More than forty thousand readers told us what they looked for in close friendship , what they expected 　 1　 friends , what they were willing to give in 　 2　 , and how satisfied they were 　 3　 the quality of their friendships . The 　 4　 give little comfort to social critics(评论家) .

Friendship 　 5　 to be a different form of 　 6　 relationships . Unlike marriage or the ties that 　7　 parents and children , it is not explained or regulated (制约) by 　 8　 . Unlike other social roles that we are expected to 　 9　 — as citizens , employees , members of professional societies and 　 10　 organizations—it has its own rule , which is to develop 　11　 of warmth , trust and love 　 12　 two people . The 　 13　 on friendships appeared in Psychology Today in March . The findings 　 14　 that topics of trust and betrayal are 　 15　 to friendship . They also suggest that our readers do not 　 16　 for friends only among those who are 　 17　 like them , but find many 　 18　 differ in race , religion , and background . Arguably the most important 　 19　 that appears in the article , 　 20　 , is not something that we found—but what we did not .

1. A. on　　　　 B. of　　　 C. to　　　　　 D. for

2. A. addition　 B. pay　　 C. turn　 　　 D. return

3. A. about　　 B. of　　　 C. with　　　　 D. by

4. A. results　　 B. effects　 C. expectations　 D. ends

5. A. feels　　 B. leads　　 C. sounds　　 D. appears

6. A. human　　 B. mankind　 C. their　　　 D. civil

7. A. join　　 B. relate　　 C. control　　 D. attract

8. A. force　　 B. law　　 C. rule　　　　 D. order

9. A. keep　　 B. do　　　 C. show　　　 D. play

10.A.all　　　 B. any　　　 C. other　　　 D. those

11.A.friendship　 B. interests　 C. feelings　　 D. relations

12.A.between　 B. on　　　 C. in　　　　 D. for

13.A.book　　 B. article　　 C. description　 D. wish

14.A.warn　　 B. believe　 C. prove　　　 D. solve

15.A.true　　　 B. main　　 C. false　　　 D. central

16.A.ask　　　 B. call　　　 C. care　　　 D. look

17.A.most　　 B. more　　　 C. least　　 D. less

18.A.people　 B. who　　　 C. what　　 D. friends

19.A.conclusion B. summary　 C. decision　 D. demand

20.A. moreover B. however　 C. still　　 　D. yet

Katy and I have been friends since college, for more than thirty years. Our friendship has 　1 constant（不变的）. We have seen each other through all the times when we really need a friend. In 　2 of our friendship, Katy and I took our first 　3 trip together.

The first day of our trip ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 　4 with the long drive, we decided to go to the restaurant for dinner. We sat down and 　5 our meal. As we talked, I noticed a（n） 6 couple sitting a short distance away from us. The look of 　7 on the woman’s face attracted me.. She stared into the face of the man as he talked, 　8 me of a teenager in love!

I called Katy’s 9 to the couple. As we watched, the man reached 　10 to place a gentle kiss on the woman’s cheek. She 　11 . “Now that’s what I call real love! I imagine they’ve been married for a long time.” I said. “ 12 maybe,” remarked Katy, “They haven’t been together long.” “Well, whatever the case, it’s 　13 they care much for each other,” I said.

Katy and I watched and listened 14 to their conversation. She smiled and 15 whatever he said. We were touched by the warm scene we were witnessing（看到）. Then the 16 changed. The woman’s wrinkled but beautiful face was suddenly covered with a 　17 look. She asked the man in a sweet voice, “Do I know you? What is this place?” “You know me. I’m Ralph, your husband. We’re in Santa Fe,” the man said. “Oh, I 　18 to have forgotten. I’m not sure,” she said. “That’s okay, sweetheart. You’ll be all right,” he 　19 her, kissing her cheek again. Tears coursed down our cheeks as Katy and I looked at each other. “We were right,” she said 　20 . “It is the real thing. That is love.”

