The older I get, the more I value friends, yet the less time, energy and enthusiasm（热情）I have in maintaining（维持） old friendships and building up new ones.

Sunny, one of my dearest friends at work, will leave the office next month for a better job. He is not my first friend from the office to say goodbye. Over the years, there have been a handful of workmates who became friends. In recent times, at least three others have also left. So, next month, I’ll say goodbye to Sunny and I am left with one friend fewer at work. When Sunny told me that he was leaving, I sighed:" With you gone, I will have hardly any friends left in the office!”

I began to think: At what point does a workmate become a friend? And, to take a step back, what does “friendship” mean? Indeed, what makes you form a friendship with a person, but not some other? If a friend is a person I feel completely comfortable calling up at 3 am to get me out of trouble—as Sunny will do—then I don’t have that many friends. Other than family members, I can depend on just one female friend and three, at best four, male friends. But then, maybe that’s plenty. As someone said, one friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible.

Friendships are different form relationships. You can be great friends with your partner, of course, but a relationship is so much more complex（复杂）. It is not only about that wonderful feeling called love, but also a collection of emotions like jealousy,. resentment（不满）, anger, pain and despair（绝望）. Friendship is simpler and fills you, mostly, with positive emotions—kindness, fondness, warmth and honesty. With a lover, you make demands and have expectations. But with a friend, you’re cool. You don’t really owe him anything, or have to explain much, because you demand nothing more from each other than pleasant company（陪伴）and an occasional listening ear.

Love, I read somewhere, is blind, but friendship closes its eyes. How true.

21. Recently, _______ have left the office.  

A. 3 of my workmates              B. a handful of my workmates 

C. all of my friends                D. at least three of my friends.

22. The write tells us that friendship and relationship are _______.  

A. quite different                B. exactly the same 

C. more or less the same          D. both true

23. By citing（引用） “One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible.”, the writer implies “_______”  

A. a true friend is hard to find         B. so many friends will bring you trouble

C. it’s impossible to have three friends  D. making too many friends is no good for you

24. By writing this passage, the writer wants to tell us __ __.  

A. one of his friends will say goodbye to him

B. you may make friends with your workmates.

C. friendship is very precious（珍贵）

D. the difference between friendship and relationship

25. Which of the following is true to the passage?   

A. A friend must be able to get up at 3 in the morning.

B. A friend must be always with you.

C. You can demand a lot from a friend.

D. Your friend is your good listener.

  Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.

  The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future, for example, getting into the college or getting a good job, that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.

  Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems and only think about the activity.

  Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.

61. The best title of this passage is _________ .
     A. Money Makes you happy              

B. The Secret of Happiness

 C. Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy   

D. Good Friends Make You Happy

 62. The second paragraph mainly tells us that __________.
     A. happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. 

     B. we shouldn’t think about our future.
     C. the more friends you have, the happier you will feel.

     D. some people fail to live a happy life.

63. The passage gives us _______ pieces of advice on happiness.
    A．one                       B．two
    C．three                      D．four
64. The writer believes that________ .
    A. everyone knows how to live a happy life.
    B. it’s wrong to spend time on work.
    C. hobbies take up too much time.
    D. doing good things for someone can make you happier

65. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

    A. Reading a good book.
    B. Travelling to a foreign country.
    C. Playing a sport.
    D. Spending time with close friends.

Friend is better than fortune. Friend is worse than poison in some cases. The two sentences above are opposite and seem to be unreasonable, but they can be explained as follows: the first refers to all good friends who drive us towards good while the second all bad ones who lead us to wrong ways.

My ideal friend is of course a good friend whose goodness is shown below---he has no bad likings, such as smoking and drinking. He lives in frugality (节俭). He studies hard so as not to waste his golden time. At home he honors his parents and loves his brothers; at school he respects his teachers and shares feelings with his classmates. He treats those truly who are true to him. In a word, he has all the good characters better than mine. I can follow him as a model. With his help I am free from all difficulties.

Indeed, if I have such a person as my friend, I shall never fear difficulty and I shall never know the existence of the word "failure".

This passage tells us ______.

A. how to make friends with others

B. how the writer' s friend helps him

C. what kind of person the writer's friend is

D. what kind of person we should make friends with

According to the author, an ideal friend is ______.

A. a bad friend          B. a false friend     

C. a true friend           D. a lovely friend

From the passage we can learn that ______.

A. the writer and his ideal friend have a lot to learn from each other

B. the writer has a lot to learn from his ideal friend

C. the writer's ideal friend has a lot to learn from him

D. the writer has only a little to learn from his ideal friend

Friend is better than fortune. Friend is worse than poison in some cases. The two sentences above are opposite and seem to be unreasonable but they can be explained as follows: the first refers to all good friends who drive us towards good while the second all bad ones who lead us to wrong ways.

My ideal friend is of course a good friend whose goodness is shown below---he has no bad likings, such as smoking and drinking. He lives in frugality (节俭). He studies hard so as not to waste his golden time. At home he honors his parents and loves his brothers; at school he respects his teachers and shares feelings with his classmates. He treats those truly who are true to him. In a word, he has all the good characters better than mine. I can follow him as a model. With his help I am free from all difficulties.

Indeed, if I have such a person as my friend, I shall never fear difficulty and I shall never know the existence of the word "failure".

This passage tells us (   )

A. how to make friends with others

B. how the writer' s friend helps him

C. what kind of person the writer's friend is

D. what kind of person we should make friends with

An ideal friend means (   )

A. a true friend    B. a false friend    C. an imaginary friend   D. an excellent friend

From the passage we can learn that (   )

A. the writer and his ideal friend have a lot to learn from each other

B. the writer has a lot to learn from his ideal friend

C. the writer's ideal friend has a lot to learn from him

D. the writer has only a little to learn from his ideal friend

From the second paragraph, we can infer the writer is sure that (   )

A. nothing cannot be done with friend

B. only the first sentence is reasonable

C. he who does not smoke or drink must be a good friend

D. good friends should always help each other