Forsomeofusthoughmakingfriendsisnotdifficultfeelingshywemaynotwanttomakethefirstmove.Itisalsodifficultattimestokeepthefriendswealreadyhave.

TherearemanybooksaboutfriendshipbutDaleCarnegie’sHowtoWinFriendsandInfluence Peoplewrittenin1936isthemostfamous.This“howto”bookaboutgettingalongwithotherpeoplebecameabest-seller.Itwaslaterputinto28languages.

DaleCarnegie’sadviceseemstobesimplebutcanhisadvicehelpyou?Doyouneedtochangethewayyouact?Hereisthelistofadvicefromhisbook.

1.Befriendlyandpolite.Alwaysgreetwithasmile.Beginwith“excuseme”or“wouldyouplease”whenyouwanttoasksomebody.Remembertosay“thankyou”andtrytobeashelpfulasyoucan.

2.Gooutofyourwaytobenice.Findsometimetodospecialthingsforotherpeople.Makingsomesoupforasickneighbormayseemlikealittlethingtoyoubutitwillmakeyourneighborfeelalotbetter.

3.Remembernames.Theysaythatthesweetestmusictoaperson’searsisthesoundofhisorherownname.

4.Beopen-minded.Trytounderstandotherpeople’swaysandideasandlearnsomethingfromthem.

5.Listenpatiently.Whensomeoneistalkingtoyoulookathimorherlistencarefullyandsaysomethingwhennecessary.1.Theunderlinedsentence“Noonecanliveacompletelyisolatedlife”means“______”inthispassage.A.Noonecanliveahardlife

B.Noonecanlivewithoutdifficulty

C.Noonecanlivealone

D.Noonecanliveonanisland

2.Someofusfeelitnoteasytomakefriendsbecause________.A.weareafraidtomakebadfriends

B.wearetooshytotakethefirstaction

C.wefeelworriedthatwewon’tbeabletokeepourfriends

D.wefeelsurethatwealreadyhaveenoughfriends

3.Wecanlearnfromthispassagethat________.A.JohnDonnelearnedsomethingfromDaleCarnegie

B.friendsarealwaysfriends

C.fewpeopleboughtCarnegie’sbook

D.thewriterofthispassageagreeswithJohnDonneandDaleCarnegie

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinCarnegie’sbook?A.Say“excuseme”beforeyouask.

B.Don’tvisityourneighbortoooften.

C.Thinkmoreaboutothers.