题干
先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。
M____ friends is a skill like other skills. It improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some a____ .
You must first go where there are many people. You won’t make friends staying at home. Join a club or a party, talking with those who like the s____ things as you do. Or join someone in some a____.
It’s human nature to feel a bit u____ about the unknown. Most of our fears come from doubts about o____ . Don’t forget they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease（自由自在）. You’ll b____ feel comfortable.
Try to act self-confidently t____ you don’t feel that way. When you enter a room f____ of strangers, walk tall and straight, look directly at them and smile. Meeting someone new doesn’t mean that you will make friends because friendship is based on mutual liking（基于互相喜欢） and “give and take”. It takes t____ to develop.
