ways that you can meet people that you might not have considered in the past．

　　★ 37．You probably have several acquaintances that you see on a daily basis or a weekly basis．If you get along well with certain people，you can see if this acquaintance would like to go out and do something socially with you．If you have common interests，you might suggest that the two of you do something together that involves your interest．

　　★ Make an effort to accept invitations．Sometimes people that you know may be having a barbecue or other types of social gathering．Try to ensure that you are able to attend and then show up at the appointed time． 38．If you meet people that you click with，you can make a plan to see them again in the future or you can invite your friends to your own event and ask them to extend the invitation to the friends that were at their gathering too．

　　★Go out，even when you don't feel like it．It turns out that when people invite someone to join them for dinner or a movie or something else，they really want to hang out with you． 39．

　　40． But once you have used the same methods a few times you will know exactly what works and what does not．Don't give up，everyone is different and it just takes time to get to know people．

A．Expand on current relationships．

B．Trying to make new friends can be annoying at first．

C．Do you work with people that you get along well with?

D．But don't call them several times a day or even several times per week．

E．Be more social and you'll make your life more exciting and fulfilled．

F．If you tend to say "no" often，people will eventually stop asking you to go with them．

G．These types of gatherings often lead to meeting different people who are friends of friends．

第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don't come with an instruction manual(说明书).And each child is 　41　.So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration，not 　42　 what to do. But in raising children，what we do is 　43　by our culture. Naturally then，American parents teach their children basic American 　44　.

　　To Americans,the goal of parents is to help children 　45　 on their own feet. From 　46　，each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more 　47　 to make their own choices.　48　 choose their own forms of entertainment，as well as the friends to 　49　 them with. When they 　50　 young adulthood，they choose their own jobs and marriage 　51　.Of course，many young adults still 　52　 their parents' advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they "leave the　53　" at around 18 to 21 years old，they want to be on their own，not 　54　 to their mothers' apron strings(围裙带).

　　The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents 　55　 their children as individuals-not as extensions of themselves.They__56___them to achieve their own dreams. Americans praise , encourage and give their children the 　57　 to succeed. When children become adults，their parents becomes more like 　58　.But 　59　 to popular belief，most adult Americans don't make their parents pay for room and board when their parents come to 　60　them. Even as adults，they respect and honor their parents.

41. A. strange B. different C. new D. unlike

42. A. noticing B. remembering C. knowing D. deciding

43. A. influenced B. made C. controlled D. changed

44. A. services B. standards C. laws D. values

45. A. sit B. get C. stand D. rise

46. A. adulthood B. girlhood C. boyhood D. childhood

47. A. freedom B. space C. time D. money

48. A. Adults B. Teenagers C. Americans D. Parents

49. A. help B. join C. share D. provide

50. A. gain B. pass C. become D. reach

51. A. wives B. partners C. husbands D. couples