Do you have lots of friends? What do you 1 friends and friendship? Are they very important to you? Some of your friends may have different views and interests while some like doing the same 2 as you. Do you like the friends different from you 3 the same as you? You may like the friends who 4the same interests as you. But I don't really care.
I have two good friends, Peter and James. Peter is 5 me. I am a quiet boy, and Peter is also quiet. We 6 enjoy reading books and surfing the Internet. On weekends, we often go to the library or 7games on the computer together. But James is very different from us. He likes playing ball games, and he is more athletic than us. He is 8 more outgoing. He likes talking and often makes 9 laugh. You see, friends are not 10 to be the same. Do you agree with me?
Making new friends can be difficult, especially if you are a child in a new neighborhood. It may seem like everyone else has a friend to sit with or to talk to. Don't worry; if you're a nice person, you can make friends too.
Step 1. Decide what kind of people you want to play with. Choose (选择) wisely, because you'll probably become like them. Pick children that are nice to other people.
Step 2. Smile and say something nice to the person you want to be your friend. If you like a person's shoes or think a girl is good at basketball, just say so. Everyone likes compliments.
Step 3. Join clubs and teams. If you like sports, try out for some. Put yourself in situations where you are around many children that enjoy the same activities as you. It's easier to develop(发展) friendships when you have the same hobbies.
Step 4. Ask questions whenever it's appropriate. People love to talk about themselves. Be careful not to ask too personal questions or ask someone too many questions. But asking one or two questions shows you're interested in him or her.
Mrs. Brown lives in London.She has two sons.One is James and the other is Bill. They were born on the same day and they look the same. Mrs.Brown likes them very much and always dresses them in the same clothes，hats，shoes and even socks.
One day James lost(丢失)his hat when he played football on the playground after school.His mother didn't blame(责备)him because she loved him so much.The next day after lunch she went to a shop with Bill's hat.She hoped to buy the same hat for James as Bill's.She wanted them to have the same kind.She asked the shopkeeper to bring out most of the hats.It took her more than an hour to find the same one.At last she chose(选择)one and said happily，"Excuse me，sir.Could you take it to my car，please？”
"I'm afraid I can't，madam，" said the shopkeeper in a polite(有礼貌的)voice.
"Why？"the woman asked in surprise.
"It's your hat，madam，"the man said with a smile."You don't have a new one here."
