完形填空Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, _1_ must be willing to take actions. You

完形填空Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, ___1___ must be willing to take actions. You must first go ___2____ there are people. You won’t make friends ___3___ home alone. ____4____ a club or group, for talking with those who like the same things as you do is ____5____. Or join someone in some activity. Many people are nervous when talking to people. After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it’s human ____6____ to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.

Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us, _____7__ us too tall or too short, too this or too that. Don’t forget that they must be feeling ___8___ way. Try to accept yourself ____9__ you are, and try to put the other person at ease. You will feel more comfortable.

Try to act self-confident even if you don’t feel that way. __10___you enter a room full of strangers, such as new classroom, walk tall and straight, look ___11___ at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to ___12__ to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to ____13_ a conversation.

Just meeting someone doesn’t mean that you will make friends with that person. Friendship is ___14__ on mutual(相互的) liking and “give and take”. They take time and ___15__ to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.

1. A. you B. they C. it D. I

2. A. when B. whether C. where D. however

3. A. arriving B. returning C. staying D. leaving

4. A. Recognize B. Accept C. Share D. Join

5. A. more difficult B. easier C. ordinary D. uncomfortable

6. A. nature B. fault C. weakness D. manners

7. A. finding B. making C. stopping D. treating

8. A. in the B. a friendly C. different D. the same

9. A. what B. as C. how D. where

10. A. When B. As if C. So that D. In which

11. A. specially B. directly C. shyly D. strictly

12. A. refer B. write C. speak D. pay