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  It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Be outgoing(開朗的), get out of the house and do things with other people. It’s easier to make friends when you follow these:

  Show people what you are good at. Talk about the things you like and you do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting.

  Look people in the eye(正視) when talking with them. That way, they’ll find it easier to talk to you, or people may think you’re not interested in them and stop being interested in you.

Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about yourself. Ask lots of questions. Show an interest in their answers.

  Make friends with the people you really like, not just with those who are easy to meet. Be friendly to people. That way, you’ll have a bigger group of people to choose and more chances（機(jī)會(huì)）for making friends.

1. If you look right and left when people talk to you, they may think you are_______.

A. looking for something        B. worrying about something

C. happy to see them           D. not interested in them

2. Linda is talkative(健談的). But she doesn’t like listening to other people. Linda should_______.

A. show off(炫耀) to other people     B. be a better listener

C. look people in the eye            D. make friends with other kinds of people

3. You should be _______ if you want to have more chances for making friends.

A. cool     B. more careful     C. more  friendly    D. hard-working

4. The main idea of this passage is _______.

   A. that it is hard to make friends     B. about how to make friends

   C. about not talking about yourself   D. about being friendly to others

 

    When I was a child, my mother often told me, “Don’t run around, or bad uncles will grad（抓�。� you. And you know what? You will never see Mum and Dad again.”

    “Why, Mama? Why would these uncles grab me?” I would ask. “The city is a dangerous place and we don’t trust any strangers, ”she would reply.

  Well, that might answer the question of why my second brother never picks up calls from an unknown person either on his mobile or his home phone. It seems that he doesn’t care if he misses an important call. because he thinks that all unknown calls are from bad persons.

    So, have we given too much protection to our young kids? Perhaps it is so. But the adults’ thoughts are indeed easy to understand. The kids meet swindlers sometimes as we adults tell them. Also they get some news about cheating（欺騙） in newspapers or on TV every day. That makes the kids believe that they just cannot trust strangers.

    Let’s look at an example from everyday life. Say, if someone carrying a wooden stick（棍子） comes nearer to you, will you try to run away at once even before he or she starts talking to you? Will you guess this person’s intentions（意圖） and think that he or she wants to rob（搶劫） you of something? Think of the answer for yourself.

    Of course, the kids should look after themselves, but overprotection can sometimes stop them from making new friends. Sometimes it’s not good for their new friendships.

    Trust is like a mirror. When we offer trust to people, they might just show you trust in return.

1 What do “swindlers” probably do?

  A. They cheat other people.

  B. They often call other people.

  C. They rob people of something.

  D. They teach children to protect themselves.

2 Which of the following is NOT the reason why children don’t trust strangers?

  A. Their parents tell them not to trust strangers.

  B. They get to know some news about cheating in newspapers or on TV every day.

  C. Strangers always have bad intentions.

  D. They sometimes have experiences of being cheated.

3 What does the writer want to tell us?

  A. Children should always follow their parents’ advice.

  B. We should never talk to strangers.

  C. Parents should learn to protect their children.

  D. People should try to trust each other.

M   1   friends is a skill like other skills. It improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some a  2  .

You must first go where there are many people. You won’t make friends staying at home. Join a club or a party, talking with those who like the s  3   things as you do. Or join someone in some a   4  .

It’s human nature to feel a bit u   5   about the unknown. Most of our fears come from doubts about o   6  . Don’t forget they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease（自由自在）. You’ll b   7   feel comfortable.

Try to act self-confidently t   8   you don’t feel that way. When you enter a room f   9    of strangers, walk tall and straight, look directly at them and smile. Meeting someone new doesn’t mean that you will make friends because friendship is based on mutual liking（基于互相喜歡） and “give and take”. It takes t  10   to develop.

 

Beautiful Seychelles（人間仙境塞舌爾）

Seychelles lies in the Indian Ocean，with 115 islands．It belongs to a tropical（熱帶的）climate．There is no winter in the country．It has the smallest population in Africa．Its official language is English，but French is also spoken here．The local people speak their own language，called Creole（克里奧耳語(yǔ)）．People there have a strong realization of protecting the environment．

There are many banks in Victoria，the capital of Seychelles．It's the smallest capital in the world．There are many rare（稀有的）plant species in Seychelles，particularly the well：known Coco de Mer（海椰子）．They are just like pandas in China．

People there are very friendly．When you meet people there，first you should wave your hand and then you can shake hands with them．Remember not to touch the children's heads in Seychelles．It's impolite．There are many men who wear different hats in hot weather，why? When they take off their hats，you will be astonished．They all have long hair．

1．From the article，we know that Seychelles is in ________．

A．Asia                    B．India                    C．Africa

2．What language do the local people usually speak?

A．English．             B．French．             C．Creole．

3．The word “astonished” means ________ in Chinese．

A．感到驚訝的         B．宇航員的             C．懷疑的

4．What can't you do in Seychelles?

A．Yon can't see any rare plant species．

B．You can't shake hands with the local people．

C．You can't see snow．

5．Which of the following statements is right?

A．Seychelles has the largest population in Africa．

B．Victoria is the smallest capital in the world．

C．You should touch the children's heads when you meet them．