六、阅读理解
Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it's very difficult.
Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on with others. If you have trouble making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.
Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents (才能) that others will like. Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.
Be humorous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile at others.
Respect others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others' ideas without trying to make them accept (接受) yours.
Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show your kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.
Don't complain (抱怨). Learn to accept what you can't change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaints all the time.
Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.
( ) 1. Why do we need friends according to the passage?
A. Friends can do everything for us.
B. Friends can bring us happiness.
C. Friends accept our idea all the time.
D. Without friends, we could not live.
( ) 2. What's the first thing we should learn in order to make friends?
A. To help others.
B. To smile to others.
C. To get on with others.
D. To listen to others' complaints.
( ) 3. What should we do when we have trouble in making friends?
A. Respect others.
B. Complain.
C. Give up.
D. Laugh at them.

七、首字母填空
Two African students share their experience and friendship
I am from Tanzania and now a PhD student at Dalian Maritime University. My stay here is an eye-opening experience and it lets me (1) l_______ firsthand about China. Apart from its high-end technology, what impresses (使......印象深刻) me (2) m_______ about China, however, is its people. Chinese people are very (3) f_______ and welcoming toward foreigners. I always feel as (4) s_______ and comfortable here as I do in my beautiful home country. For me, China is not only a global (全球的) leader in technology but also a (5) m_______ for making connections with others.
I come from Kenya. In Kenya, our roads have got better thanks to China's (6) h_______. It has made transport (交通) easier, and towns more (7) m_______. What's more, my older sister studied at a university in China. This (8) r_______ helped her get a good job. Young people in Kenya like China and are (9) t_______ for the help from China. I am also interested in the living (10) s_______ of Chinese people. I would love to learn more about it if I have the chance (机会).