Question

A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friendwasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes．

It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a differentschool or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have newfriends．but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has theirfriends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．

Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to playwith at break．Look for chances to say hi to them，smile，and be friendly．Offer to sharesomething or express your appreciation(欣賞)to them．Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom．When you’re at break，walk over to kidsyou want to play with．act friendly，and say “Hi，can l play, too?” or just join in．

If you have trouble doingthisor if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to makefriends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly，share，say nice things，offer to help—and pretty soon，you’ll have one，or two，or even more new friends.

You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can sharesomething you didn’t have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!

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1.This text is written for ．

A.teachers B.parents C.students D.visitors

2.According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they ．

A.have trouble with their studies B.don’t have their best friends around

C.need their parents to be with them D.are too young to look after themselves

3.The underlined wordthisin Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是) ．

A.sharing your ideas B.talking before many people

C.studying better at school D.developing new friendship

4.Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because ·

A.they miss their old friends a lot

B.they have no time to stay with others

C.teachers know who wants a new friend

D.they are shy or not good at making friends

5.The expression “feeling left out’’ means“ ”in Chinese．

A.受冷落 B.被調侃 C.挨批評 D.遭攻擊

Answer 1