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 leaves us without a friend   1 .  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.  2   You can always start the conversation.  Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people. 

3.    3   

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.    4  .  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.     5   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.

Dear Brad ,

I am a boy in the first grades of a senior high school . I feel uneasily recently . At home I feel like prisoner . I am not allowed to watch TV or surf the Internet . The only thing I have to do it is studying . Every time I got a low mark , my parents will scold me sharply . There's a generation gap among my parents and me , but it's always difficult to communicate . Life are supposed to be colorful and wonderful , isn't it ? How should I devote all my time and energy to the study so as to entering a good university ? I am very unhappy and lost . I need your help .

Best wishes ,

Li Ping

假如你是李华，针对目前有些中学生购买彩票的现象，给21st Century 报社编辑写信，并谈谈自己的看法，其中包括以下要点：

1．弊远大于利；

2．中学生没有经济来源，容易诱发一些不良行为；

3．从当前说，会影响学习；

4．从长远看，认为仅靠运气就能成功的观念，对学生的一生产生危害。

注意（1）信的开头已经给出；

（2）必须包括以上要点，可适当发挥，但不要逐句翻译；

（3）字数100左右，不包括开头。

Dear editor,

At present, many high school students are addicted to buying lottery tickets and they seem to have good reasons. However, I’d like to talk about my views on the phenomenon. ___________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

Her daughter was so lovely _____ little girl that everybody in the street would smile at her at _____ first sight.

A．a; /              B．the; a             C．the; the           D．/; the

People have come to understand _____ prevents so many Americans from  being as happy as one might expect.

A．that it is why       B．what does it that    C．why it does that     D．what it is that

 ——Can I get out in the daytime?

——No. The school rules state that no child _____ be allowed out during the day, unless accompanied by an adult.

A．shall             B．need             C．will              D．can

Painting from still images leads to a loss of sensitivity, which is _____ to an artist.

A．absolute          B．urgent            C．especial           D．vital

Many people can't learn any lessons from the mistakes they've made _____ they get hurt somehow.

A．whether          B．unless            C．if                D．as

No one expected house prices to fall, but _____ that's exactly what happened.

A．moreover         B．thus              C．anyway           D．however

I was surfing the Internet _____of successful rendezvous and docking of Shenzhou-VIII   and Tiangong-I.

A．when suddenly came the good news

B．while the good news came suddenly

C．when suddenly did the good news come

D．while suddenly came the good news