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　　A high school history teacher once told us,“lf you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate．A true friend is someone who stays with you for life．”　　1　　 teaches that he was right．Good friendship is just not easily 　　2　　．

　　It is possible that we simply do not stay in one 　　3　　 long enough to wait for true friendship to 　　4　　．However, there can be 　　5　　 disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want．

　　To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have clear in our 　　6　　 the kinds of friendship we want．Are they to be close or 　　7　　 at arm's length?Do we want to 　　8　　 ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface?For some people, many friendships on the surface are 　　9　　 enough-and that's all right．But at some point we need to 　　10　　 that our expectations are the same as our friends' expectations．The sharing of 　　11　　 experience including our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen 　　12　　．But it 　　13　　 be undertaken slowly and carried on only if there are 　　14　　 of interest and action in return．

　　What are some of the 　　15　　 of friendship?The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon．Deep relationships 　　16　　 time．Another“major difficulty”is the selfishness to think one“possesses”the other, including his time and attention．Similarly, friendships 　　17　　 actions in return．In 　　18　　 words．You must give as much as you take．Finally there is a question of taking care of．Unless you spend 　　19　　 time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die 　　20　　．

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　　Many adults see teens as energetic．Many of us see ourselves as proud．This thinking 　　1　　 many adults and us to have the idea that if we can't handle school or 　　2　　 life well, we are just not trying hard．

　　But in my opinion that may not be 　　3　　．

　　Earlier this school year, I was leaving my class one Friday 　　4　　 suddenly it 　　5　　 like I had pulled a muscle in my back．I knew I was ill．

　　After a few days I stopped eating．This meant I lost 　　6　　; the clothes that I bought two weeks earlier began 　　7　　 loose．This time my parents got scared．

　　　　8　　, I started sleeping less．My eyelids(眼皮)were constantly 　　9　　．

　　I refused to 　　10　　 that I was ill．I kept my job working 25 hours a week in a shop; I didn't 　　11　　 any classes．When I was hurting, I didn't mind and kept on going．　　12　　 it kills you, it makes you stronger, right?

　　But now I find myself thinking．Is it 　　13　　 it?I'm taking the classes and working for the newspaper because it does good 　　14　　 college applications．And I'm working 25 hours a week so that, once I get into my dream school, I can 　　15　　 it．

　　Here I am, already sick from the 　　16　　 of work I'm doing in and out of school．So, what good is a(n)　　17　　 application if I'm badly ill?What is the 　　18　　 of doing this work if I can't enjoy the results?

　　In fact, by writing my 　　19　　 I'm telling all the people who 　　20　　 much about the future to worry about it now．

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　　It was her giggling that drew my attention．Note taking really wasn't all that funny．

　　Walking over to the offender, I asked for the 　　1　　．Frozen, she refused to give it to me．I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet 　　2　　 between teacher and student．When she finally 　　3　　 it over she whispered, "Okay, but I didn't draw it．"

　　It was a hand-drawn 　　4　　 of me, teeth blackened and the words "I'm stupid" coming out of my mouth．

　　I managed to fold it up calmly．My mind, 　　5　　, was working angrily as I struggled not to 　　6　　．

　　figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture．It would do them some 　　7　　 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!

　　Thankfully, I was able to keep myself 　　8　　．

　　When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture．They were all silent as I told them how 　　9　　 this was for me．I told them there must be a reason 　　10　　 and now was their chance to write down anything they needed t(tell me．Then 1 let them write silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom．

　　As I 　　11　　 the notes later, many of them said something like, "I've got nothing against you," or "I'm sorry you were hurt．" Some kids said, "We're 　　12　　 of you．" But two notes, from the girls who I 　　13　　 were behind the picture, had a list of issues．I was too 　　14　　, too strict…

　　Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of 　　15　　 my students, I had begun commanding then to 　　16　　．Where I thought I was driving them to success I was 　　17　　 driving them away．

　　I had some apologizing to do．But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card．The one　　18　　 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke．The one from the girls asked for 　　19　　．

　　This was a lesson for both the kids and me．Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the 　　20　　．

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　　IF and WHEN often had lunch together．Their conversation always 　　1　　 on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them．

　　This particular Saturday when they met for lunch, WHEN 　　2　　 IF wasn't in a great mood(心情)．After they sat at the usual table 　　3　　 for them, WHEN asked IF, “You don't seem your usual 　　4　　 self?” IF replied, “Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take．If only I 　　5　　 the time．”

