It's difficult when you have no good friends around - maybe because you have moved toa different school or a different class or you re sick at home.没有朋友你也许会感到寂寞。You want to have new friends. But how to make them? How do you start? How do you get along with people? Here are five ways to help you to do these.

    Greet(闾候)people

    Greet people and hope that they have a good day - whatever time of day it is. It doesn't hurt any people. It also makes people think you're friendly.

    Share

    Take something to eat in your pocket. Ask if people would like to have some, and at the same time hand it to them.

    Help people

    Simple actions, like helping people carry something or opening a door show yourkindness.

    Smile

    Perhaps smiling is the easiest way to introduce yourself. There's a great reason why ittakes fewer muscles(肌肉)to smile than to cry. Nature just wishes us to smile more.

    Respect(尊敬)others

    The world's full of differences. So learn to respect others. It is the only way otherpeople will respect you.

    Jia Meng used to keep a diary in Chinese. But one year ago, the 14-year-old girl from Heilongjiang Province began to write her diary in English, because Jia found her mother was reading her diary secretly. She changed the language because her mother can't read English. “It's like killing two birds with one stone.” said Jia, “My private things become safe and my English improves a lot.”

    Jia's mother is not the only mom who reads her child's diary. Recently, Renmin University of China had a survey among over 23,000 parents. The results show that 40% of parents read their children's sectects. That's why many teenagers try to find ways to protect their privacy(隐私).

    Wu Lei, 15, of Shanxi, keeps a diary, too. But he doesn't write it on paper. He writes online which he thinks is perfectly safe because his parents know nothing about the Internet.

    Lu Huan, 13, of Guangdong, said her parents always secretly listened to the talk between her friends and her on the telephone in their room. To solve this problem, Lu asked her parents to buy her a mobile phone.

    “Parents want to know what is going on in their children's lives,” said Shao Xiazhen, a teenage expert in Beijing. “But sometimes they go about it the wrong way.” Shao suggested to teenagers that instead of hiding their secrets, talking to parents should be a better solution. “If your parents know that you are safe, they'll let you keep your secrets.”

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{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Nancy is a nature lover. She prefers to watch wild animals.

    The school music club opens. Tony wants to join(加入>the club, but he doesn't want to go alone (独自). He wants to ask his friends to go to the club with him. So he calls them at home, but no one is free.

    Martin is doing his homework at home, 完成这些作业通常需要花费他两小时的时间.

    Peter is writing an e - mail on the computer to his pen friend Gina, a girl from America. He is telling her about his school life. In fact (事实上)，he doesn't like music.

    Lily likes music very much, So Miss Green is teaching her and her classmates to sing songs at school They are having a singing competition (竞赛).

    Alice is having her twelfth birthday party. Her parents are making dinner for her.

    Kate is helping her brother with his English. He doesn't do well in English.

    Tom is playing baseball with his sister. It is his favorite sport.

    Tony is not happy because no one can go to the club with him.

    What do you think of your study habits？Do you find it hard to concentrate on your homework？Do you forget anything that you studied the night before？If you have these problems, maybe your study habits are not so good. Here are some tips to help you improve your study habits.

    ● Plan your time carefully. When you plan a trip, one of the first things you must do is to make a list of things. If you don't, you are almost certain to leave something important at home. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. Otherwise, you may forget to leave enough time to complete them.

    ● Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study place. Keep this space, which may be a desk or a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No computers, radios or televisions! If you can't find such a place at home, find a library where you can study.

    ● Make a good plan of your study. In class you should pay attention to what the teacher says. Sit where you can see and hear well. Good listening in class means less work later. You should take notes, too. After class you should go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher mentioned. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss next day, read them first. This will help you understand the next class better.

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