Gone are the days when men and women couldn’t associate(交住) with each other. When we are asked whether boys and girls can associate with each other, most of us will say, "Yes, of course. Why not?"

If we want to deal with the association between boys and girls properly, here are some "dos and don'ts" for you to follow.

(1) Keep a normal and healthy state of mind (心態(tài)). Our schools and classes are made up of boys and girls. It is very natural for the boys and girls to contact each other and build up the friendship with the students of the other sex, Generally speaking, we should broaden the circle of the association. We should make as many friends as possible. We should have more friends of the other sex instead of one or two. We should contact the students in public instead of in secret.

(2) Contact students of the other sex warmly, generously and sincerely. Don't be too nervous or too shy in contact with a person of the other sex. In that case it is very difficult for you to make a lot of friends, as no one likes a person who is too shy to say a word. If you are too shy a person, you can also find a way out. First of all, you can contact the students with the same interest and hobby with you. As both of you have much in common, you may have much to talk about. If you keep doing like that, little by little, you will gladly find you are also as free to express yourself as others.

(3)Don't fall into the ditch(泥潭) of early love. The boys and girls at adolescence(青春期)are rich in feelings and full of imagination. They are easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love and fall in love with each other at an early age. In my opinion, boys and girls at middle school are too young and too tender to shoulder the heavy duty of love. Early love is a green apple that can't be eaten. An apple won't taste sweet until it is fully ripe(成熟的). Do keep out of early love.

1. The main idea of the passage is to___________.

A. tell students to keep away from early love

B. give some advice on how to associate between boys and girls

C. say contact does good not only to boys but also to girls

D. teach boys how to talk with girls

2. The underlined word "broaden" in the passage means___________.

A. close down　　　　　　　 B. make small

C. make broad　　　　　　　 D. make known

3. We should contact the students of the other sex in the following ways EXCEPT

A. with a good state of mind

B. in public

C. in secret

D. warmly and generously

4. A person at adolescence is NOT___________.

A. rich in feelings　　 B. full of imagination

C. old enough to fall in love

D. easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love

5. Which of the following is NOT true? (　 )

A. Men and women used not to be allowed to associate with each other.

B. We’d better not make only one or two friends of the other sex.

C. Some students are too nervous or too shy in contact with a person of the other sex.

D. People like a person who always keeps silent.