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 leave 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.
D
To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains．But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain．Its first use was as a shade against the sun．
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times．Probably the Chinese were the earliest to use it in the eleventh century BC．We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade．And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority．In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high offices．
In Europe, the Greeks were the earliest to use the umbrella as a sunshade．And the umbrella was allowed in common use in ancient Greece．But it is believed that the earliest persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against rain were the ancient Romans．
During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared．Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century．And again, it was considered a symbol of power and authority．In around 1680, the umbrella appeared in France and later on in England．
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe．Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight．It wasn’t until the twentieth century that women’s umbrellas began to be made in a whole variety of colors．
1.The first use of umbrella was as ______________．
A．protection against rain B．shade against the sun
C．a symbol of power and authority D．a symbol of honor and authority
2.In Europe, the umbrella was first used against rain ___________．
A．in Greece B．in Rome C．in England D．in France
3.From the text, we can infer that _________．
A．the umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century．
B．no one knows why the umbrella was used in very ancient times．
C．once ordinary people had no right to use umbrellas．
D．during the Middle Ages the umbrella was common in Europe．
4.This passage talks mainly about ____________．
A．when and how the umbrella was invented．
B．why the umbrella was so popular in Europe．
C．the development of the umbrella．
D．the history and use of the umbrella．
C
Education is not an end but a means to an end．In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them．Our purpose is to fit them for life．
In some modern countries, it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation．But we have already seen that free education for all is not enough; we find in some countries a far larger number of people with university degrees．They refuse to do what they think “low” work and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries．But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of professor．We can live without education, but we die if we have no food．If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases．
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in certain ways．Firstly each of us can do whatever work suited to our brains and ability．Secondly, we should realize that all jobs are necessary to society．It is very bad to be shamed of one’s work．Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society．
1.What would be the best title for the text?
A．The Means of Education． B．The System of Education．
C．The Value of Education． D．The Type of Education．
2.From the second paragraph of the passage we know that ________．
A．work with hands is low work because it is dirty and shameful．
B．the work of the completely uneducated is the most important．
C．education is no more important than food in order to live．
D．we shouldn’t think of work with hands as low work．
3.What kind of educational system is valuable to society?
A．A large number of people can go to university．
B．Everyone can solve all the problems of society．
C．All the people can get free education．
D．Everyone must be educated differently to fit them for society．
4.What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Our society needs all kinds of jobs．
B．Free education for all is enough．
C．A farmer is more important than a professor．
D．People with university degrees shouldn’t do low work．
B
It is the duty of every man to work. The life of a lazy man is of no use to himself and to others. The man who is too lazy to work is the man who is generally most ready to beg or to steal. Every boy, when he is young, should learn how to do some useful work.
But it is not enough that a boy should learn some kind of work. He should put his heart and soul completely into his work, and not waste his spare time. “Work while you work and play while you play” is as good a rule for young people as for the old!
There is no better help to diligence (勤奋) than the habit of early rising, and this, just like all other good habits, is most easily formed in youth. There is an English saying, “Lost time never returns”. This means that everybody must be diligent and make good use of his time. One must study hard when one is young so that one may make great progress, succeed in life and become useful to one’s country. Those who are diligent will never become beggars. Therefore, we can say that diligence is the mother of success.
1.From the passage, we know that those who are too lazy to work will_________.
A．waste their time
B．help others
C．become beggars or thieves
D．make progress some day
2.In order to learn to be diligent, it’s important for young people to _________.
A．form the good habit of getting up early in youth
B．learn about some good habits
C．work while they work and play while they play
D．work all the time without playing
3.One can’t be successful in life unless he _________when he is young.
A．is diligent in his study
B．loves life
C．spends some time learning something
D．makes up for his lost time
A
“Depend on yourself” is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.
There have been many great men in history. But many of them were very poor in boyhood, and had no uncles, aunts, or friends to help them. Schools were few and low. They could not depend on them for an education. They saw how it was, and set to work with all their strength to know something. They worked their own way up to fame.
One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, “I cannot make worthy men of you, but I can help you make men of yourselves.”
Some young men have no ambitions(抱负) to do anything; and they are to be pitied. They can never succeed unless they see their foolishness, and change their courses. They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept the advice of parents and teachers, and depend upon their own honest and serious efforts.
1.The best title for this passage is ________.
A．Depend on Yourself
B．Don’t Depend on Your Parents
C．Nobody can help you
D．The Good Advice
2. From the passage we know that many great men in history ________.
A．learned everything themselves in boyhood
B．didn’t receive any education
C．had no relatives or friends
D．depended on themselves to become famous
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Parents can make you succeed.
B．Great men in history were very poor.
C．Teachers would not like to help you to be a man.
D．Only you can make yourself a great man.
4.Why have some young men failed in everything?
A．They have no ambitions.
B．They are to be pitied.
C．They have changed their courses.
D．They have seen their foolishness.
Joe wanted a bike. He asked his parents for the money and they had said he must 1 it.
But how? He thought about this 2 he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask kids to work for
3 . Maybe he could clear away snow for the neighbors. 4 this was summer. He’d have to
5 a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens 6 he had no tools to do the work with.
Then Joe saw one of his 7 , Dick, delivering 8 . I could do
that, he 9 . Maybe I could get the bike right 10 . I could pay
for it
11 each week. He ran to catch up
12 Dick．Joe asked 13 questions about having a paper route. He learned that 14 was possible to earn twenty-five dollars each week. He learned
15 the job took about three 16 each night. Dick gave him the
17 of the newspaper manager.
Joe almost flew home. After he had 18 his plan, his mother smiled. “I think it’s a great idea.” she said. “I’ll call the newspaper.”
“Wait Mom,” Joe said. “I’ll19 . After all, I’m going to be a businessman now.”
Joe’s mother smiled 20.
1. A．buy B．earn C．take D．do
2. A．if B．whether C．since D．as
3. A．them B．you C．him D．us
4. A．But B．And C．So D．Or
5. A．walk B．wait C．sit D．stand
6. A．because B．so C．although D．but
7. A．classmate B．classmates C．parents D．parent
8. A．newspapers B．news C．cards D．message
9. A．talked B．agreed C．thought D．told
10. A．along B．away C．on D．out
11. A．little B．few C．a little D．a few
12. A．with B．on C．along D．to
13. A．many a B．much C．plenty D．a great many
14. A．this B．it C．that D．which
15. A．that B．what C．why D．when
16. A．days B．minutes C．hours D．hour
17. A．address B．telephone C．phone number D．manager
18. A．explained B．talked C．thought D．changed
19. A．call B．tell C．say D．be
20. A．sadly B．angry C．proud D．proudly
