Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone 1__ friends. We all like to feel close to someone. __2__ is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. 3 , sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people 4 . But we would feel lonely if we __5__ had a friend.

　　No two people are 6 . Friends 7 don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up (言归于好) and become 8 again.

　　Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very 9 . We miss them very much, but we can 10 them and write to them. And we can __11 new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.

　　There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live __12__ than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. __13__ happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just done that someone cares. If some one cares about you, you take 14 care of 15 .

　　1. A. loves B. hates C. needs D. becomes

　　2. A. It B. He C. There D. Someone

　　3. A. Hardly B. Nearly C. Suddenly D. Certainly

　　4. A. alone B. away C. all over D. around

　　5. A. ever B. never C. just D. really

　　6. A. friendly B. kind C. just the same D. quite different

　　7 A. always B. sometimes C. often D. usually

　　8. A. friendly B. good C. pleased D. friends

　　9. A. angry B. sad C. happy D. alone

　　10. A. call B. ask C. tell D. talk with

　　11. A. look for B. find C. make D. know

　　12. A. longer B. shorter C. slower D. faster

　　13. A. Smelling B. Being C. Sounding D. Making

　　14. A. less B. better C. little D. no

　　15. A. you B. your C. yours D. yourself

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　　本文讲述了朋友在人一生中扮演着重要角色。和朋友一起谈天说地，一起做事，不仅使我们远离寂寞，增添生活情趣，而且也使我们的身心更加健康。