2 . 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.     1     But 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 new 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.     2     You can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.

3.     3    

Choosing 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.     4     The 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.     5     Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want 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.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about the woman’s grandpa?

A．He wants the woman to become a soldier.

B．He lives in the village.

C．He dislikes working on the farm.

2. Why does the woman often visit her grandpa?

A．To help her grandpa with farm work.

B．To keep her grandpa company.

C．To enjoy the beautiful scenery there.

4 . How does Mike probably feel now?

A．Disappointed

B．Worried

C．Happy

5 . What are the speakers talking about?

A．Jerry’s acting in the play.

B．Their dissatisfaction with Jerry.

C．The man’s worry over his sickness.

6 . 假设你是李华，是一名在Eric家里的交换生(exchange student)。昨晚，你和几位同学在房间里大声讨论周末班级出游事宜，影响了Eric一家休息。
请给Eric写一封道歉信，内容包括：
1.表示道歉; 2.说明原因; 3.提出解决办法。
注意：1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Eric,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

7 . Being jobless for the last three months, I am upset nowadays. My son has lost his ______ from a good school and he might have to go to a less qualified school. I have moved from a spacious (宽敞的) apartment to a small one in order to ______ my living expenses. My wife has built extra stress. On top of that, my father in-law ______ a week ago, which has added fuel to fire, ______ our family into a more terrible state.

In these circumstances I have two mental ______: either to feel upset and keep losing my peace of mind, or ______ my negative thoughts with super mental powers about self-confidence and consistency, and ______ applying for new jobs with positive attitude.

I choose the second option because I believe that the pain I am ______ today will build up my ______ . My strengths will then increases my confidence and make me a good times make me a ______ man one day. I understand that good and bad stages are part of ______ . While good times make me happy, bad times ______ the ‘inner’ me.

Two months later, ______ , I have finally landed on a job which is very exciting and offers a nice salary. Time has healed my wife’s mental stress ______ the death of her father. My son has already been accepted by another good school because the admissions for new academic year were still ______ !

As I am back on the track of normal life, I can ______ say that the most important things that helped me ______ the crisis (危机) were my consistent character of patience, and ______ attitude towards life. So, while I wish you all the best life can ______ you, I would highly recommend taking the same attitude towards life ______ you are trapped in any of such situations.

1.

A．admission

B．benefit

C．diploma

D．permission

2.

A．share

B．reduce

C．break

D．raise

3.

A．showed up

B．set off

C．fell down

D．passed away

4.

A．putting

B．finding

C．forming

D．lifting

5.

A．problems

B．concerns

C．choices

D．activities

6.

A．link

B．replace

C．mix

D．exchange

7.

A．regret

B．stop

C．keep

D．risk

8.

A．practicing

B．suffering

C．producing

D．relieving

9.

A．intelligence

B．body

C．character

D．reputation

10.

A．carful

B．hard-working

C．easy-going

D．successful

11.

A．life

B．wealth

C．time

D．health

12.

A．hide

B．destroy

C．strengthen

D．kill

13.

A．desperately

B．unwillingly

C．hopefully

D．fortunately

14.

A．regardless of

B．due to

C．instead of

D．apart from

15.

A．occupied

B．empty

C．open

D．closed

16.

A．disappointedly

B．surprisedly

C．deliberately

D．confidently

17.

A．fight

B．meet

C．change

D．delay

18.

A．general

B．positive

C．friendly

D．honest

19.

A．offer

B．expect

C．manage

D．send

20.

A．as if

B．in that

C．now that

D．in case

8 . GRANDMOTHER, Michelle Riotton, a 78 old, survived after falling down a mountain valley. She set off for a walk alone dressed only in a light jacket and trousers. "I slipped into a valley!" said Mrs. Riotton, who said the fall happened in a deep forest close to her home village.

It was warm and sunny when the accident happened, but temperatures dropped to very low when night fell, and it rained. "I wasn’t afraid," said Mrs Riotton. "But I was worried that my children and grandchildren would become too worried about me." Mrs Riotton said she covered herself in leaves when feeling cold, taking very small bites of two biscuits which she had in her pocket and drinking rainwater which fell down her face.

She spent six nights before she was found on Saturday. She was lying at the bottom of the valley, which was less than a mile from her home. The search had once been stopped, but Patrice Fossard, one of her neighbors, insisted that the search continue. "There was no way we could give up her, even if deep inside we felt we had little hope of finding her alive," said Mr Fossard. "It was a miracle that Michele was finally found."

