Making friends is a skill. Like most skills,it__18__with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends,you must be able to take some actions. You must first go__19__there are people. You won’t make friends staying home alone.
__20__a club or a group,for talking with those who like the same things as you do
is__21__easier.__22__join someone in some activities.
Many people are__23__when talking to people. After all,meeting__24__means facing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the__25__.
Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We think other people are judging us,find us too tall or too short,too__26__or too fat.__27__don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to__28__yourself as you are,and try to put the other person at ease(舒适).And you’ll feel more__29__.
Try to act self-confidently(自信地)even if you don’t feel that way__30__you enter a room full of strangers,such as a new classroom,walk tall and straight,look directly at other people and__31__.If you see someone you’d like to__32__something to,don’t wait for__33__person to start a conversation.
Just meeting someone__34__doesn’t mean that you will make friends with that person—__35__is based on mutual(相互的) liking and “give and take”. It takes__36__and effort to develop. And there are things that__37__a new friendship from growing.
18. A.produces B.improves C.increases D.raises
19. A.where B.when C.why D.what
20. A.Join in B.Attend C.Join D.Take part
21. A.very B.more C.ever D.much
22. A.Or B.But C.So that D.Either
23. A.nervous B.excited C.worried D.happy
24. A.friends B.classmates C.strangers D.teachers
25. A.unknown B.rich C.poor D.old
26. A.big B.thick C.kind D.thin
27. A.So B.Then C.But D.Too
28. A.receive B.accept C.think D.find
29. A.friendly B.comfortable C.nice D.good
30. A.before B.after C.until D.when
31. A.laugh B.smile C.stare D.speak
32. A.say B.tell C.speak D.talk
33. A.another B.other C.the other D.others
34. A.young B.old C.small D.new
35. A.love B.friendship C.dislike D.care
36. A.money B.trouble C.time D.information
37. A.stop B.start C.have D.help
BACDA ACADC BBDBA CDBCA
I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all ___36____ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they ___37____ that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought ____38___ for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __39_____ me the ticket. I was really ___40____!
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our __41____ . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became ___42____. I could barely make out the stage in the ___43____. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band ___44____ the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t ____45___ what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as ____46___ a jet engine. I could ___47____ the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just __48_ that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to _ 49_. But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 50_ and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 51_from a long sleep. My ears were still 52_with the beat of the last song.
After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54_, I listen to one of their songs and 55_I’m back at that first show.
40. A. relaxed B. embarrassed C. excited D. encouraged
41. A. seats B. entrance C. spots D. space
42. A. comfortable B. quite C. serious D. nervous
43. A. silence B. noise C. darkness D. smoke
44. A. fell upon B. got through C. broke into D. stepped onto
45. A. forget B. hear C. repeat D. bear
46. A. loud B. heard C. sweet D. fast
47. A. feel B. touch C. enjoy D. digest
48. A. realize B. understand C. believe D. remember
49. A. continue B. delay C. finish D. change
50. A. party B. theatre C. opera D. stage
51. A. escaped B. traveled C. benefited D. woken
52. A. aching B. burning C. ringing D. rolling
53. A. competition B. performance C. interview D. celebration
54. A. though B. otherwise C. instead D. besides
55. A. decide B. regret C. conclude D. imagine