When I was little, my family used to move frequently. Before I could even get 　36 with my schoolmates, my family was on the move again. I became very 　37 because of this.

But a girl with dark skin and long shiny hair 　38 me. Her best characteristics are her openness and 　39 . She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following the sun. Without 　40 I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friends. As time went by, I gradually became a 　41 girl. But this joyful period didn’t last long. We were admitted to different colleges. I felt like I had gone 　42 to my always-on-the-move childhood. I felt 　43 and helpless and I was afraid that I would 　44 her as my best friend. She stayed calm and said to me: “Rain, you can achieve more than I do, so 　45 to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesn’t fade and we will be best friends forever.” Maybe she didn’t realize what a great 　46 she was to me at that time.

However, it turned out that my 　47 were well-founded. I felt that the 　48 between us was getting bigger and bigger. One day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her class.

I felt happy for her, but at the same time I was secretly worried about our friendship. I 　49 her several times intending to tell her to think carefully about her 　50 with the boy, but I got no more messages from her. I felt sad that perhaps our friendship would not 　51 . I had almost given up hope 　52 she visited me at my campus a week later. She looked 　53 but was wearing the most beautiful smile. She gave me a big hug and said: “I’m sorry. I want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together, 　54 the people walking past. She told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to how it was before.

Now I firmly believe that distance and time can’t 　55 you from a friend. If you care enough about each other, friendship never fades.

36. A. mad　　　　　　　　　 B. bored　　　　　　　　　　　 C. familiar　　　　　　　　　 D. patient

37. A. silent　　　　　　　　 B. disappointed　　　　　　 C. outspoken　　　　　　　 D. crazy

38. A. helped　　　　　　　　 B. changed　　　　　　　　　 C. attracted　　　　　　　　　 D. impressed

39. A. faithfulness　　　　 B. cheerfulness　　　　　　 C. quietness　　　　　　　　 D. kindness

40. A. delay　　　　　　　　 B. hesitation　　　　　　　　 C. problem　　　　　　　　　 D. doubt

41. A. happy　　　　　　　　 B. lucky　　　　　　　　　　　 C. helpful D. successful

42. A. over　　　　　　　　　 B. down　　　　　　　　　　　 C. out 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. back

43. A. scared　　　　　　　 B. strange　　　　　　 　 C. ashamed　　　　　　　　　 D. homesick

44. A. leave　　　　　　　　　 B. miss　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lose　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. desert

45. A. look forward　　　　　　 B. hold on　　　　　　　　　　 C. get down　　　　　　　　 D. go back

46. A. burden　　　　　　　 B. example　　　　　　　　　 C. encouragement　　　　 D. wonder

47. A. conclusions　　　　 B. expectations　　　　　　 C. dreams 　　　　　　　　　 D. concerns

48. A. difference　　　　　 B. distance　　　　　　　　　 C. misunderstanding　　 D. conflict

49. A. visited　　　　　　　　 B. messaged　　　　　　　　 C. telephoned　　　　　　　 D. wrote

50. A. relationship　　　　 B. satisfaction　　　　　　　 C. life　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. story

51. A. return　　　　　　　　 B. develop　　　　　　　　　 C. survive　　　　　　　　　　 D. recover

52. A. until　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unless

53. A. cheerful　　　　　　　　　　 B. relaxed　　　　　　　　　　 C. calm　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pale

54. A. forgetting　　　　　 B. noticing　　　　　　　　　 C. ignoring　　　　　　　　　 D. remembering

55. A. protect　　　　　　　 B. prevent　　　　　　　　　　 C. free　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. separate

　　On September 4th of 2004 my American friend Jon Hageseth took me to the airport in La Crosse, Wisconsin to fetch a new suitcase. To show my thanks, I treated him and his wife with a Mexican lunch on the way back. After we enjoyed the delicious food, I paid the bill and went towards the car, but just when everyone was seated, Jon's wife Cathy returned to the restaurant. I felt puzzled. Upon her return, she said,“You were clever not paying the tip, so I had to go back to pay it.”I felt so embarrassed that I lost no time to apologize, explaining that there is no such a practice in China. In fact, I don't take the tipping issue seriously although I am aware of such a practice in the US.

　　Another day in September, I dined with one of my American colleagues at a Buffet Restau rant. On finishing the meal I began searching my wallet for small notes.“What are you doing, Zhao Qi?”my colleague asked.“To pay the tip of course.”My colleague burst into laughter,“You don't have to.” “Why?”I asked and recalled my previous embarrassing experience in the Mexican restaurant. And then she told me that it's unnecessary to pay tips at any kind of self-service restaurants, but we have to pay tips only in restaurants where services are provided. I still did not get a clear picture of this issue. Seeing my puzzlement, she offered me some good advice on the situation I should give the tip.

　　In her opinion, tipping plays an important role in US economy and acts as an unavoidable part of American's daily life. The following are a few facts about tipping taken from various university and market-research studies.

　　1．People eating at restaurants in the US pay about $16 billion a year in tips.

　　2．Waiters and waitresses who wait on tables receive much higher tips than those who don't.

　　3．Waitresses who add a“smile”face to their hills see their tips increase about 5％. Men who do the same watch theirs drop 3％.

　　4．94％of Americans regularly tip when eating out.

　　According to my own experience and those various studies, I may conclude that tipping reflects a kind of good manners and appreciation, not as simple as we imagine.

(1) The underlined word“embarrassed”probably has the same meaning as ________.

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(2) What difficulty did the writer have in giving tips in America?

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A．Not making sure how much should be given.

B．Not knowing what occasion she should tip.

C．There isn't such a practice in China.

D．Not willing to offer tips.

(3)From the studies we can know that ________.

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A．every American tips when having meals out

B．only a small amount of money is spent on tips in America

C．a smile on a waitress' face can increase the tip

D．smiles benefit both waiters and waitresses