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    Often she says to us, "Work while you work, and play while you play. That is the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to happiness. If you do not work, you will become lazy and are of no use to society. ” What a good piece of advice it is! My mother is great indeed, and I always feel 80{#blank#}10{#/blank#}of her.

    Making friends {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(need) skills. Before you make friends, you have to decide whom you want to be your friends. Most people like to have friends who like to do {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(填冠词) same kind of things as they do.

    The {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(quick) way to make friends is to smile. When you smile, people think you are {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(friend) to them and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at first to smile, but remember most people will stay away {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(填介词) an angry-looking face.

    To learn to talk with others is a good way {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(make) friends. One easy way to start a talk with someone is to say something nice about him. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn't it make you want to keep {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(talk) to that person?

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