We all long for friendship, but how to make a friend? “The best time to make a friend is before you need one.” Joy Steven said. The following are some tips for you.
People equal friends
Friends usually begin with strangers. Getting in touch with other people is the first step to make a friend. Friends can’t be made in empty air. Best friends take time to make.
Friends understand friends
Friends understand each other when talking. Many unpleasant personal quarrels can be avoided if you will take the time to understand others’ feelings and points of view.
Friends touch friends
Touching is a warm from of communication between friends. When you see best friends communicating, you will notice them stand close together, touch each other comfortably and listen to each other. Sometimes a friendly touch is more powerful than words.
Friends praise friends
Praise is a powerful tool to make a friend. Honest praise can affect (影响) your friends’ lives. So try to praise your friends, including your general ones.
Friends can loyal (忠诚的) and trustworthy
Trust and loyalty go hand in hand for friends. Friends can share secrets with you, because good friends never break confidence (信心) and are loyal forever.
1.From Joy Steven’s words, we can conclude that ________
A. a friend in need is a friend indeed B. it is never too late to make a friend
C. it is late to make a friend when you need one D. everyone needs a friend in his life
2.To make and keep many friends, you need to do the following EXCEPT ___________.
A. get in touch with people B. understand your friends
C. praise your friends D. quarrel with your friends
3.The passage mainly tells us ______________.
A. how to communicate with a friend B. how to develop friendship
C. when to make a friend D. how to praise a friend
A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not ____ them. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be_______. Please come in and have something to eat.” “Is the man of the house home?” they asked. “No,” she said, “he’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they ____.
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what ____. “Go to tell them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited them in. “We do not go into the house ____,” they replied. “Why is that?” she wanted to know. One of the old men explained, “His name is ____,”pointing to one of his friends ,and then pointed to another one and said, “He is Success ,and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and ____ with your husband which one of us you want in your home.”
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. “How nice!” he said, “____ that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him ____ and fill our home with wealth!” His wife ____. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter was ____ from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion, “Wouldn’t it not be ____ to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!”
“Let us hear our daughter’s ____,” said the husband to his wife .“Go out and invite Love to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the ____ old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our ____.” Love got up and started walking ____ the house. The other two also got up and ____ him.
___, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love , why are you coming in?” The old men replied together, “If you had invited Wealth ____ Success, the other two of us would have stayed out , but since you invited Love , wherever he goes, we go with him. ____there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”
1.A. recognize B. invite C. meet D. see
2.A. thirsty B. tired C. sleepy D. hungry
3.A. thought B. promised C. replied D. agreed
4.A. appeared B. happened C. followed D. meant
5.A. alone B. separately C. only D. together
6.A. Love B. Success C. Health D. Wealth
7.A. fight B. agree C. discuss D. quarrel
8.A. Since B. Until C. Unless D. Although
9.A. go B. come C. leave D. start
10.A. disappeared B. demanded C. disordered D. disagreed
11.A. listening B. speaking C. writing D. watching
12.A. good B. well C. better D. worse
13.A. conclusion B. advice C. decision D. order
14.A. all B. three C. one D. other
15.A. guest B. friend C. host D. servant
16.A. against B. from C. towards D. into
17.A. refused B. encouraged C. supported D. followed
18.A. Pleased B. Excited C. Surprised D. Disappointed
19.A. or B. but C. and D. with
20.A. However B. Wherever C. Whenever D. Whatever
---Congratulations, Tom! You have won the first prize in the physics competition.
---Don’t _______, I’m not good at physics, you know.
A. be all ears B. pull my leg
C. be the top dog D. be all thumbs
The town_________ we visited last month is the one_______ the famous painter was born .
A. where ; which B. which ; where
C. in which ; that D. where ; where
With him ____ the way, we had little trouble finding the school.
A. leading B. led
C. to lead D. lead
I am sorry. I __________ you _________ to me.
A. don’t know; are speaking B. don’t know; were speaking
C. didn’t know; were speaking D. didn’t know; are speaking
