Everyoneneedsfriends.Thereisanoldsaying“FriendsareGod’swayoftakingcareofus.”Buthowdoyoufindrealfriendshipandkeepit?TheAmericanwriterSallySeamanstellsyoungstudentssomesmartwaystofindfriends.Sallysay
Everyoneneedsfriends.Thereisanoldsaying“FriendsareGod’swayoftakingcareofus.”Buthowdoyoufindrealfriendshipandkeepit?
TheAmericanwriterSallySeamanstellsyoungstudentssomesmartwaystofindfriends.Sallysaysfindingfriendshipisjustlikeplantingatree.Youplanttheseedandtakecareofittomakeitgrow.
First,youshouldchooseafriend.WhatmakesaGoodfriend?Itisnotbecauseapersonhasmoneyorgoodlooks.Agoodfriendshouldbekindandpatient.Forexample,ifyouhaveabadday,agoodfriendshouldlistentoyourcomplaintsanddohisorherbesttohelp.Tomakeafriend,youcannotbetooshy.Youshouldmakeeachotherhappyandshareyourlives.Butthingscannotalwaysbehappy.Eventhebesthavefights.Whatshouldyoudowhenyouhaveafightwithyourfriend?Youhavetotalktohimorher.Whenthereisnoonearound,haveanhonesttalk.Ifheorshedoesn’twanttotalk,youcouldwritealetter.
Therearethreestepstobeingfriendsagain:
Tellhimorherhowyouarefeeling;saywhatyourfriendhasdonewrong,andexplainwhyyoudidthisorthat.Rememberthatfriendshipisthemostimportantthinginyourlife.
( )1.Sallywantstotellstudentsthewaysto________.
A.findfriends B.planttrees C.gethappy D.keepfit
( )2.Whatmakesgoodfriends?Agoodfriendshould________.
A.belovelyandcool B.bekindandpatient
C.havelotsofmoney D.havegoodlooks
( )3.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?
A.Teenagersandfriendship B.Thegoodfriendsaroundyou
C.Thetroubleofgrowingup D.Thecareandkeepingoffriends