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Making friends is a skill．Like most skills，you can improve it if you are patient．If you want to meet people and m___ （61）friends，you must be willing to take action．You must first go where there are people．You won't make friends staying home alone．
Joining a c___（62）or a group，talking to those who l___（63）the same things as you do is much easier．Or join someone in some activities．
Many people are nervous when you t___（64）to new people．After all，meeting strangers means seeing the unknown．And it's human nature to feel a bit unpleasant about the unknown．Most of fears about dealing with new people come from doubts（怀疑） about ourselves．We imagine other people are judging us-finding us too tall or too short，too this or too that．B___（65）don't forget that they must be feeling the same way．Try to accept yourself as you are，and try to make others feel at home．You'll all feel more c___（66）．
Try to be brave even if you don't feel that way when you e___（67）a room full of strangers．Walk straight，look directly at o___（68）people and smile．
If you see someone you'd like to speak to，say something．Don't wait f___（69）the other person to start a conversation．
Just meeting someone new does not mean that you'll make friends with that person．Friendship is based on mutual（相互的） likings and"give and take"．It t___（70）time and effort（精力） for us to develop friendship．And there are things that stop a new friendship from growing．
