2．Making friends is a skill．Like most skills，it improves with （36）B．If you want to meet people and make friends，you must be able to take some action．You must first go where there are people．You won't make friends staying home alone．Join a club or a group，for talking with those who （37）Athe same things as you do is easier．（38）B join someone in some activity．
Many people are（39）Cwhen talking to new people．After all （毕竟）meeting strangers means facing the unknown．And it's human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown．Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves．We（40）Dother people who are judging（评判） us finding us too tall or too short，too this or too that．But don't forget that they must be feeling the same way．Try to accept yourself（41）D you are．You will never feel more comfortable．
Try to act self-confident even if you don't feel that way．When you enter a room full of strangers，such as a new classroom，walk tall and straight，look（42）Cat other people and smile．If you see someone，you'd like to （43）Bsomething to，don't wait for the other person to start a conversation．
Just meeting someone new doesn't mean that you'11make friends with that person．Friendship is （44）Don mutual（相互的）liking and"give and take"．It（45）Atime and effort to develop．
| 36．A．age | B．practice | C．skill | D．everything |
| 37．A．like | B．share | C．have | D．keep |
| 38．A．So | B．Or | C．However | D．But |
| 39．A．afraid | B．fearful | C．nervous | D．unhappy |
| 40．A．suggest | B．consider | C．doubt | D．imagine |
| 41．A．what | B．who | C．that | D．as |
| 42．A．lonely | B．friendly | C．directly | D．sadly |
| 43．A．speak | B．say | C．talk | D．tell |
| 44．A．depend | B．laid | C．taken | D．based |
| 45．A．takes | B．spends | C．costs | D．pays． |
