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　　When Ray was about seven, he had a very close friend Mike．They lived near each other, traveled to and from school together, played together, were together in school, and spent time in each other's homes．

　　Once, in school, Ray got bad marks(分数)and was very down．He just walked round and round the school playground．Mike followed Ray．Far enough not to stifle him, but near enough never to let Ray out of his sight．Ray was very angry at that time．He just wanted to be alone．At one point, he got so angry that he even shouted out,“Just leave me alone!”But Mike just silently walked on behind Ray, still never saying a word．

　　It was only after many years, almost twenty years later, that Ray truly began to understand the lesson on friendship which had been shown to him that day, Ray and Mike had already separated by then, only seeing each other a couple of times every year．But Ray still remembered that thing with gratitude(感激), a warm feeling in his heart and sometimes tears in his eyes．

　　Mike had taught him that true friendship does not only show up when one wants or needs it．A true friend will be around when he thinks you need him, regardless of(不管)whether you want it or not or whether you would admit it or not．He will be there even when you drive(赶走)him away, as long as he feels his presence will help you．But he will not speak if you do not want him to, and he will give you the peace that you expect．

　　The true friend will do what Mike did, following a distance behind, giving you space and peace, but always nearby, casting(投)a silent eye on you to make sure that you do not do anything silly, making sure he is around if you need him, and being ready to pick you if you fall anytime, to wipe your tears if they flow．

　　Appreciate your true friends．And be a true friend to others．

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　　It was Tom's first visit to England, and he was looking forward to his first journey on London's Underground Railway．And against his friends' 　　1　　, he was determined to travel 　　2　　．

　　He entered the station shortly after five o'clock in the afternoon．This is a 　　3　　 time to travel in London, 　　4　　 crowds of people go home from work at this hour．He 　　5　　 to join a long line of people waiting for tickets．When at last his 　　6　　 came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller．　　7　　, he got the right ticket in the end and by asking people the 　　8　　, he also found the right platform．It was 　　9　　 with people．He did not 　　10　　 to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the platform so as to be in a better 　　11　　 to get on the next one．When this train came in, Tom was 　　12　　 forward onto the train by the 　　13　　 of people from behind．The doors closed and the train moved off．He was unable to see the 　　14　　 of the stations where the train 　　15　　, but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth 　　16　　 along the line．When the train reached the sixth station, Tom got off, feeling 　　17　　 that his journey　had been so easy．But he suddenly realized that he had come to a station he had never 　　18　　．He explained his 　　19　　 to a man who was standing on the platform．With a 　　20　　 on his face, he told Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite direction．