A holiday in Russia

Mr. Evans lives and works in Sydney. Last week he had a two-week ___，but he didn't know _____ to go. He said to his friend，Robert， “I hate the hot weather here，but I can't_____a cool place in Australia. Where should I go _____ a holiday？”

“That's easy,”said Robert.   “You can go to Moscow.   Snow and ice are covering the ground there now. ”Mr.   Evans ___ his advice.   He bought a plane ticket and ___ Moscow.

He enjoyed himself there, but one day he got into trouble.   After lunch ___ a cold day, he went to a park in the city.   He found that a dog followed him when he walked ___ a house. It seemed hungry.   Maybe it wanted some food ____, he thought.   However, Mr.

Evans had ____ food in his pockets.   He tried to make the dog ____, but it began to bark at him.   Just at that moment, he ___ a small stone on the ground.   He tried to pick it up, but he ____.

“____ strange these Russians are! ”Mr.   Evans said to ___. “They tie up stones instead of their dogs. ”

There are many mice in a house. The man of the house gets a cat. The cat kills many of the mice. The oldest mouse says，“All the mice must come to my room and we will think what we can do about this cat. ”All the mice come. Many mice speak，but no one knows what to do. At last a young mouse stands up and says，“We must put a bell（铃）on that cat. Then when the cat comes near，we shall hear the bell and run away and hide. So the cat will not catch any more mice. "Then the old mouse asks，"Who will put the bell on the cat？”

No mouse answers. At last he says，“It is not hard to say things，but it is hard to do them. ”

It's hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Get out of the house and do things that will put you in touch with other people. It's easier to make friends when you have the same interests.

Don't be afraid to show people what you are really good at. Talk about the things you like and do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you.

Look at people in the eyes when you talk to them. That way，they will find it easier to talk to you. If not，people may think you are not interested in them and may stop being interested in you.

Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about “me，me，me”. Ask lots of questions. Show interest in their answers.

Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like-not just with those who are easy to meet. Be friendly to a lot of people. If so，you will have a bigger group of people to choose（选择）from and have more chances（机会）to make friends.