Friends play an important part in our lives, and although wemay make the fact of friendshi

Friends play an important part in our lives, and although we

may make the fact of friendship for granted, we often don't 【S1】______

clearly understand how we make friends. While we get on well

with a number of people, we are usual friends with only a few 【S2】______

—for example, the average among students is about 6 per person.

Moreover, a great many of relationships come under the general 【S3】______

term "friendship". In all cases, two people like one another and

enjoy being together, but beyond that, the degree of closeness

among them and the reasons for their interest in each other vary 【S4】______

greatly.

At the beginning, little depends on how people meet, and on 【S5】______

good first impressions. As we get to know people, we consider

things like age, race, looks, economic and social status, and

intelligence. Although these factors are not the greatest importance 【S6】______

it is more difficult to have a good relationship with people

when there is a big difference from age and background. 【S7】______

We pay attention to actual behavior, facial expression, and

the way a person speaks. Friends will stand close together and 【S8】______

will spend more time looking at each other than ordinary

acquaintances. Smiles and soft voices also express friendliness,

and it is because they may give the wrong signals that shy people

often have difficulty in making friends. A friendly look at the 【S9】______

wrong facial expression can turn into an unfriendly stare, and

nervousness may be wrongly understood as friendliness. People 【S10】______

who do not look one in the eye are not trusted when, in fact,

they simply ;do not have confidence.

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