Have you ever heard of the saying , "if you want a friend, be one."? What does it mean?
     There are many different things that you can do to make friends. You may find out what they
are if you watch someone make friends.
     Here is how one new teacher made friends with the students in her class on the first day of
the school. When the bell rang, the teacher smiled at all the students. Then she said, "Good morning.
How nice it is to have all of you in class this year! I want to know each of you very much. I am
sure we'll enjoy working together."
     The teacher smiled, used a pleasant voice, and acted in a friendly way. She told the students
her name and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them something she liked to do and hoped
to do with them during the year. The students knew that she liked many of the same things they
liked. Everyone felt that she meant what she said. Each of them wanted to know her better and be
her friend.
     Then she let the students tell something about themselves. So they felt that the teacher knew
them. Could you make friends as the teacher did?
     How do you know and like your classmates? One way is to find out more about them.
During the break you can talk to them. You may ask them their names and the names of the
schools they went to last year. They want to be friends with people who have the same interests
and play the same games. As you talk, the others may be thinking "I like to do the same things
you do. It should be fun to be friends with you."
    Remember! Just talking together in a friendly way is one good way to make friends.

1.Which do you think is the best title(标题) for this passage?

A. Making Friends
B. How to Talk to Others?
C. A Talk in Class
D. With the Teacher in Class

2.The saying "If you want a friend, be one." means _______.

A. if you want to make friends with others, you should be one of them
B. you can make friends by doing the things that a friend does
C. you can easily make friends with one of the others
D. you can make one good friend if you want to

3.How did the teacher get the students to feel that she would be a good friend?  

A. She laughed at each boy and girl and told them many things she knew.
B. She told the students many things she liked to do. 
C. She laughed and made the students only to know her in a friendly way.
D. She talked and acted in a friendly way to let the students know she really wanted to be
friends with them.

4.If you want to make friends with others, you should _______.

A. tell others as many things you like as possible during the break
B. try your best to show what you can do for them in class
C. talk with them to find out more about them in a friendly way
D. ask them to have dinner with you and play games with you after class

5."Everyone felt that she meant what she said." means that _______.

A. every student in her class felt that she really liked them
B. everyone in her class understood what the teacher said
C. all the students thought it was nothing telling them these things
D. everybody felt tired when they heard what the teacher said.

     Walking up to a stranger and starting a conversation matters much to making new friends. Making small
talk can also lead to important business relationships, but it takes confidence, preparation and practice. Do it
well, and people will feel relaxed with you and enjoy your company. So how can you learn the art of small
talk?
      Before you go to a business convention (正式会议) or other social situation, prepare three things that you
can talk about. They can be something in the news, a good movie or a popular sports team's recent win. Then
you have a topic to start with when you meet a new person. Also, don't wait for someone to approach you.
Look for someone who is standing alone, and start a conversation. Try a simple statement that you share
something in common:"The food looks delicious." Or There sure are a lot of people here." Then introduce
yourself, "Hi, I'm Helen. (Hold out your hand for a handshake.) I just moved here, and I love this weather."
     After you start a conversation, keep it going. Instead of asking questions that can be answered with a yes
or no, ask open-ended questions like,"What do you think of the meeting?" It's time to move on once you've
made a good impression. Be bright (smart and cheerful), be brief (don't talk too long), and be gone (there are
more people to meet).
     Use a goodbye line. To someone you enjoyed meeting at a gathering, say,"I really must be going, but it
was really nice to meet you. Here's my card." If they hand you their card, be sure to show interest in it. Read
it over briefly, and then put it in your pocket to show that it is valued.
     Making small talk will open doors to meeting many interesting people. When you show an interest in others,
they become interested in talking to you. Listening carefully and remembering a fascinating (迷人的) bit of
information about each person will come in use if you meet again.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How to make new friends.
B. What's good about small talk.
C. The importance of business conversations.
D. How to make small talk.

2. According to the passage, being good at small talk ______.

A. decides the success of any business relationship
B. is a key to making new friends
C. doesn't need any practice
D. always makes people feel at home with strangers

3. The underlined word "approach" in Paragraph 2 probably means "______".

A. reach
B. introduce
C. like
D. teach

4. We learn from the passage that ______.

A. in a way small talk is a big challenge
B. most people like talking about food in small talk
C. personal cards are necessary in small talk
D. people can get much useful information in small talk

    Have you ever heard of the saying, "If you want a friend, be one." 
    What does it mean? There are many different things that you can do to make friends. You may find out
what they are if you watch someone make friends. Here is how one new teacher made friends with the
students in her class on the first day of the school. When the bell rang, the teacher smiled at all the students.
Then she said, "Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you in my class this year! I want to know each
of you very much. I am sure we will enjoy working together." The teacher smiled, used a pleasant voice,
and acted in a friendly way. She told the students her name and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told
them something she liked to do and hoped to do with them during the year. The students knew that she liked
many of the same things they liked. Everyone felt that she meant what she said. Each of them wanted to
know her better and be her friend. Then she let the students tell something about themselves. So they felt
that the teacher knew them. 
     Could you make friends as the teacher did? How do you know and like your classmates? One way is to
find out more about them. During the break you can talk to them. You may ask them their names and the
names of the schools they went to last year. They want to know about you, too. You may tell them about
your interests or your holiday experiences. It is often easy to be friends with people who have the same
interests and play the same games. As you talk, the others may be thinking, "I like to do the same things you
do. It should be fun to be friends with you." Remember! Just talking together in a friendly way is one good
way to make friends.

1. Which do you think is the best title for this passage?

A. Making Friends
B. How to Talk to Others
C. A Talk in Class
D. With the Teacher in Class

2. How did the teacher get the students to feel that she would be a good friend?

A. She laughed at each boy and girl and told them many things she knew.
B. She told the students many things she liked to do.
C. She laughed and made the students only to know her well in a friendly way.
D. She talked and acted in a friendly way to let the students know she really wanted to be friends with them.

3. If you want to make friends with others, you should ______.

A. tell others as many things you like as possible during the break
B. try your best to show what you can do for them in class
C. talk with them to find out more about them in a friendly way
D. ask them to have dinner with you and play games with you after class

4. "Everyone felt that she meant what she said" means that ______.

A. every student in her class felt that she really liked them
B. everyone in her class understood what the teacher said
C. all the students thought it was nothing telling them these
D. everybody felt tired when they heard what the teacher said