Just like any relationship, best friendships depend on trust, promise, respect and interests. When any of these elements(要素) is missing, the friendship will be hard to go on. If the trust is totally broken, you may not be able to forgive him/her. Sometimes a friendship ends because either you or your friend gets tired of putting the heart into it. This can happen when one of you finds a new friend or even a new hobby that takes up much time. Or, perhaps you find the relationship is always going in an unhealthy way and you want some distance. Other times, you simply change and want to leave each other. Sure, it seems sad at the time, but it’s completely normal. Not all friendships are meant to last forever. So, what should you do if something like this happens to you? Read on for some friendly advice.
Whatever the reason you’re breaking up with your best friend, always remember that he/she was once super important to you. Take the time to sit down privately and tell him/her what’s going on and why. Don’t send him/her an unpleasant e-mail or just start ignoring(不理睬) him/her. In fact, maybe he/she has known there’s a problem and would be willing to have a heart-to-heart chat. If you’re not sure about wanting an end forever, you could suggest you two take a break from each other. If, after a while, you realize why you became the best friends in the beginning, you can try getting back to your former behaviors. Whatever you do, be honest about your feelings while having respect for his/hers. And if you both agree the BFF thing is over, make sure not to be enemies.
【小题1】What is NOT the usual cause of ending a friendship?

Just like any relationship, best friendships depend on trust, promise, respect and interests. When any of these elements(要素) is missing, the friendship will be hard to go on. If the trust is totally broken, you may not be able to forgive him/her. Sometimes a friendship ends because either you or your friend gets tired of putting the heart into it. This can happen when one of you finds a new friend or even a new hobby that takes up much time. Or, perhaps you find the relationship is always going in an unhealthy way and you want some distance. Other times, you simply change and want to leave each other. Sure, it seems sad at the time, but it’s completely normal. Not all friendships are meant to last forever. So, what should you do if something like this happens to you? Read on for some friendly advice.

  Whatever the reason you’re breaking up with your best friend, always remember that he/she was once super important to you. Take the time to sit down privately and tell him/her what’s going on and why. Don’t send him/her an unpleasant e-mail or just start ignoring(不理睬) him/her. In fact, maybe he/she has known there’s a problem and would be willing to have a heart-to-heart chat. If you’re not sure about wanting an end forever, you could suggest you two take a break from each other. If, after a while, you realize why you became the best friends in the beginning, you can try getting back to your former behaviors. Whatever you do, be honest about your feelings while having respect for his/hers. And if you both agree the BFF thing is over, make sure not to be enemies.

1.What is NOT the usual cause of ending a friendship?

A. Getting tired of putting your heart into each other.

B. Finding a new hobby that takes up much time.

C. Realizing the relationship going in an unhealthy way.

D. Living too far away from each other.

2.The underlined letters BFF probably means________.

A. 永远的朋友           B.永久的隔阂

C. 终结的友谊       D. 暂时的误解

3.What can be the best title for this passage?

A. Four basic elements of friendship.

B. Friendly advice on reading.

C. What to do with friendship in trouble?

D. When to be friends or enemies?

4.What should you do when breaking up with your best friends?

1. Remember his or her once being important to you.  

2. Try to have a heart-to-heart chat with him or her.

3. Be honest and respectful to each other.

4. Send an unpleasant e-mail and ignore him or her.

5. Suggest not getting along with each other for a while.

A. 1.2.3.4.             B. 2.3.4.5              C. 1.3.4.5          D. 1.2.3.5

Making friend is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing（乐意） to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home alone.

Join a club or group, talking with those who like the same things you do is much easier. Or join someone in some activity. Many people are nervous when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.

Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are giving an opinion about us-finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same away. Try to accept(接受)yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease(不拘束). You’ll both feel more comfortable.

Try to keep self-confident(自信)even when you don’t feel that way when you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall(趾高气扬)and straight, look directly at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to speak to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to start a conversation.

Just meeting someone new does not mean that you will make friends with that person-friendship is based on each other’s liking and “give and take”. They take time and efforts to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.

1.If you want to meet people and make friends, what should you do?

A. Join a club or group.      B. Talk with those who like the same things.

C. Join someone in some activity.      D. All of the above(上面)

2.In the sentence “After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown.”, the word “unknown” means _____.

A. without somebody knowing      B. without somebody liking

C. unfriendly                    D. unpleasant

3.How do you feel more comfortable when you are with new people?

A. Shake hands with others        

B. Accept yourself as you are, and put the other as ease

C. Don’t talk with those who don’t like.

D. Walk tall and straight.

4.If you’d like to speak to someone, what should you do?

A. You should wait until the person says something.   

B. You should stay home alone.

C. You should cough until the person notices you.     

D. You should say something at first.

5.Friendship is based on______

A. meeting for the first time      B. each other’s liking and “give and take”

C. keeping self-confident          D. facing the unknown

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

It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why.
First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you make yourself stronger? The simple answer is “You can’t.” Look around you. With very few exceptions(例外), either everything you see in your world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new．
Another good thing about mistakes is this: When you are making mistakes, you are learning．Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb. When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work．
Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success. Why? Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some numbers of things before you succeed．Every time you make a mistake, you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer. But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences(后果) of a mistake. However, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits（限度） so that in the event that it doesn’t work out the way you want it to, you will be in a normal place to try again．
We all have limited time and money so don’t blow them all on one problem. Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and deal with these resources(资源) properly so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again．If you accept and use your mistakes in this way ,you can make great progress in your business and your career．
There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough.”
So go ahead and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And succeed．
【小题1】From the second paragraph, we can know that _______．