Dear SJ,

Losing a best friend is never easy．

Your problem is not just that you miss your best friend; it is that you feel empty and lost without her friendship．

It takes time to get over a lost, and during that time, your mind is getting used to a new way of being．This is usually a good thing, even if it feels like a bad thing．

Now that you are on your own, you are being forced to learn to be by yourself and to rely upon your own inner voice for guidance． I am sure that this feels strange for you, but if you can hang on for a bit longer, it may work to your advantage．

Best friends are cool, but it is important to know the difference between missing someone and being too dependent upon them．

At your age, girls do tend to stick together and having a good boyfriend may not yet be the better choice． Your friend is leaving you, her best friend, for a boyfriend． Boyfriends are completely different from best friends． The difference is that boyfriends come and go, while girl friends often stay in your life throughout high school, and even afterwards． It is a completely different sort of relationship．

I suggest that you take advantage of this period in your life to expand your horizons． Enjoy the freedom of having no best friend for a while, and hang with the group． By the time your former best friend breaks up with her boyfriend, you will be in a completely different place, a far better place．

And, by the way, next time you feel empty and lost, try to write about it in a diary． In several months, you will look back and read it with curiosity about yourself． “Who was I then, and what could I have been thinking?”

1．Judging from the letter, SJ’s problem was that she didn’t know ______．

A．whether to give up her best friend                B．what to do without her best friend

C．whom to choose between two friends           D．how to stop missing her former friend

2．The underlined part “a new way of being” （in Paragraph 3） refers to the situation in which SJ has to ________．

A．find a new friendship                                  B．live without her boyfriend

C．learn to give up                                        D．learn to be independent

3．The writer believes by the time SJ’s former friend loses her boyfriend, SJ will ______．

A．take revenge（报复） on her former friend 

B．comfort her former friend

C．feel more independent and confident

D．continue friendship with her former friend

4．What does the last paragraph seem to suggest?

A．Unhappy experiences are easy to forget．

B．Keeping a diary helps correct oneself．

C．SJ will get over her problem soon．

D．One shouldn’t forget the past experiences．

Dear SJ,

Losing a best friend is never easy．

Your problem is not just that you miss your best friend; it is that you feel empty and lost without her friendship．

It takes time to get over a lost, and during that time, your mind is getting used to a new way of being． This is usually a good thing, even if it feels like a bad thing．

Now that you are on your own, you are being forced to learn to be by yourself and to rely upon your own inner voice for guidance． I am sure that this feels strange for you, but if you can hang on for a bit longer, it may work to your advantage．

Best friends are cool, but it is important to know the difference between missing someone and being too dependent upon them．

At your age, girls do tend to stick together and having a good boyfriend may not yet be the better choice． Your friend is leaving you, her best friend, for a boyfriend． Boyfriends are completely different from best friends． The distinction is that boyfriends come and go, while girl friends often stay in your life throughout high school, and even afterwards． It is a completely different sort of bond．

I suggest that you take advantage of this period in your life to expand your horizons． Enjoy the freedom of having no best friend for a while, and hang with the group． By the time your former best friend breaks up with her boyfriend, you will be in a completely different place, a far better place．

And, by the way, next time you feel empty and lost, try to write about it in a diary． In several months, you will look back and read it with curiosity about yourself． “Who was I then, and what could I have been thinking?”

1．Judging from the letter, SJ’s problem was that she didn’t know           ．

       A．whether to give up her best friend                  B．what to do without her best friend

       C．whom to choose between two friends            D．how to stop missing her former friend

2．The underlined part “a new way of being” (in Paragraph 3) refers to the situation in which SJ has to           ．

       A．find a new friendship                                    B．live without her boyfriend

       C．learn to give up                                            D．learn to be independent

3．The writer believes by the time SJ’s former friend loses her boyfriend, SJ will           ．

       A．take revenge on her former friend

       B．comfort her former friend

       C．feel more independent and confident

       D．continue friendship with her former friend

4．What does the last paragraph seem to suggest?

       A．Unhappy experiences are easy to forget．

       B．Keeping a diary helps correct oneself．

       C．SJ will get over her problem soon．

       D．One shouldn’t forget the past experiences．

Dear SJ,

Losing a best friend is never easy.

Your problem is not just that you miss your best friend; it is that you feel empty and lost without her friendship.

It takes time to get over a lost, and during that time, your mind is getting used to a new way of being. This is usually a good thing, even if it feels like a bad thing.

Now that you are on your own, you are being forced to learn to be by yourself and to rely upon your own inner voice for guidance. I am sure that this feels strange for you, but if you can hang on for a bit longer, it may work to your advantage.

Best friends are cool, but it is important to know the difference between missing someone and being too dependent upon them.

At your age, girls do tend to stick together and having a good boyfriend may not yet be the better choice. Your friend is leaving you, her best friend, for a boyfriend. Boyfriends are completely different from best friends. The distinction is that boyfriends come and go, while girl friends often stay in your life throughout high school, and even afterwards. It is a completely different sort of bond.

I suggest that you take advantage of this period in your life to expand your horizons. Enjoy the freedom of having no best friend for a while, and hang with the group. By the time your former best friend breaks up with her boyfriend, you will be in a completely different place, a far better place.

And, by the way, next time you feel empty and lost, try to write about it in a diary. In several months, you will look back and read it with curiosity about yourself. “Who was I then, and what could I have been thinking?”