1. A. become 　　B. grown 　　 C. remained　　　 D. developed

2. A. congratulation B. terms　　 　 C. favor　 　　　 D. celebration

3. A. air 　　　 B. car　　　 C. boat　　　　　 D. train

4. A. Bored　　　 　 B. Suffered　　　 C. Tired　　 　 D. Excited

5. A. cooked 　　 B. ordered　 C. prepared　　　 D. finished

6. A. young　　　　 B. elderly 　　　 C. friendly　　　 D. rich

7. A. hope　　　 B. doubt　　　　 C. adoration　　 D. envy

8. A. showing　　 B. reminding　　 C. telling　 D. introducing

9. A. attention　　 B. intention　　 C. time　　　　　 D. idea

10. A. away　　　　 B. off　　　 C. around　　 　 D. over

11. A. smiled　　　 B. disagreed　　 C. angered　 D. moved

12. A. Or 　 　　　 B. Though　　 C. Therefore　　 D. Otherwise

13. A. natural　　　　　 B. obvious　 C. important　　 D. moving

14. A. madly　　　　 B. silently　 　 C. unashamedly　 D. carefully

15. A. picked up　　 B. stuck to　　　 C. agreed with　 D. questioned on

16. A. place　　　　 B. scene　　　　 C. topic　　　　 D. sense

17. A. frightened　 B. surprised　　 C. disappointed D. confused

18. A. need　　　　 B. feel　　　　　 C. seem　　　　　 D. use

19. A. told　　　　 B. answered　　　 C. comforted　　 D. encouraged

20. A. quickly　 　 　 B. eagerly　 C. cheerfully　　 D. thoughtfully

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　When Sebastian was a boy at school, his favourite lesson was art and he won several prizes for it．Once he left school, he got a position as a clerk in a bank, 　1　 three times a week he went to evening classes in 　2　 , and whenever he had time on the 　3　 , he painted．

　He painted in a very modern 　4　 , mysterious objects and shapes, women with three eyes, and so on．

　After a few months he thought, “Perhaps I can 　5　 some of my pictures and get enough money to afford to 　6　 the bank and become a real 　7　 ．Then I can travel around as 　8　 as I like, and go to foreign museums, and study in other countries when I 　9　 it．I don't like life in bank．I 　10　 enjoy painting．

　In the bank, Sebastian sometimes had to deal with a man who 　11　 a picture shop and after he had had a few 　12　 with him, Sebastian invited him to his home one evening to see some of his 　13　 ．So he arrived one evening at Sebastian's home．Sebastian took the man to his studio and started to 　14　 him some of his pictures, with some 　15 　and hope．

　The man looked at them one 　16　 the other while Sebastian watched his face, but 　17　 Sebastian's disappointment the man did not say anything, and his expression 　18　 change when 　19　 at any of them either．

　Then when he had finished, he looked around, and his glance 　20　 on something else．A happy look came 　21　 his face for the first time, and he said, “Now I like this one very much! It's so 　22　 of deep feeling! I'm 　23　 I could sell this one for you．”

　“That, ” said Sebastian, “is the place 　24　 I clean the paint off my 　25　 ．”

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　　My work keeps me in Hong Kong most of the year，but I do try to get　1　 for a month in 　2　，usually July．Now as you probably know that's the main 　3　 season in Europe，the favorite places for holiday and the famous cities are usually very 　4　．But I'm not seeking the sun－I get plenty of　5　 in Hong Kong and I'm certainly not seeking the 　6　！So when I go on holiday I buy a Train Pass（a sort of train ticket）that 　7　 me a first class travel on most of the 　8　 of Western Europe．First class compartments（车厢）are 　9　 crowded and they are very comfortable．If you're going on an overnight 　10　 you can take a sleeping-train for some extra money．There are usually dining cars in the train．

　　I find that 　11　 travel is restful and 　12　．There's always something to see． I particularly enjoy 　13　 through Switzerland and Italy．You can get a very good 　14　 of what a country is like from a train；you don't go too fast and you stop quite often．　15　 rail travel is very safe and I am never sick on a train 　16　 I am on a ship！Then there are always people to 　17　 if you feel like a chat．

　　The 　18　 that I seldom travel by plane is quite simple: as train stations are usually built in the city center，I don't have to 　19　 transport；transport can be a problem when arriving by 　20　．

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　　Tokyo: Three snakes, whose poison could kill a person in ten minutes, are guarding a blue star sapphire (蓝宝石)worth nearly six hundred thousand dollars at a Japanese exhibition of jewels sent from an Indian museum.

　　“Normally it would be forbidden to let these poisonous snakes guard exhibiton objects, but it's different this time because the jewels are being exhibited at a hotel. ”a police official said.

　　Exhibition officials said that a person bitten (咬)by one of these snakes would need at least 80m1 of an anti-poison medicine to be saved. Medicine was being kept ready at a nearby hospital.

　　The star sapphire and other valuable jewels worth a total of one million dollars are on show behind glass. Hundreds of visitors came to see the special blue star sapphire and were surprised when they saw the sixty-centimetre-long brown guards.

1．Using snakes at exhibitions of valuable objects is ________.

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A．quite normal

B．never allowed

C．often necessary

D．usually forbidden

2．The jewels were being shown in ________.

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A．an Indian hotel

B．an Indian museum

C．a Japanese hotel

D．a Japanese museum

3．Why were the snakes and jewels at the same exhibition?

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A．They were both special things from India.

B．The snakes were to keep the jewels safe.

C．The organizers wanted to do something unusual.

D．People liked to visit an exhibition guarded by snakes.

4．Many visitors came to the exhibition because ________.

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A．the snakes were on show

B．so many jewels were being exhibited

C．exhibition officials said it was special

D．they were interested in seeing a famous jewel

5．If the visitors were bitten by one of the poisonous snakes, he ________.

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A．would be saved by anti-poison medicine

B．would be dying soon

C．would feel nothing serious

D．would run away as soon as possible