Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it
patience（耐心）. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won't make friends staying home
.
Joining a club or group, talking to those who like the same things
you do is much easier. Or join someone
some activities.
Many people are shy when talking to new people.
meeting strangers means seeing the unknown. And it's human nature to feel a bit
about the unknown. Most of fears（恐惧）about
new people come from doubts（怀疑）. We imagine other people are
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（接受）yourself
you are, and try to put the other at ease（自由自在，自然）. You'll both feel more comfortable.
Try to act self-confident（自信）even if you don't feel that way when you
a room full of strangers. Walk straight, look at other people directly and
.
If you see someone you'd like to
, say something. Don't wait for
person to start a talk.
Just meeting someone
does not mean that you'll make friends with that person. Friendship is based on mutual（相互的）likings and "give and take". It takes time to
friendship.
| 小题1: | | A．costs | B．needs | C．spends | D．wants |
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| 小题2: | | A．lonely | B．yourself | C．alone | D．with you |
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| 小题5: | | A．At all | B．For all | C．In all | D．After all |
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| 小题6: | | A．unhappy | B．usual | C．upset | D．unlucky |
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| 小题7: | | A．meeting | B．talking | C．visiting | D．speaking |
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| 小题8: | | A．talking | B．saying | C．judging | D．laughing |
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| 小题10: | | A．come | B．go | C．enter | D．step to |
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| 小题11: | | A．laugh | B．smile | C．cry | D．jump |
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| 小题12: | | A．speak to | B．talk about | C．say to | D．call up |
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| 小题13: | | A．other | B．the other | C．another | D．others |
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| 小题14: | | A．old | B．young | C．new | D．little |
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| 小题15: | | A．develop | B．start | C．keep | D．change |
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