　　WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, “I too saw a 　　6　　 and I' m going to register when I get 　　7　　 money．” WHEN then questioned IF, “What about the new job you were going to apply for?” IF answered, “I would have applied, but my　　8　　broke down．I couldn't type my resume(简历)．”

　　“Don't worry．I've been thinking about looking for another job also, 　　9　　 I'll wait and when the weather gets 　　10　　 I will look then．I hate this awful weather．”

　　The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that．When he couldn't 　　11　　 it anymore, he went to them and said, “I think I know 　　12　　 you could solve your problems．”

　　IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the 　　13　　 they faced, there was no way he could help!　　14　　, IF asked the man for advice．The man said, “Your conversation reminds me of an old 　　15　　：IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing 　　16　　．”

　　IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel 　　17　　 of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”．Finally they came to a(n)　　18　　：next time they met, there would be no “ifs” or “whens”; they would 　　19　　 talk about what they had 　　20　　!

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　　IF and WHEN often had lunch together．Their conversation always 　　1　　 on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them．

　　This particular Saturday when they met for lunch, WHEN 　　2　　 IF wasn't in a great mood(心情)．After they sat at the usual table 　　3　　 for them, WHEN asked IF, “You don't seem your usual 　　4　　 self?” IF replied,“Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take．If only I 　　5　　 the time．”

　　WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, “I too saw a 　　6　　 and I' m going to register when I get 　　7　　 money．” WHEN then questioned IF, “What about the new job you were going to apply for?” IF answered, “I would have applied, but my 　　8　　 broke down．I couldn't type my resume(简历)．”

　　“Don't worry．I've been thinking about looking for another job also, 　　9　　 I'll wait and when the weather gets 　　10　　 I will look then．I hate this awful weather．”

　　The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that．When he couldn't 　　11　　 it anymore, he went to them and said, “I think I know 　　12　　 you could solve your problems．”

　　IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the 　　13　　 they faced, there was no way he could help!　　14　　, IF asked the man for advice．The man said, “Your conversation reminds me of an old 　　15　　：IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing 　　16　　．”

　　IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel 　　17　　 of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”．Finally they came to a(n)　　18　　：next time they met, there would be no “ifs” or “whens”; they would 　　19　　 talk about what they had 　　20　　!

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　　Let me take you back a couple of years．Come with me as we relearn a lesson, one that has stuck with me, in my present memory, and 　　1　　 me yet．

　　We walked into Elida Road Hardware, an old-fashioned hardware 　　2　　．No automatic door, not a computer in the building．It was one that I went to fairly often．As we entered the door, two sounds 　　3　　 us．The sleigh bells of last year made that sweet, peaceful tinkle as we opened the door．The other sound was the electronic beeper that reminded Andy of our 　　4　　．

　　"Good afternoon, Ryan," 　　5　　 the cheerful acknowledgment．Andy was a very 　　6　　 sort of owner．He was of medium build and height, and the smile on his face welcomed us．

　　We walked across the old wood floor．Andy asked us what he could help us with．I told him we were 　　7　　 a spring．He very patiently replied, " I have lots of springs, You're going to need to be more 　　8　　．"

　　"Just a spring for an old-fashioned screen door．"

　　"That's it．A screen door spring．Right down there．" We 　　9　　where he was pointing, and sure enough, there they were．Andy knew his store, and his products．That was why I came here instead of Meijer．The service couldn't be beaten．The price;Yes．But service and 　　10　　; No．

　　I picked up one and followed him to the 　　11　　．

　　He 　　12　　 the price, doing the math in his head．" ＄1.88, with tax：comes to ＄1.99．"

　　"Put it on my dad's account．"

　　He nodded and smiled, " Good dad's account．" He chuckled．" I don't know what you boys would do 　　13　　 dad's account!"

　　He handed me the ticket and as I 　　14　　 it I asked, "You really trust my signature?"

　　His reply surprised, 　　15　　 delighted me．"When I can't trust Jerry Hoover's boys I can trust nobody!"

