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Several years ago, I had a huge falling out with one of my best friends. So huge, in fact, that now I can¡¯t even remember what happened.
In the past nine years, I¡¯ve seen her twice, and each time we¡¯ve been polite but distant. And that troubles me because we were once that close to each other. I¡¯d like nothing more than to go back nine years, and continue our friendship. But how? How do you reconnect with friends you¡¯ve lost throughout the years?
Linking to your past
The desire to reconnect with lost friend isn¡¯t unusual. Why? Because friends link us to the past. ¡°Friends from years ago are custodians(¼à»¤ÈË) of our past,¡± says Sandy Sheehy, author of Connecting¡± The Enduring Power of Female Friendship.
Although you can¡¯t share information about your past with friends you¡¯ve met recently, you don¡¯t have a shared history with them. So you wind up only telling them about your past, rather than sharing it with them.
But many people never try to reconnect. Women especially have trouble taking the first step. Shyness or fear that the other person doesn¡¯t want to reconnect often stops many women. And that shouldn¡¯t be. Your friends probably want to be in touch with you as much as you want to be in touch with them.
Searching for friends
Fortunately, finding lost friends isn¡¯t as difficult as it once was, thanks to tools like the Internet. Our experts offer these suggestions for locating contact information:
Search Internet sites designed to locate people like classmates.com and switchboard.com.
Contact your high school or college alumni£¨Ð£ÓÑ£©office to request current address information.
Surf online yellow pages. Check current phone records from your friend¡¯s hometown.
Network with other friends who might have known your friend.
Get in touch with any of her relatives(Ç×ÆÝ), if you know where they live. If you know where she works, find the company¡¯s web site and search the directory of personnel.
¡¾Ð¡Ìâ1¡¿What ¡®s the subject discussed in the passage?
| A£®How to make new friends. | B£®How to rediscover friendships. |
| C£®How to develop healthy friendships | D£®How to keep in touch with friends. |
| A£®many years ago old friends kept something for us |
| B£®in the past old friends took care of us |
| C£®old friends are part of our life history |
| D£®old friends know what wrong things we did in the past |
| A£®Lack of money | B£®Shortage of time |
C£®Regret  and shame | D£®Fear and shyness |
| A£®By asking other friends of the information on your lost friends. |
| B£®By searching your friends¡¯ telephone number in the net. |
| C£®By asking the local post office about your friends¡¯ new address. |
| D£®By putting an ad in your friends¡¯ local town. |
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Zhang Lili, a 29-year-old middle school teacher at the No 19 middle school in the city of Jiamusi in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province was crossing the road just outside the school's gate when a school bus suddenly came rushing toward nearby students at 8:38 pm on May 8, 2012.
"There were three buses at the school gate ready to pick up students, but the one in the back suddenly crashed into the second bus and pushed it into the first one. There were several students standing between the first and the second buses and they were about to be crushed," said Liu Ye, a student of No. 19 middle school.
"We were waiting to board the bus when suddenly it began moving toward the teachers and students. Zhang Lili immediately pushed the students out of the way, but unfortunately she didn't escape. The bus crushed her legs. " added Liu.
Zhang Lili was sent to hospital at about 9 pm and she was critically injured and her blood pressure was low. The situation was quite serious when rushed to hospital.
After consulting specialists, the doctors decided that the only way to save her life was cut off both of her legs.
Upon learning about the accident, the deputy mayor of the city, Sun Zhe, asked the hospital to "save the young teacher regardless of the cost"
"If necessary, we will invite more specialists from the capital city, even from whole nation," said Sun.
Fortunately, after 58 hours of emergency medical attention after being transferred to the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Zhang finally regained consciousness on May 15.
"But it cannot be ruled out that her condition may worsen, and the doctors are still working full out to save the heroic teacher," said Zhao Mingyan, ICU director at the hospital, where Zhang is now receiving treatment.
"Her courage moved all of our staff, and we will try our best to help the brave teacher in her future life. " said Wang Jianwei, the director of center.
The Ministry of Education has also named her "National Outstanding Teacher" and called on the country's educators to learn from her.
1.What does the underlined word ¡°it¡± in the third paragraph refers to ________.
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A£®the bus in the back |
B£®the bus in the middle |
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C£®the bus in the front |
D£®the third bus |
2.What can be inferred from the remark of the deputy Mayor Sun Zhe?
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A£®Every possible means is being carried out to save the brave teacher. |
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B£®It¡¯s increasingly difficult to save the brave teacher. |
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C£®The only way to save the brave teacher is to cut off her legs. |
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D£®No more medical experts will be needed in the operation to save the brave teacher. |
3.What does the underlined sentence in the ninth paragraph attempt to tell us?
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A£®The woman teacher¡¯s condition will definitely get worse. |
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B£®There is little possibility that the woman teacher¡¯s condition will improve. |
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C£®It is obvious that the woman teacher will recover shortly after. |
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D£®It¡¯s likely that the woman teacher will suffer from a worse medical condition. |
4.Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?
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A£®National Outstanding Teacher |
B£®A Heroic Teacher |
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C£®An Example of Top Teachers |
D£®An bus accident |