In a room full of people, you can still feel lonely. Loneliness is a state(状态) of mind usually caused by feelings of being misunderstood, or having no friends or persons to talk to during a difficult time. There are many things that make one feel lonely, like going to a new school where he doesn’t know anyone. There are a lot of reasons for people to feel lonely, but there are also many ways to stop the feeling of loneliness.

Ask yourself why you are feeling lonely. This is the first thing you should do when you feel lonely. Write down your feelings and thoughts. Take time to find out if you always feel lonely or you feel lonely just because something happened in your life recently.

If your loneliness is internal(固有的), find a psychologist that you can talk to about your feelings. Communicate with others who share the same interest with you by joining a club or surfing the Internet and getting into chat rooms. Go to different. This will provide you with opportunities to meet new people and make new friends. Give a hand to those who are in trouble. I think this is the beat way to stop your lonely feelings. By doing so, you’ll know loneliness isn’t the terrible thing.

【小题1】The passage is probably helpful to those who ________.

A．feel lonely

B．want to make friends

C．often surf the Internet.

D．always make trouble

【小题2】To stop feeling lonely, what should you do first?

A．Find someone in trouble and help him.	B．Find out the reasons for our loneliness.
C．Travel to some interesting places.	D．Communicate with others.

【小题3】According to the passage, travelling to a new place can help us ________.

A．have a good rest

B．make new friends

C．forget our loneliness

D．enjoy the beautiful world

【小题4】In the writer’s opinion, which is the best way to stop feeling lonely?

A．Helping others.

B．Keeping busy.

C．Chatting with friends.

D．Travelling to new places.

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．If you are in a room with other people, you will not feel lonely at all.

B．All lonely people have the feeling because of the same reason—having no friends.

C．If one’s loneliness is internal, he /she should find someone professional for help.

D．Telling others how you feel will only make things worse.