Friends are important for everyone. But it’s not easy to find friends. For most students, true friends are harder to find. If you have some good friends, you should do your best to keep your friendships.

The way you talk with your friends is important. When you talk with them, ask questions to help them start and keep talking. But don’t ask personal(私人的) questions, such as their parents’ jobs and salaries(薪水). These questions will make them feel unhappy. They may dislike talking with you and try to walk away. In that way, you may lose some friends and your friends will be fewer and fewer.

________ Listen carefully to what your friend is talking, and answer in the right way. It doesn’t have to be with words all the time. Body language can be enough to show that you’re listening. Talk about your ideas after your friend finishes his talking.

In short, we should do our best to keep friendships as long as possible. Friends and friendships help make our life more wonderful.

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Chinese is not easy. My mom and I are in the USA. She teaches the US students Chinese here. Her students always ask her, “Why are there no letters like A, B or C in Chinese? How can we learn Chinese?” Mom says, “Chinese characters（字）are fun and interesting.” She takes the word “zhi（智）” as an example（例子）. The top half is knowledge（知识）, and the bottom（底部）is day. If you get your knowledge day after day, you can be a clever man.

“dao（道）” is also an example. It can mean（意味、意思）the way in your life. “首” in Chinese means the first and very important thing. “辶” can mean walk. If you want to find the right way in your life, the first and important thing is that you need to walk out and see the world.

My mom’s students are surprised that every part（部分）of the Chinese characters has a meaning（意义）. After that, they think Chinese is great fun. They begin to like Chinese characters.

What does it mean to be a good tourist? Which tourists are the most welcomed in their country? According to a study, one country stood out above all others: Japan. YouGov, a UK market research company did the study, including nearly 28,000 people from 26 countries and areas.

The Japanese are famous for being the world’s most well-dressed, tidy, punctual (守时的) and polite travelers, The Telegraph reported. They line up politely and they never attend meetings late, talk loudly or try to take photos in art museums when they know they’re not allowed (允许) to do so.

Japanese tourists greatly surprised the world during last summer’s World Cup. The country’s soccer fans helped to clean stadiums (体育场) after matches, South China Morning Post noted.

The study also showed that another country stood out at the same time, but in the opposite way. Many people thought British tourists act the worst in the world. Even local people in the UK don’t like British tourists.

Many people said that British travelers are loud, poorly dressed and behave badly. They are also stingy (吝啬的) when tipping at restaurants and hotels.

It’s not hard to be a good traveler. The Chinese government advises tourists not to throw rubbish on the ground or talk loudly. They are also told to line up properly and be more polite.

So how can we be a good tourist?