1．Judging from the letter, SJ’s problem was that she didn’t know 　　　　　.

　 A．whether to give up her best friend　　　　 B．what to do without her best friend

　 C．whom to choose between two friends　　　　 D．how to stop missing her former friend

2．The underlined part “a new way of being” (in Paragraph 3) refers to the situation in which SJ has to 　　　　　.

　 A．find a new friendship　　　　　 B．live without her boyfriend

　 C．learn to give up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．learn to be independent

3．The writer believes by the time SJ’s former friend loses her boyfriend, SJ will 　　　　　.

　 A．take revenge on her former friend

　 B．comfort her former friend

　 C．feel more independent and confident

　 D．continue friendship with her former friend

4．What does the last paragraph seem to suggest?

　 A．Unhappy experiences are easy to forget.　　 B．Keeping a diary helps correct oneself.

　 C．SJ will get over her problem soon. D．One shouldn’t forget the past experiences.

Dear SJ，

    Losing a best friend is never easy．

    Your problem，SJ，is not just that you miss your best friend，it is that you feel empty and lost without her friendship．

    It takes time to get over a loss，and during that time，your mind is getting used to a new way of being．This is usually a good thing，even if it feels like a bad thing．

    Now that you are on your own，you are being forced to learn to be by yourself and to rely upon your own inner voice for guidance．I am sure that this feels strange for you，but if you can hang on for a bit，it may work to your advantage．

    Best friends are cool，but it is important to know the difference between missing someone and being too dependent upon them．

    At your age，girls do tend to stick together and having a boy friend may not yet be the better choice．Your friend is a little ahead of herself in leaving you，her best friend，for a boyfriend．Boyfriends are completely different from best friends；the distinction being that boyfriends come and go，while girl friends often stay in your life throughout high school，and even afterwards．It is a completely different sort of bond．

    I suggest that you take advantage of this period in your life to expand your horizons．Enjoy the freedom of having no best friend for a while，and hang with the group．By the time your former best friend breaks up with her boyfriend，you will be in a completely different place，a far better place；in your head that is．

    And，by the way，next time that you feel empty and lost，try to write about it in a diary or just simply on paper．In several months，you will look back and read it with curiosity about yourself．“       Who was I then．and what could I have been thinking?”

1．Judging from the letter, SJ’s problem was that she didn’t know_________．

    A．whether to give up her best friend   B．what to do without her best friend

    C．who to choose between two friends      D．how to stop missing her former friend

2．By“a new way of being”．the writer referred to the situation in which SJ had to_________．

    A．find a new friendship    B．live without a best friend

    C．learn to give up         D．be independent

3．When the writer said“your friend is a little ahead of herself’, she meant SJ’s friend_____________．

   A．was acting without thinking

B．was doing something she might regret later

C．was too young to fall in love

D．was unwise to leave SJ so soon

4．The writer believed SJ would _______by the time her former friend lost her boyfriend．

   A．grow physically stronger                    B．do better at school

   C．feel more independent and confident          D．win her best friend back

5．The last paragraph seems to suggest that_______________．

A．keeping a diary helps correct oneself 

B．SJ will get over her problem soon

   C．unhappy experiences are easy to forget

D．one shouldn’t forget the past experiences

 (福建省厦门双十中学2008年6月迎考热身试卷D篇)

Dear SJ,

Losing a best friend is never easy.

Your problem, is not just that you miss your best friend, it is that you feel empty and lost without her friendship.

It takes time to get over a lost, and during that time, your mind is getting used to a new way of being. This is usually a good thing, even if it feels like a bad thing.

Now that you are on your own, you are being forced to learn to be by yourself and to rely upon your own inner voice for guidance. I am sure that this feels strange for you, but if you can hang on for a bit longer, it may work to your advantage.

Best friends are cool, but it is important to know the difference between missing someone and being too independent upon them.

At your age, girls do tend to stick together and having a good boyfriend may not yet be the better choice. Your friend is leaving you, her best friend, for a boyfriend. Boyfriends are completely different from best friends. The distinction is that boyfriends come and go, while girl friends often stay in your life throughout high school, and even afterwards. It is a completely different sort of bond.

I suggest that you take advantage of this period in your life to expand your horizons. Enjoy the freedom of having no best friend for a while, and hang with the group. By the time your former best friend breaks up with her boyfriend, you will be in a completely different place, a far better place.

And, by the way, next time you feel empty and lost, try to write about it in a diary. In several months, you will look back and read it with curiosity about yourself. “Who was I then, and what could I have been thinking?”

67．Judging from the letter, SJ’s problem was that she didn’t know           .

       A．whether to give up her best friend                  B．what to do without her best friend

       C．whom to choose between two friends            D．how to stop missing her former friend

68．The underlined part “a new way of being” (in Paragraph 3) refers to the situation in which SJ has to           .

       A．find a new friendship                                    B．live without her boyfriend

       C．learn to give up                                            D．learn to be independent

69．The writer believes by the time SJ’s former friend loses her boyfriend, SJ will           .

       A．take revenge on her former friend

       B．comfort her former friend

       C．feel more independent and confident

       D．continue friendship with her former friend

70．What does the last paragraph seem to suggest?

       A．Unhappy experiences are easy to forget.         B．Keeping a diary helps correct oneself.

       C．SJ will get over her problem soon.                 D．One shouldn’t forget the past experiences.