive feel less depression.

C. People who are able to forgive have fewer problems on sleeping.

D. People who are able to forgive feel less tired.

65. The best title for this passage is probably _______.

   A. Forgiveness                        B. Forgiveness Is Good for Health

C. A Secret to Keeping Health            D. Anger Is Bad for Health

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