18．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．Making new friends comes easy for some people．But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage．Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends．
*Associate with others．
（36）DYou 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．
*Start a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends．（37）GYou can always start the conversation，Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people．
*（38）AChoosing 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．
*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．（39）CThe best friendships are the ones that grow naturally．
*Enjoy your friendship．
The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves．（40）BTry 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．Do things together．
B．Try not to find fault with your friends．
C．So you will need to give your friend time to keep in touch with you．
D．The first step to make friends is associating with other peop le．
E．Be cheerful．
F．For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch．
G．Do not wait to be spoken to．
分析 每個人都需要朋友，朋友間的友誼能夠促進(jìn)健康并且提升自我價值．那么當(dāng)你搬到一個陌生的地方，怎樣才能交到新朋友呢？在文中作者提出了有關(guān)結(jié)交新朋友和維持友誼的幾點建議．首先，要走出去和別人接觸．其次，要主動和別人談話．再次，要讓友誼慢慢發(fā)展，而不要急于求成．
解答 DGACB
36．D 根據(jù)該段的標(biāo)題Associate with others．可知，建議我們要多和別人交流，呼應(yīng)了選項中的associating with other peop le，故選D．
37．G 根據(jù)You can always start the conversation，語境可知此處是關(guān)于如何和別人開始對話，而G選項內(nèi)容恰好和能夠承接上下文，句意：不要等著別人和你說話，你也可以先開口說話．
38．A 根據(jù)本段的內(nèi)容，作者認(rèn)為共同的興趣和愛好會讓人們聚在一起，和這樣的人做朋友是很快樂的事情．由此可知A選項是本段內(nèi)容的概括．句意是：要在一起做事情．
39．C 根據(jù)上下文可知作者認(rèn)為友誼的培養(yǎng)需要時間，頻繁的電話或短信會讓人疲倦，不利于友誼的培養(yǎng)，縱觀選項C項內(nèi)容恰好能起到承上啟下的作用，所以C選項正確．
40．B 根據(jù)上下文可知作者在此段講述如何享受朋友間的關(guān)系，提到不要試圖改變朋友，要讓朋友做真正的自己，由此可知B選項內(nèi)容恰好符合語境．句意：不要對朋友挑剔．
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