　　We left, and the brain 　　16　　 started to forget things, in order of importance．But what Andy said that day rang in my ears．And it rings in my ears today．That's a tall order to live up to．It's a high standard of 　　17　　．My father made a fame for that name, and I get to 　　18　　 the benefits．But on account of this, I 　　19　　 maintain that fame．And that's 　　20　　 business．

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　　“How did you do it, Dad?How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years?” It took me almost 20 years to have the 　　1　　 to even ask my father this very personal question．When Dad first 　　2　　 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a 　　3　　 that, in the past, would have started him drinking again．For a few years we were 　　4　　 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again．

　　“I had this little 　　5　　 that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day” was Dad's 　　6　　 to my 18-year-old unasked question．“The 　　7　　 were an instant relief and constant 　　8　　 to me that things were never so 　　9　　 that I could not handle them,” Dad said．And then he 　　10　　 the poem with me．The poem's simple, yet profound(深刻的)words immediately became part of my daily routine as well．

　　About a month after this talk with my father, I 　　11　　 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine．It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one listed for each day of the year．

　　I 　　12　　 opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me．　　13　　 of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face．There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had helped my 　　14　　 for all these years!It is called The Serenity Prayer．

　　God, give me the Serenity(平静)to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to 　　15　　 the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference．

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　　In some cities, workaholism(废寝忘食工作)is so common that people don't consider it unusual．They accept the lifestyle as 　　1　　．Government workers in Washington, D．C．, 　　2　　, frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week．They don't do this because they have to; they do it because they 　　3　　 to．Workaholism can be a 　　4　　 problem．Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they 　　5　　 have no idea of how to relax; that is, they might not 　　6　　 movies, sports, or other types of entertainment．Most of all, they 　　7　　 to sit and do nothing．The lives of workaholics are usually stressful, and this tension and worry can cause 　　8　　 problems such as heart attacks and stomach diseases．　　9　　, typical workaholics don't pay much attention to their families．Their marriages may end in 　　10　　 as they spend little time with their families．

　　Is workaholism 　　11　　 dangerous?Perhaps not．There are, certainly, people who work 　　12　　 under stress．Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in work．They feel 　　13　　 is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy．For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing．Their jobs 　　14　　 them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative．

　　　　15　　 do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much?There are several 　　16　　 to work．Of course, it provides people with paychecks, and this is important．But it offers 　　17　　 financial security．It provides people with self-confidence; they have a feeling of satisfaction 　　18　　 they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say “I 　　19　　 it”．Psychologists claim that their work gives people an identity．After they take part in work, they 　　20　　 a sense of self and individualism．

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　　Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women．Career women are 　　1　　 than housewives．Evidence shows that 　　2　　 are in poor health than the job-holders．A study shows 　　3　　 the unemployment rate increases by 1％, the death rate increases correspondingly(相应地)by 2％．All this 　　4　　 one point：Work is helpful to health．

　　Why is work good for health?It is because work keeps people busy, 　　5　　 loneliness and solitude(孤独)．Researches show that people feel 　　6　　 and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead, the happiest are those who are 　　7　　．Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard．Work serves as 　　8　　 between man and reality．By work, people 　　9　　 each other．By collective(集体的)activity, they find friendship and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss of work 　　10　　 the loss of everything．It affects man spiritually and makes him lead to 　　11　　．

　　　　12　　, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of 　　13　　．Work makes one feel his value and status in society．When 　　14　　 finishes his writing or a doctor successfully 　　15　　 a patient or a teacher see his students 　　16　　, they are happy 　　17　　．

　　From the above we can come to the conclusion 　　18　　 the more you work, 　　19　　 you will be．Let's work hard, 　　20　　 and live a happy and healthy life．

Cloze．

　　That day, my parents were leaving for our hometown and I went to see them off．In fact, my father had never traveled by air before, so I just took this 　　1　　 to make his experience wonderful．In spite of being asked to book train tickets, I got them air tickets．

　　The moment I handed over the tickets to him, he was 　　2　　 to see that I had booked them air tickets．The 　　3　　 was very obvious on his face, waiting for the time of travel．We went to the airport together, checked the baggage, asked for a window seat and then waited 　　4　　 for the security check-in．He was thoroughly enjoying himself and I, too, was filled with joy 　　5　　 him experience all these things．

　　As they were about to go in for the security check-in, he walked up to me with tears in his eyes and thanked me．He became very emotional and it was as if I had done something 　　6　　, but the fact that this meant a great deal to him．I felt surprised at his behavior．But later, thinking about the entire matter, I 　　7　　 my life．How many 　　8　　 did our parents have?Did they come true?Without understanding the financial situation, we, as children, 　　9　　 cricket bats, dresses, toys, outings, etc．Did we ever think about the sacrifices they had to make to realize our wishes?Did we ever say thanks for all that they have done for us?

　　Instead of my dad saying 　　10　　 to me, I would want to say I'm sorry for making him wait so long for this small dream．I do realize how much he has 　　11　　 for my sake and I will do my best to give the best possible attention to all their wishes．Being old does not mean that they have to 　　12　　 everything．They have wishes, too．