Making friends is a skill. Like most skills,it improves with 11      . If you want to meet people and make friends,you must be able to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home alone. Join a club or a group,for talking with those who 12        the same things as you do is easier. 13       join someone in some activities.

Many people are 14        when talking to new people. After all (毕竟) meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown. Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We 15        other people who are judging (评判) us finding us too tall or too short,too this or too that... But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself 16        you are. You will never feel more comfortable.

Try to act self-confident even if you don’t feel that way. When you enter a room full of strangers,such as a new classroom,walk tall and straight,look 17        at other people and smile. If you see someone you,d like to 18        something to,don’t wait for the other person to start a conversation.

Just meeting someone new doesn’t mean that you’ll make friends with that person. Friendship is 19        on mutual (相互的) liking and “give and take”. It 20        time and effort to develop.

(   ) 11. A.  age   B. practice

   C. skill   D. everything

(   ) 12. A.  like   B. share   C. have   D. keep

(   ) 13. A.  So   B. Or

   C. However   D. But

(   ) 14. A.  happy   B. familiar

   C. nervous   D. unhappy

(   ) 15. A.  suggest   B. regret

   C. forget   D. imagine

(   ) 16. A.  what   B. who   C. that   D. as

(   ) 17. A.  lonely   B. angrily

   C. directly   D. sadly

(   ) 18. A.  speak   B. say   C. talk   D. tell

(   ) 19. A.  depend   B. laid   C. taken   D. based

(   ) 20. A.  takes   B. spends

   C. costs   D. pays  

(   ) 10. —How many chapters does the book       ?

-Ten,      prologue and epilogue (序言和尾声) .

   A. include;include

   B. include;including

   C. including;include

   D. including;including

(   ) 9.  I       the sports meeting that was held in our school.

   A. join   B. took part in

   C. joined   D. take part in

(   ) 8.  Would you please help me with my writing skills?

—        .You can come to my office every Saturday.

   A. That’s all right   B. Not at all

   C. No problem   D. No,thanks

(   ) 7.  Hello!May I speak to Mr Zhang?

一Sorry,he’s out. Can you       a message?

   A. ask   B. leave   C. take   D. want

(   ) 6. —Do you know       ?

一 Yes,I do. He went by skateboarding!

   A. whether Paul will go to the party or not

   B. when will Paul go to the party

   C. how Paul went to the party

   D. how did Paul go to the party

(   ) 5.  Could you say it again? I can’t understand

       you are talking about.

   A. how   B. when   C. what   D. which

(   ) 4.  The peaceful music in the CD made the students       relaxed.

   A. feel   B. feels

   C. felt   D. to feel

(   ) 3.  When you have difficulty,do remember to       .Two heads are better than one.

   A. make a decision   B. give up

.   C. ask for help   D. give advice

(   ) 2.  I don’t have any close friends here. And I feel       from time to time.

   A. alone   B. happy

   C. lonely   D. proud