Growing up across the street from each other in Twin Falls, Idaho, Lisa Fry and Paula Turner never doubted that their friendship would last forever．But after Fry married, moved to New York City and had a baby, her letters to Turner suddenly went unanswered．“Do you think I’ve somehow offended her?” Fry asked her husband．
Turner, meanwhile, had convinced herself she was no longer important to Fry．“She’s got a family now,” she told herself．“We’re just too different to be as close as before．”
Finally, Fry picked up courage to call her old friend．At first, the conversation was awkward, yet soon they both admitted that they missed each other．A month later, they got together and quickly fell into their old habit of laughing and sharing their secrets．
“Thank goodness I finally took action,” Fry said．“We both realized we were as important to each other as ever．”
There are many good reasons to cherish our friendship．Some years ago, a public-opinion research firm, Roper Starch Worldwide, asked 2,007 people to identify one or two things they cherished most．Friends far outranked homes, jobs, clothes and cars．
“A well-established friendship carries a long history of experience and interaction that defines who we are and keeps us connected,” said Donald, the executive officer of the Western Psychological Association．“It is heritage we should protect．”
Ironically, Brant R．Burleson, a professor at Chicago University, said, “The better friends you are, the more likely you’ll face conflicts．And the outcome can be exactly what you don’t want-an end to friendship．”
However, the good news is that most troubled friendship can be mended．
(1)
Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
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A．
A broken Friendship
B．
Cherish Friendship
C．
What Is a Good Friendship?
D．
How to Make Friendship Last Forever
(2)
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
Lisa Fry and Paula Turner believed their friendship wouldn’t last forever
B．
Turner didn’t reply to Fry’s letters because she was too busy．
C．
People all think friends are far more important than homes, jobs, clothes, and cars
D．
Lisa Fry and Paula Turner misunderstood each other at first．
(3)
What do you think the writer will talk about next?
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A．
Suggestions on how to mend the troubled friendships．
The country of Chile is struggling to recover from one of the most powerful earthquakes in history．The quake struck the South American nation early Saturday morning．It registered 8．8 on the Richter scale．Ex-perts say the earthquake in Chile is among the five most powerful earthquakes ever recorded．
The epicenter of the earthquake is about 70 miles north of the city of Concepci6n．The area has been rocked by dozens of aftershocks since the big quake hit on Saturday morning．
On Sunday, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet updated reports on the toll the earthquake has taken．“It’s an enormous catastrophe,” she said．Countless buildings and roadways have been destroyed or badly damaged．Rescuers continued to work around the clock to find survivors who may be trapped under the rub-ble of fallen buildings．Government officials estimate more than 2 million people have lost their homes．
Bachelet assured people that food and medical aid were on the way．Ten thousand members of the Chil-ean military have been dispatched to help in the relief and recovery efforts．Many of the country’s major gro-cery stores have started giving away basic food and supplies to people in the affected areas．Secretary-Gener-al of the United Nations spoke to President Bachelet by telephone．He assured her that the United Nations“stands ready to assist the Chilean government’s rescue and recovery efforts ”．
The earthquake in Chile comes less than two months after the 7．0 magnitude earthquake that Haiti suf-fered in January．Although the earthquake in Chile was more powerful than the one in Haiti，the damage is unlikely to be as severe．Earthquakes are more common in Chile，and many buildings and homes there are constructed to withstand tremors better．Also，the area of Chile most affected by this earthquake is not asheavily populated as Port-au-Prince, where the epicenter of the Haitian quake was located．Furthermore, Chile is one of South America’s richest, best-organized countries．Its government has more supplies and people available to effectively respond to national emergencies．
The energy released by the quake caused shock waves to roll across the Pacific Ocean in the form of tsu-namis(海啸)that have the potential to do great damage to coastal areas．Some of these waves struck the Chilean coast，causing major damage to seaside towns．Coastal communities in Russia，Japan，and the Unit-ed States were concerned，too，but there were no reports of severe damage from the waves that eventually reached the countries’shores．
(1)
Who is leading the earthquake relief efforts in Chile?
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A．
The Chilean government and military．
B．
Geologists and other scientists．
C．
The United Nations peacekeeping forces．
D．
Secretary-General of the United Nations．
(2)
The damage from Chile’s earthquake is not expected to be as severe as the damage from Haiti’s quake．Which could not be the reason for it?
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A．
Chile is one of the richest，best-organized countries in South America．
B．
Chile has constructed many buildings for the people．
C．
Chile knows how to respond to a national emergency．
D．
The epicenter area of the Chile earthquake is less heavily populated than that of the Haiti’s quake．
(3)
One result of the earthquake in Chile was ________．
