Everyone needs friends. We all like to __41___ close to someone. ___42___ is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we ___43___ had a friend.

　No two people are just the same. Friends __44____ don't get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like　 45　 . Most of the time they will make up and become friends again. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very __46____. We miss them very much, but we can ___47___ them and write to them. It could be that we could even see them again. And we can __48____ new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.

There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are __49____. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take __50____ care of yourself.

(　 ) 41. A. look　　 B. watch　 　C. feel　 　　D. see

(　 ) 42. A. It　　　 B. He　　 　　C. There　 　D. Someone

(　 ) 43. A. ever　 　B. never　 　　C. just　　 　D. really

(　 ) 44. A. always　 B. sometimes 　C. often　 　D. usually

(　 ) 45. A. others 　B. themselves 　C. the others 　D. each other

(　 ) 46. A. angry　 B. sad　 　　C. happy　 　D. alone

(　 ) 47. A. call　 　B. ask　 　　C. tell　　 　D. talk with

(　 ) 48. A. look for　 B. find　 　　C. make　 　D. know

(　 ) 49. A. happier　 B. stronger　 C. kinder 　　D. richer

(　 ) 50. A. less　 　B. better　 　C. little　 　D. no

40.(　 ) Read ______ in today’s China Daily and you can find this ad.

39.(　 ) They are going to get up early ______ go shopping.

　 　A. or　 　　　　　B. and　 　　　　C. but

38.(　 ) ---Do you enjoy ______?

　 　　---Yes, very much. I often go swimming.

　 　A. to swim　 　　　B. swimming　 　C. swims

37.(　 ) Look! He ______ his emails. But he ______ his friends any emails tomorrow.

　 　A. is checking; isn’t going to send　　 B. is checking; is sending

　 　C. is going to check; is sending

36.(　 ) I sit ______ of the classroom, so I can’t see what our teacher is writing on the blackboard.

　 　A. at the back　 　　　B. in the front　　 C. in the middle

35.(　 ) It’s very dangerous ______ in the river.

　 　　A. swims　 　　　　B. to swim　 　　C. swimming