Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it ?? with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to ?? some actions. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home? ?? .

Join a club or group, talk with those who like the same things ?? you do is much easier. Or join someone ?? some activity.

Many people are nervous when talking to new people. ?? all, meeting strangers means ?? the unknown. And it’s human nature to? ?? a bit uncomfortable(不舒服)about the unknown.

? ?? our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts(怀疑)about ?? . We imagine other people are judging us, finding us too tall ?? too short, too this or too that, but don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself? ?? you are, and try to put the other person at ease(不拘束).You’ll both feel more comfortable.

Try to ?? self-confident(自信)even if you don’t feel that way when you ?? a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look directly ?? other people and smile.

If you see someone, you’d like to ?? , say something. Don’t wait for ?? person to start a conversation(谈话).

Just meeting someone new does not mean that you will ?? friends with that person. Friendship is based on mutual(相互的)liking and “give and take”. It ?? time and effort to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from? ?? .??

1.A. produces?? B. improves ????????????? C. grows ????????????? D. raises

2.A. take ????????????? B. make ????????????? C. do ????????????? D. carry

3.A. lonely ????????????? B. yourself ????????????? C. alone ????????????? D. with yourself

4.A. as ????????????? B. that ????????????? C. which ????????????? D. more

5.A. with ????????????? B. in ????????????? C. on ????????????? D. to

6.A. For ????????????? B. Above ????????????? C. In ????????????? D. After

7.A. touching ????????????? B. facing ????????????? C. meeting ????????????? D. seeing

8.A. see???????? B. touch???? ?????? C. feel????????????? D. do

9.A. Many?????? B. Some???????????? C. Much?????????? D. Most of

10.A. yourself??? B. oneself?????????? C. yourselves??????? D. ourselves

11.A. and??????? B. but?????????????? C. or?????????????? D. as

12.A. like??????? B. as??????????????? C. what??????????? D. that

13.A. make?????? B. act? as???????????? C. like??????????????? D. express

14.A. come to???? B. go to???????????? C. enter?????????????? D. step to

15.A. for???????? B. to?????????????? C. at????????????????? D. about?

16.A. speak to???? B. talk to?????????? C. say to?????????????? D. call up

17.A. other?????? B. the other???????? C. another???????????? D. others

18.A. make?????? B. do?????????????? C. turn???????????????? D. put

19.A. costs?????? B. takes???????????? C. spends????????????? D. uses

20.A. growing???? B. living??????????? C. increasing?????????? D. happening

If you don’t want to let us down, do believe yourself!

One day Mr. and Mrs. Black were driving to a party . Mr. Black drove the car very fast. “Please don’t drive so fast.” Mrs Black asked his husband to drive more slowly .”If you drive so fast , maybe we’ll have some trouble.”“Oh , no , Don’t be worried , my dear . ”said Mr. Black with a smile .“You know I’m good at driving . You won’t be in danger . And there is little time . If I don’t drive fast , we’ll be late for the party.”
A few minutes later , his wife , Mrs. Black , said to him，“If you don’t slow down ,We’ll be in hospital.”
Just at this moment a car came out of a side road and crossed in front of their car . Mr. Black stopped their car quickly . It nearly hit that car: “Oh , dear , I’m sorry for that . You are right , my dear，”said Mr Black . “I’ll never drive fast later . Now let me drive slowly . ”Then car drove very slowly to the party . Of course they were very late for the party

1. 1.

   Mr. and Mrs. Black were driving to ______ one day

   1. A.
      a meeting
   2. B.
      their home
   3. C.
      a party
   4. D.
      work
2. 2.

   What did Mrs. Black ask her husband to do?

   1. A.
      To stop the car
   2. B.
      To drive more slowly
   3. C.
      To drive to a hospital
   4. D.
      To drive fast
3. 3.

   Mr. Black drove so fast , because______.

   1. A.
      he was good at driving
   2. B.
      he was very happy
   3. C.
      he was in danger
   4. D.
      he didn’t want to be late for the party
4. 4.

   What happened to them a few minute later ?

   1. A.
      Their car hit another car
   2. B.
      their car nearly hit another car
   3. C.
      Their car was broken
   4. D.
      Something was wrong with their car
5. 5.

   At last Mr. Black drove their car ______  to the party

   1. A.
      faster
   2. B.
      slow
   3. C.
      very slowly
   4. D.
      happily

In Britain you’re allowed to drive a car when you’re seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start. When you’re learning,someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don’t have to go to a driving school --- a friend can teach you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.

Before you’re allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you’re allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you’re allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.

Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test until 1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.

1.A person can’t take money for driving lessons unless he __________.

A．has learnt to drive in a driving school

B．has a full driving license

C．has a full license and a teacher’s license

D．is given a special two-year driving license

2.In the driving test, one _______________________.

A．mustn’t drive his car, even though the car is fit for the road

B．is usually asked to drive on roads for some time

C．has to be examined(考查) only in car driving skills

D．must drive around for more than an hour

3.When can I take the driving test again if I don’t pass it?

A．a few years later

B．right after the first test

C．a few weeks later

D．never

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．There is no limit (限制)to the age of an old man who drives a car.

B．One can take a driving test again and again until he passes it.

C．There was a speed limit to cars before 1878.

D．A car driver didn’t have to get a limit license until 1935.

5.The best title for the passage is _____________.

A．Driving Licenses in Britain

B．Tests for Britain People

C．Driving Cars

D．Young Men’s Driving Licenses