Question

15．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．（36）EBut 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 n ew 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．（37）CYou can always start the conversation．Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people．
3．（38）BChoosing 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．（39）GThe 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．（40）DTry not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be．Become the kind of friend you will wa nt 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．

Answer 1

分析 本文敘述了友誼是非常重要的人際關(guān)系．對(duì)交朋友給出了一些建議：和他人交往；開始談話；共同做事；讓友誼成長(zhǎng)；享受友誼．

解答 36．E．根據(jù)上一句"Such changes often leave us without a friend．"一些變化使我們沒有了朋友，那就要交新朋友，可以引出這一句交新朋友對(duì)有些人來說是容易的．故選E． 
37．C．根據(jù)下一句"Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends"可知，你可以開始談話．故能夠推斷出此句是，別等著別人跟你說話，暗指你要主動(dòng)，故選C．
38．B．這一段講的是交有共同興趣的朋友在建立友誼上是重要的，因?yàn)楣餐�的興趣會(huì)把你和你的朋友帶到一起來．B．一起做事情．故選B．
39．G．根據(jù)前面一句"However，try not to press your new friend with calls，messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out（使筋疲力盡）and finally you may lose your friend"可知，不要給你的朋友打電話，發(fā)信息或去拜訪他而給他壓力，你將需要給你的朋友時(shí)間來做出反應(yīng)．故選G．
40．D．根據(jù)前一句"The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves"可知，讓你的朋友做回自己，所以盡量不要挑剔你的朋友，故選D．

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