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Make time for friendships.
Nothing makes closeness fade away(褪色) more than never talking to or seeing each other. If
you cherish a person’s friendship, make time for him or her,   1  it’s just a phone call, e-mail or a weekly get-together.
Remember: a true friend doesn’t flee when changes happen. Nothing is   2  for new parents
than to find that their unmarried friends have left them because of the coming of baby. A good friend is one who stays true   3  it all in life – marriage, parenthood, new jobs, new homes, and so on.
Make sure you aren’t being a burden to a friend.
Friendships will lose if there isn’t a   4  between the give and the take. Be sensitive to how much your friend can and can’t offer you –and don’t overstep the mark.
Be a good listener.
It can be the hardest thing in the world to do – simply to listen as he or she   5  it all out or is seeking your advice or opinion. To be a better listener, follow this advice:
Keep eye contact. Offer nods and murmurs to show that you understand his or her point of view. Don’t finish your   6  sentences. While your friend keeps on talking, you should gently   7  yourself to focus.
Be in your friend’s corner if he or she’s not there to defend him or herself.
If you’re at a gathering at   8  someone says something bad about your friend, stop him or her   9 . Say, "Mary is my friend, and it makes me feel bad to hear you talk this way." Sooner or later, news of your loyalty (忠诚) will   10  back to your pal, and it will deepen your friendship.

Mr and Mrs White had two sons and three daughters. One Sunday Mrs White said to her husband, “The children don’t have any lessons today, and you’re free too. There’s a new funfair(游乐场) in the park. Let’s all go there to play.”

Her husband said, “I want to finish some work today.” “Oh, forget it. Go there and make our children happy. That’s the most important work.” Mrs White said.

So Mr and Mrs White took their children to the funfair. Mr White was 45 years old, but he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another, and ate lots of sweets. One of his children said to his mother, “Dad is just like a small child, isn’t he, mom?” Mrs White didn’t want to follow his husband around any more at that time and answered, “He is even worse than a small child, Mary, because he might spend more money than a small child.”

1. There were_____ children in the family.

A．two              B．three             C．four              D．five

2. One Sunday, Mrs and Mr White wanted to go to_____ with their children.

A．school            B．work             C．a funfair          D．a shop

3. Mr White liked the place so much that he_____.

A．sold lots of sweets

B．followed his wife all the time

C．hurried from one thing to another

D．asked a lot of questions

4. From the story we know Mrs White_____ when Mary asked her the question.

A．was still excited to play

B．was a little angry with Mr White

C．looked for Mr White everywhere

D．ate a lot of sweets

5. Of all the family members, _____enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.

A．Mr White         B．Mrs White         C．Mary             D．the boys