Making friends is a shill. Like most skills, it 1 patience. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to 2 some action. You must first go where there are people. You won't make friends staying home3.

    Joining a club or group, talking to those who like the same things 4you do is much easier. Or join someone  5  some activity.

    Many people are 6 when talking to new people.7 all, meeting strangers means seeing the unknown. And it's human nature to feel a bit 8about the unknown. Most of fears about9 new people come from doubts about  10 . We imagine other people are 11 us—finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don't forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself 12 you are, and try to put the other at ease. You'll both feel more comfortable.

    Try to act self-confident even 13you don't feel that way when you 14 a room full of strangers. Walk tall and straight, look at other people directly and 15.

    If you see someone you'd like to 16, say something. Don't wait for 17person to start a talk.

Just meeting someone 18  does not mean that you'll make friends with that person. 19  is based on mutual (相互的) likings and “give and take”. It takes time to 20 friendship.