Friends play an important part in our lives, and although we can’t be more familiar with the fact of friendship, we often don’t clearly understand how we make friends, especially with Americans. Here are some pieces of advice on making friends with Americans:
* Visiting places Americans enjoy: parties, churches, restaurants, parks and sports clubs.
* Be willing to take the first step. Don’t wait for them to get close to you. Americans in China may not know you speak English. They may be uncomfortable if they can’t speak your language.
* Use small talks to open the conversation. Ask them where they’re from, why they come to China, etc. Remember: Be careful not to ask personal questions about age, salary and so on.
* Show an interest in their culture, their country or their job. Americans like to talk about themselves.
* Invite them to join you for dinner or just for coffee or tea. Try to set a specific （明确的）time. Americans sometimes make general invitations like “Let’s go out for a dinner sometime.” Often this is just a way to be friendly. It’s not always a real invitation.
* Don’t expect too much at first. Maybe they’re being friendly. But maybe they want to be your good friends. It will take time to tell.
【小题1】According to the passage, Americans like to visit the following places except ______.

Friends play an important part in our lives, and although we can’t be more familiar with the fact of friendship, we often don’t clearly understand how we make friends, especially with Americans. Here are some pieces of advice on making friends with Americans:

* Visiting places Americans enjoy: parties, churches, restaurants, parks and sports clubs.

* Be willing to take the first step. Don’t wait for them to get close to you. Americans in China may not know you speak English. They may be uncomfortable if they can’t speak your language.

* Use small talks to open the conversation. Ask them where they’re from, why they come to China, etc. Remember: Be careful not to ask personal questions about age, salary and so on.

* Show an interest in their culture, their country or their job. Americans like to talk about themselves.

* Invite them to join you for dinner or just for coffee or tea. Try to set a specific （明确的）time. Americans sometimes make general invitations like “Let’s go out for a dinner sometime.” Often this is just a way to be friendly. It’s not always a real invitation.

* Don’t expect too much at first. Maybe they’re being friendly. But maybe they want to be your good friends. It will take time to tell.

1.According to the passage, Americans like to visit the following places except ______.

A．shopping centers   B．parks             C．sport clubs        D．churches

2.How many pieces of advice does the writer offer on making friends with Americans?

A．Four.             B．Five.             C．Six.              D．Seven.

3.What should you say when you meet an American for the first time?

A．What’s your age?

B．How much do you get in a month?

C．Nice to meet you! Are you from America?

D．Let’s get together sometime. I want to ask you some questions.

4.Which is the best way to make friends with an American?

A．To ask him if he is willing to make friends with you.

B．To spend a long time learning about him.

C．To wait until he tells you his thoughts.

D．To ask him to join you for dinner.

5.What do we know from the passage?

A．It’s very important to be a good friend of an American.

B．It’s difficult to get on with Americans.

C．Different peoples have different customs and cultures.

D．Friendship is the most important in our daily life.

Friends play an important part in our lives, and although we can’t be more familiar with the fact of friendship, we often don’t clearly understand how we make friends, especially with Americans. Here are some pieces of advice on making friends with Americans:
* Visiting places Americans enjoy: parties, churches, restaurants, parks and sports clubs.
* Be willing to take the first step. Don’t wait for them to get close to you. Americans in China may not know you speak English. They may be uncomfortable if they can’t speak your language.
* Use small talks to open the conversation. Ask them where they’re from, why they come to China, etc. Remember: Be careful not to ask personal questions about age, salary and so on.
* Show an interest in their culture, their country or their job. Americans like to talk about themselves.
* Invite them to join you for dinner or just for coffee or tea. Try to set a specific （明确的）time. Americans sometimes make general invitations like “Let’s go out for a dinner sometime.” Often this is just a way to be friendly. It’s not always a real invitation.
* Don’t expect too much at first. Maybe they’re being friendly. But maybe they want to be your good friends. It will take time to tell

1. 1.

   According to the passage, Americans like to visit the following places except______.

   1. A.
      shopping centers
   2. B.
      parks
   3. C.
      sport clubs
   4. D.
      churches
2. 2.

   How many pieces of advice does the writer offer on making friends with Americans?

   1. A.
      Four
   2. B.
      Five
   3. C.
      Six
   4. D.
      Seven
3. 3.

   What should you say when you meet an American for the first time?

   1. A.
      What’s your age?
   2. B.
      How much do you get in a month?
   3. C.
      Nice to meet you! Are you from America?
   4. D.
      Let’s get together sometime. I want to ask you some questions
4. 4.

   Which is the best way to make friends with an American?

   1. A.
      To ask him if he is willing to make friends with you
   2. B.
      To spend a long time learning about him
   3. C.
      To wait until he tells you his thoughts
   4. D.
      To ask him to join you for dinner
5. 5.

   What do we know from the passage?

   1. A.
      It’s very important to be a good friend of an American
   2. B.
      It’s difficult to get on with Americans
   3. C.
      Different peoples have different customs and cultures
   4. D.
      Friendship is the most important in our daily life

Some people have a very poor sense of direction.   1  , I am one of them. I    2    a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.

    When I was a little girl, I was very shy and    3    asked others the way. And so I used to walk round in circle and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.

    Now, I am no longer    4  shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone asks   5    the way somewhere, I would say, " Sorry, I am a stranger here."

    Once on my way to work I    6   by a man. He asked me    7    I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and    8    him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him    9   .

    When I just got to my office, the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how    10    I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!

1  A. Luck          B. Lucky            C. Unlucky        D. Unluckily

2  A. have visited     B. visit             C. visited          D. will visited

3  A. always         B. usually           C. often           D. never

4  A. much          B. too              C. very            D. such

5  A. I              B. me              C. my             D. mine

6  A. stopped        B. left              C. was stopped      D. was left

7  A. where         B. how              C. if              D. that

8  A. look at         B. look after         C. look for         D. look like

9  A. wait           B. waiting          C. waited          D. to wait

10 A. embarrassed     B. worried          C. bored          D. tired