Mrs Riotton said she would be taking life easier from now on. "Enough is enough!" she said. "No more forests--I don’t want to visit one again."

A mountain policeman said walking alone in the mountain was not recommended and that Mrs Riotton should have carried a mobile phone with her. "The mountains are particularly dangerous at this time of year as sunny afternoons can quickly change into cold, wet and stormy evenings," he said. "Anybody walking into the mountains should carry safety equipment and be prepared for any kind of emergency."

1. When Michelle Riotton was in the valley, she _________.

A．was hurt too badly to move	B．missed her home very much
C．didn’t feel afraid	D．felt very hungry

2. Michelle Riotton covered herself with leaves to __________.

A．keep warm during her suffering	B．prevent the harmful animals
C．make herself noticed by others	D．avoid getting wet in the rain

3. Michelle Riotton got lost on _________.

A．Saturday	B．Monday
C．Wednesday	D．Sunday

4. According to the mountain policeman, _________.

A．the mountains in the morning are very dangerous

B．one had better not walk in the mountains alone

C．people should carry safety equipment every day

D．people wouldn’t be safe without a mobile phone

9 . Dear Dad,
I was very upset when I received your letter. I knew you ____not like my results, but I didn’t realize you and Mum were so ____with me. This has made me____very carefully about myself, and now I____ how silly I have been.
My poor____have come from my own____ Of course, I want to do my best. I want you and Mum to be proud____ me, but somehow when I get to school I just can’t keep my ____ on the subject and I stop ____ the teacher. So many other things seem so much more ____, but I know that I must not ____the chance you and Mum have given me. If I don’t work very hard ____he next few months, I am going to get ____results. So I am going to study hard this summer. And I will show Mum anything____I can’t understand so that she can give me help.
I ____you will allow me to play some basketball. I think I need some exercise, ____ I will control the time I____on it properly.
If you want me to stop meeting Cindy, I will — but there is____serious. We are just good friends, and she often helps me ____my schoolwork.
Dad, I am really sorry I have made you angry. I’m going to try my best to____my study. I promise that I will make you proud of me soon.
Yours,
Jimmy1.

A．will

B．would

C．need

D．should

2.

A．angry

B．upset

C．strict

D．happy

3.

A．talk

B．speak

C．think

D．hear

4.

A．receive

B．believe

C．insist

D．realize

5.

A．results

B．memories

C．parents

D．friends

6.

A．stubbornness

B．carelessness

C．laziness

D．illness

7.

A．of

B．with

C．in

D．for

8.

A．head

B．mind

C．eyes

D．heart

9.

A．listening to

B．to listen to

C．hearing

D．to hear

10.

A．boring

B．dull

C．beautiful

D．interesting

11.

A．find

B．share

C．waste

D．afford

12.

A．during

B．at

C．through

D．until

13.

A．better

B．best

C．poorer

D．poorest

14.

A．which

B．that

C．whom

D．what

15.

A．wish

B．advise

C．hope

D．decide

16.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．because

17.

A．spend

B．take

C．cost

D．pay

18.

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

19.

A．in

B．on

C．with

D．by

20.

A．develop

B．improve

C．interest

D．finish

10 . When I was a little girl, my mom would say, “Half the fun of doing anything is sharing it with others.”     1    Friends and mates allow us to enjoy our successes and our joys, comfort us in our hard moments, and provide a mirror for us to learn more about ourselves. I’ve always looked at friends as the family we choose. They enrich our lives. As Robert Louis Steven once said, “    2    ”.

To be a good friend or partner, it’s important to be a good listener. Hear what your friend or mate has to say first rather than jump to conclusions or get defensive.    3     When they hear their words repeated back to them, it can help them to realize what they said was not exactly what they meant to say.

    4     You know the old golden rule, “Care for others the way you would like them to care for you.” The support of a friend during a tough time could make the difference between success and failure. Encouragement and confidence are the gifts that can help change a person’s life.

Take care, though, with whom you choose to have close relationship, for they can have a great effect on yourself – respect and life path. As someone once told me “    5     They will either take you up or down.”

A．I am afraid so.

B．It is quite true

C．Friendship is the most important factor.

D．Sometimes it is useful to be their mirror.

E．A friend is a present which you give yourself.

F．The attitudes of your friends are like the buttons on a lift.

G．Patience, sympathy and understanding are also important qualities.