Friendship is a valuable gift, but good friends are often hard to find. Building friendships is a lifelong, but worthwhile job.

A few points for making new friends:

●Take part in classes, clubs, or volunteer organizations. These activities will bring you into contact with people who have c1. interests.

●Make yourself available. If you want to make friends, you first need to put yourself out there somehow in order to meet people. If you just sit alone, friends might come to you – but that’s not likely. If you’re still in school, sit somewhere with other people. It doesn’t have to be a crowded table, but one with at least two other people. Remember, friends s2. come knocking on your door while you sit at home playing on your laptop.

Keeping friends

Whether friendships are old or new, you should give enough care to them if you want then to l3.. Even though it’s sometimes hard to spend time together, it’s important to keep in touch. Be understanding when plans change. If you find yourselves fighting, try to look at things from the other person’s point of view.

Some tips for keeping friends:

●Be a good listener. Take the time to really hear what they’re saying, and offer a4. only if they ask for it.

●Respect the other person’s opinion, even when you don’t a5..

●Keep secrets safe. If your friend tells you something p6., don’t share it with other people.

They need to know that they can trust you with their secrets.

●Show interest in your friend’s life. If your friend is involved in an activity that they care about, show your support and interest. Offer to go to their e7.. For example, if your friend plays a sport or is acting in a play, go to a game or performance to cheer them on.

Have you ever wondered(疑惑)what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom? Or in a waiting room, full of strangers? Or on a bus? Researchers(研究者)have found out some interesting facts.

Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys. Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near. But it goes further than this. We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us. People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses. People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair.

We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar experiences and we are more likely to be accepted场people like ourselves, or even,we think we may be safer with people who look like us. Sometimes that's true but it's a pity if we always stay with the same people,the same group. The danger always staying in our comfort zone(舒适区)is that we just recycle the same opinions, the same tastes and the same ideas. We lose the chance to learn something new, find out interesting things, hear funny stories and find differences.

When we always stay with the same people, how can we break down the barriers(隔阂)which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas? And how can we avoid the ignorance(无知)?If you want to live in a society that opens to changes, new things and different opinions, be the cat among the pigeons(鸽子).

Move out of your comfort zone. Go and sit next to someone different. And don't just sit there without any words. Say hello. Ask a question. Start a conversation. That' s how we make friends. That's how we learn about people. That's how we open our minds to new ideas. That's how we live an exciting life.

1.People like staying in their comfort zone because they may .

A. remain comfortable and special

B. find out more interesting things

C. be accepted easily and feel safe

D. discover differences among themselves

2.The sentence "Unsurprisingly, we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves. " should be put at the beginning of

A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4

3.What is the purpose of the article?

A. To tell us not to talk with strangers.

B. To introduce ways to learn about the world.

C. To explain how people communicate with foreigners.

D. To encourage(鼓励)us to get along with different people.

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