How to Make Friends
Having friends may well keep you healthier and help you deal with difficulties better. It is not very hard to make friends. Continue reading to find out how to make friends.
1.There are many ways to do this--talking about the weather (”At least it’s not raining like last week!”), asking for help or saying words of praise (“I love your shoes.”)
Introduce yourself at the end of the conversation. It can be as simple as saying “Oh, by the way, my name is…”2.Remember his or her name!
Join a sports team. As long as you enjoy the sport, you don’t have to be really good at playing a sport in order to make friends with others.3.If you play the guitar or sing, try joining a band.
Be a good listener.4.Ask questions about their interests, and just take the time to learn more about them.
Encourage your friend. A very good friend encourages their friend.5.Never make fun or laugh at your friend in front of others. If someone is making fun of them, a good friend will come to save their friend.
A. Start a conversation
B. Find out common interests
C. But a sports team isn’t the only way
D. The key to being a good friend is the ability to keep secrets
E. They will remain with them in both good as well as bad times
F. Once you introduce yourself, the other person will do the same
G. Listen carefully to what people say, and remember important information about them
It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp(军营). It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.
Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn't work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.
"I'm sorry, sir," said the first soldier. "I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back."
And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier's turn. He said, "I'm sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…"
Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, "If you say something was wrong with your bus, I'll punish you at once!"
"No, no, sir," said the young man. "My bus was all right, but the dead horse were in its way!"
1.The military camp was built in the village to .
A. stop the soldiers from going to towns
B. stop the soldiers from meeting their friends
C. train the new soldiers
D. make the young men live quietly
2.Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because .
A. he was kind to them
B. they felt lonely
C. they had something important to do
D. they were the best of all
3.The young officer was worried because .
A. a traffic accident had happened
B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers
C. the nine soldiers didn’t come back on time
D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town
4.The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because .
A. something was wrong with their buses
B. their horses died on the return way
C. it took them much time to run back
D. they all had drunk much in the town
5.Which answer do you think right?
A. I’ll believe only the last soldier
B. The officer believed the nine soldiers
C. I'll believe none of the nine soldiers
D. The officer won't punish his soldiers
Online shopping has become more and more popular these years. Women have jumped ahead of men for the first time in using the Internet to do their holiday shopping, according to a study published last week in the US.
For years men have been more likely to shop on the Internet than women, but during the 2013 holiday season 58 percent of those shopping online were women.
“It shows how popular the Internet is becoming,” said Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project group, which carried out the study. Rainie said it was only a matter of time before women shoppers caught up with men. This is because women traditionally make decisions about spending.
Users were more likely to shop online to save time. Internet users between the ages 18 and 29 were responsible for some of the surprising increase in the online gift-buying population this time around.
However, three-quarters of the US Internet users did not buy holiday gifts online in 2013. They worried about credit card security(信用卡安全), or just compared online prices with off-line prices, then dashed off to the shops to get the best deals.
“But even if shoppers don’t buy online, websites are becoming promotion(促销) tools for stores,” said Dan Hess’ vice president of Com Score Network Inc. Hess said that actually most stores, websites can make customers fully believe the security of their credit card numbers. And most are able to ensure that gifts arrive on time.
“It’s all about making the shopping experience more efficient(效率高的), more reliable and more comfortable.” Hess said.
1.Which of the following statements is true?
A. There were fewer women online shoppers than men in 2013
B. More women shopped online than men in 2013
C. Most of the Internet users between the ages 18 and 29 were women
D. People in the US were more likely to buy gifts online
2.What does the underlined part “dashed off” probably mean?
A. 关闭 B. 推迟
C. 匆忙 D. 起飞
3.According to Dan Hess, shopping online is .
A. unsafe B. convenient
C. a waste of money D. cheaper
Friendships can be difficult-because often people aren’t as honest and open as they should be. Sometimes, people end up getting hurt.
Most problems with friendships come up because people are just too selfish to care about the things that their friends need. They care about their own needs much more, which makes it hard for friendships to work. However, being selfish is part of human nature. A person is put together in order to take care of himself and their own needs, not necessarily those needs of other people. Even though being selfish is something that all humans are born with, it is something that everyone should be against.
The best thing to remember when you are a friend to anyone is that you need to treat your friends the same way as you'd like to be treated. This is wonderful advice for a friendship because it is really the only way to make sure that you are giving your friends everything you would want to be given in a friendship. Whenever you have a question about how you should treat a friend, it is easy to find an answer simply by asking yourself what you would like your friend to do for you, if he or she is in your shoes.
Even if you're always thinking about how you'd like to be treated, and your friends are too, there are issuer(问题，忧虑) that come up from time to time in each friendship, and it is important to understand how to deal with these issues so that you can build stronger and healthier friendships. Issues like friends getting boyfriends or girlfriends and not spending enough time with their friends, or even friends finding new friends and leaving old friends behind are issues that will probably come up with one or more of your friendships. It is important to know how to deal with these issues so that you can keep your friends and make new ones. No one wants to have a broken friendship.
1.This passage mainly deals with .
A. the importance of friendships
B. the advantages of friendships
C. the problems with friendships
D. the meaning of friendships
2.According to the author, problems with friendships may appear when .
A. one is honest B. one is selfish
C. one is open D. one is too busy
3.According to the passage, the first and most important thing to be other people's friend is .
A. to treat your friend as fairly as possible
B. to give your friends whatever you have
C. not to hurt your friends' feelings
D. not to think of your own need any more
4.The paragraphs following the passage may be about how to .
A. make friends B. treat friends correctly
C. keep friends D. deal with friendship issues
I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled(贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.
War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming. “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled(爬under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn’t notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”
Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.
1.What made Kate so angry one evening?
A. She couldn’t find her books
B. She heard the author shouting loud
C. She got the news that her grandma was ill
D. She saw the author’s shoes beneath her bed
2.The author tidied up the room most probably because .
A. she was scared by Kate’s anger
B. she hated herself for being so messy
C. she wanted to show her care
D. she was asked by Kate to do so
3.How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?
A. By analyzing causes B. By showing differences
C. By describing a process D. By following time order
今年11月23日为感恩节，我校要举办一次以“Be Grateful”为主题的演讲比赛，请根据以下提示写一篇演讲稿参赛。
主要内容包括：1：为什么要学会感恩？ 2：要对谁感恩？ 3：感恩的实际行动（例如给父母泡杯茶或者洗洗脚，给老师做感恩卡谢谢他们的教导，对同学朋友的帮助表示感谢等等） 4：可以适当增加细节使行文连贯流畅 5：词数：100词左右。
Be grateful
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