Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult. 
Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get along with others.
If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.
★Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents that others will like.
★Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.
★Be humorous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile to others.
★Respect the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept yours.
★Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.
★Don’t complain(抱怨). Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaining all the time.
★Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.
【小题1】Why do we need friends according to the passage?

A．Friends can do everything for us.

B．Friends can bring us happiness.

C．Friends accept our ideas all the time.

D．Without friends we could not live.

【小题2】What’s the first thing we should learn in order to make friends?

A．To help others.	B．To smile to others.
C．To get along with others.	D．To listen to others’ complaints.

【小题3】Which of the following shows a sense of humor? 

A．Opening the door for someone.

B．Complaining to others all the time.

C．Laughing at ourselves and our weakness.

D．Finding someone who will understand us.

Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms．For 35 years they farmed side by side，sharing machinery and goods as needed，without a single problem．

    However，one autumn，things changed．It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse，which grew into a major difference．The difference led to angry words，followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers．

    One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door．He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox．“I’m looking for a few days’work，”the builder said．“Are there any jobs here I could help with?”

   “Yes，”answered Paul，extremely pleased to see the builder．“I do have a job for you．Look at that farm across the creek(小溪)．That’s my brother’s farm.That creek used to be a grass field，but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek．But I’ll go him one better．See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence，two metres tall，so 1 won’t need to see him anymore．”

    The builder said thoughtfully．“I think I understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you．”

    Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work．When he returned，the builder had just finished his job．Paul was shocked．Instead of a fence there was a bridge，stretching from one side of the creek to the other．

    As Paul stood on the bridge，staring in amazement，his younger brother Jason，came across，and took Paul’s hand．“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done，”said Jason．

    Then，Paul，with tears in his eyes，said to the builder who was packing his bag to go，“Thank you so much。Please stay．I have much more for you to do．”

    “I’d love to．”the builder said quietly，“but，I have many more bridges to build.”

1.What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers?

  A．The digging of the creek．

  B．A problem about a farm animal．

  C．Who owned the field between the farms．

  D．Who would pay for building the fence．

2.The underlined expression“go him one better”in paragraph 4 means          ·

  A．do something even worse    B.improve the situation

  C．point out his mistake      D．help him out

3.What do we know about the brothers?

    A．They had been fighting for many years．

B．Their farms were not very successful．

    C．They finally realized their mistakes．

    D．They liked building bridges．

4.Why did the builder build the bridge?

    A．He needed a way to get across the river．

    B．There was not enough wood for the fence．

    C．He misunderstood Paul’s instructions．

    D．He wanted to bring the brothers together．

5.In what order did the following take place in the story?

    a．The brothers stood on the bridge．

    b．Jason dug the creek．

    C．The brothers became angry with each other,

    d．The builder asked for work．

    e．Paul went into town．

    A．b，c，e，d，a    B．c，b，d，e，a

C．b，e，c，a，d    D．c，d，b，a，e

 

Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult.
Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on with others.
If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.
Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents(才能) that others will like.
Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.
Be humourous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile at others.
Respect(尊敬) the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept(接受) yours.
Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show your kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.
Don’t complain(抱怨). Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaints all the time.
Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.
【小题1】Why do we need friends according to the passage?

A．Friends can do everything for us.	B．Friends can bring us happiness.
C．Friends accept our ideas all the time.	D．Without friends, we could not live.

【小题2】What’s the first thing we should learn in order to make friends?

A．To help others.	B．To smile to others.
C．To get on with others.	D．To listen to others’ complaints.

【小题3】Which of the following shows a sense of humour?

A．Opening the door for someone.	B．Complaining to others all the time.
C．Laughing at ourselves and our weakness.	D．Finding someone who will understand us.

【小题4】How many pieces of advice does the writer provide when we have trouble in making friends?

A．Five.

B．Seven.

C．Nine.

D．Eleven.

 

Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult. 

Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get along with others.

If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.

★Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents that others will like.

★Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.

★Be humorous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile to others.

★Respect others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept yours.

★Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.

★Don’t complain. Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaining all the time.

★Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.

1.Why do we need friends according to the passage?

A. Friends can do everything for us.                 B. Friends can bring us happiness.

C. Friends accept our ideas all the time.              D. Without friends we could not live.

2.What’s the first thing we should learn in order to make friends?

   A. To help others.                                         B. To smile to others.

   C. To get along with others.                              D. To listen to others’ complaints.

3.Which of the following shows a sense of humour? 

A. Opening the door for someone.                         B. Complaining to others all the time.

   C. Laughing at ourselves and our weakness.      D. Finding someone who will understand us.

4.Which is the best title?

   A. What makes good friends.                     B. How to make friends.        

C. What happiness means.                     D. How to be friendly.

 

---You are a good boy!
---          .

A．I’m not	B．Not very good
C．Thank you	D．Yes, please