Passage 4

Friendships light up our lives. Everyone needs friends. 【小题1】 If you want to have good friends, you should be a good friend yourself first.

【小题2】 Almost every kid liked to play with me because I always shared my toy cars with others. Never be mean if you want to be a good friend.

As an 11-year-old boy, I was captain (队长) of my soccer team. I was also the best player. At the beginning, I wasn’t captain and I was the weakest player of the whole team. At that time, nobody wanted to make friends with me. Then I trained harder and harder. 【小题3】 As the old saying goes “No pains, no gains.” After a lot of hard work, I finally became a good player. My teammates wanted to make friends with me. If you want to be a good friend, always remember to make yourself stronger and stronger.

Now, I’m 14. My friends and I have a lot of stress at school. 【小题4】 We often help each other. I help him make progress in math. It really does work! Many of my classmates who are bad at math come to ask me for help. They become my friends as well.

Be a helpful study fellow (伙伴) if you want to be a good friend. Make yourself into a good friend and you’ll never walk alone.

It may be difficult to start high school. Thinking about making new friends might make you feel nervous. But don’t worry, because you are not alone. You are going to school with a group of students of your age. 【小题1】

Forget your fear and just talk to someone.

It’s easier said than done. But try to take a deep breath and find your voice. 【小题2】Introduce yourself and start a conversation about something you have in common. Sit in the middle of the classroom with as many new friends around you as possible.

Join clubs.

Take part in after-class activities that interest you. Try to make friends in the clubs. If you don’t join anything, you will be just going to class and then going home. 【小题3】

Stay clean.

【小题4】 Shower every day, brush your teeth and wash your hair. You are supposed to make yourself look clean and tidy, whatever you wear.

【小题5】

Everyone has his or her own opinion of the world. And everyone believes in different things. It is a good thing to have different friends with different opinions because you can each share your own.

Are you always embarrassed at social events? Or do you often struggle to try to enter into conversations because you are shy? If so, your social life and work may have been influenced in some ways.

【小题1】 Then, you’ll be able to enter into conversations with confidence.

【小题2】 Don’t allow anxiety(焦虑) to hold you back. Make the decision to talk to new people and enter into conversations even when you’re feeling nervous about it. You’ll find it easier to start a conversation with others over time.

【小题3】 Perhaps you want to practice one skill or maybe you want to attend a social activity in your community. Set a goal and begin to work on skills that will improve your social life.

【小题4】 Praise(赞扬) your classmate for his or her performance in a speech competition or praise your neighbor for his or her new car. This can show others that you are friendly.

【小题5】 There are many books on the market that can help you learn these. However, keep in mind that reading about these skills won’t make you an expert. You’ll need to practice them over and over again.