Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it ?? with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to ?? some actions. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home? ?? .

Join a club or group, talk with those who like the same things ?? you do is much easier. Or join someone ?? some activity.

Many people are nervous when talking to new people. ?? all, meeting strangers means ?? the unknown. And it’s human nature to? ?? a bit uncomfortable(不舒服)about the unknown.

? ?? our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts(怀疑)about ?? . We imagine other people are judging us, finding us too tall ?? too short, too this or too that, but don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself? ?? you are, and try to put the other person at ease(不拘束).You’ll both feel more comfortable.

Try to ?? self-confident(自信)even if you don’t feel that way when you ?? a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look directly ?? other people and smile.

If you see someone, you’d like to ?? , say something. Don’t wait for ?? person to start a conversation(谈话).

Just meeting someone new does not mean that you will ?? friends with that person. Friendship is based on mutual(相互的)liking and “give and take”. It ?? time and effort to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from? ?? .??

1.A. produces?? B. improves ????????????? C. grows ????????????? D. raises

2.A. take ????????????? B. make ????????????? C. do ????????????? D. carry

3.A. lonely ????????????? B. yourself ????????????? C. alone ????????????? D. with yourself

4.A. as ????????????? B. that ????????????? C. which ????????????? D. more

5.A. with ????????????? B. in ????????????? C. on ????????????? D. to

6.A. For ????????????? B. Above ????????????? C. In ????????????? D. After

7.A. touching ????????????? B. facing ????????????? C. meeting ????????????? D. seeing

8.A. see???????? B. touch???? ?????? C. feel????????????? D. do

9.A. Many?????? B. Some???????????? C. Much?????????? D. Most of

10.A. yourself??? B. oneself?????????? C. yourselves??????? D. ourselves

11.A. and??????? B. but?????????????? C. or?????????????? D. as

12.A. like??????? B. as??????????????? C. what??????????? D. that

13.A. make?????? B. act? as???????????? C. like??????????????? D. express

14.A. come to???? B. go to???????????? C. enter?????????????? D. step to

15.A. for???????? B. to?????????????? C. at????????????????? D. about?

16.A. speak to???? B. talk to?????????? C. say to?????????????? D. call up

17.A. other?????? B. the other???????? C. another???????????? D. others

18.A. make?????? B. do?????????????? C. turn???????????????? D. put

19.A. costs?????? B. takes???????????? C. spends????????????? D. uses

20.A. growing???? B. living??????????? C. increasing?????????? D. happening

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.

1.A. costs?????? ????????????? B. needs??????? ????????????? C. spends ????????????? ????????????? D. wants

2.A. lonely???? ????????????? B. yourself?????? ????????????? C. alone??????? ????????????? D. with you

3.A. as??????? ????????????? B. that????????? ????????????? C. which?????? ????????????? D. what

4.A. with????? ????????????? B. in??????????? ????????????? C. on???????? ????????????? D. to

5.A. At all????? ????????????? B. For all??? ????????????? ????????????? C. In all????? ????????????? D. After all

6.A. unhappy??? ????????????? B. usual???????? ????????????? C. upset?????? ????????????? D. unlucky

7.A. meeting?? ????????????? B. talking??????? ????????????? C. visiting????? ????????????? D. speaking

8.A. talking???? ????????????? B. saying????? ????????????? C. judging????? ????????????? D. laughing

9.A. like????? ????????????? B. as????????? ????????????? C. what??????? ????????????? D. that

10.A. come????? B. go????????? ????????????? C. enter?????? ????????????? D. step to

11.A. laugh????? B. smile?????? ????????????? C. cry???????? ????????????? D. jump

12.A. speak to??? B. talk about???? ????????????? C. say to?????? ????????????? D. call? up

13.A. other????? ????????????? B. the other???? ????????????? C. another????? ????????????? D. others

14.A. old?????? ????????????? B. young???? ????????????? C. new??????? ????????????? D. little

15.A. develop??? B. start????????? ????????????? C. keep??????? ????????????? D. change

Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel as if you have known them half your life. These people have something in common. And once we know what it is, we can try to do it ourselves.
How is it done? Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they'll help people feel relaxed and make friends with them quickly.
First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. One well-known businesswoman says, "At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It's a common question, but it will get things going." From there you can move on to other matters—sometimes to really personal questions. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.   
Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seems clear, but it isn't. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively. Real listening at least means some things. First it means not to change the subject of conversation. If someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that he's really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, it's time for you to change the subject.
Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the moment of parting. If you're saying good-bye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, "I've really enjoyed meeting you." If you want to see that person again, don't keep it a secret. Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they've known you half their life.
【小题1】Asking questions might be a quite good and suitable way _______.