Everyone needs friends.There is an old saying:friends are God’s way of taking care of us.But ¡¡1¡¡ do you find real friendship and keep it? 

The Care and Keeping of Friends ¡¡2¡¡ the American author Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. 

Sally says finding friendship is just like a tree ¡¡3¡¡.You plant the seed and take care of it to ¡¡4¡¡it grow.First,you should choose a friend.What ¡¡5¡¡a good friend?It is not ¡¡6¡¡a person has money or good looks.A good friend should be ¡¡7¡¡and patient.For example,¡¡8¡¡you have a bad day,a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his or her ¡¡9¡¡to help.To make a friend,you cannot be too shy.You ¡¡10¡¡ make each other happy and share your lives. 

But things cannot always be ¡¡11¡¡.Even the best friends have fights.What should you do when you have a ¡¡12¡¡ with your friend?You have to talk to him or her.When there is no one around,have an honest talk. 

If he or she doesn’t want to ¡¡13¡¡,you could write a letter.Sally says there are three steps to being ¡¡14¡¡ again:tell him or her ¡¡15¡¡you are feeling;say what your friend has done wrong,and ¡¡16¡¡why you did this or that. 

The ¡¡17¡¡also has advice on some small but important things like celebrating your friends’ ¡¡18¡¡.¡¡19¡¡ you haven’t had a real friend before,you will start to think of having one if you ¡¡20¡¡ this book.Because the book tells that friendship is the most important thing in your life. 

1.A.how¡¡ ¡¡¡¡B.why¡¡ ¡¡¡¡C.where¡¡¡¡ D.when

2.A.for           B.in           C.with         D.by

3.A.watering      B.planting     C.cutting      D.burning

4.A.get           B.tell         C.make         D.let

5.A.gets          B.makes        C.takes        D.changes

6.A.why           B.when         C.where        D.because

7.A.good          B.kind         C.clever       D.rich

8.A.if            B.after        C.because      D.since

9.A.work          B.job          C.best         D.exercise

10.A.should       B.can          C.may          D.have to

11.A.sad          B.sorry        C.worried      D.happy

12.A.discussion   B.fight        C.talk         D.word

13.A.say          B.tell         C.speak        D.talk

14.A.friends      B.students     C.teachers     D.workers

15.A.why          B.how          C.where        D.what

16.A.say          B.understand   C.explain      D.speak

17.A.book         B.story        C.film         D.music

18.A.idea         B.plan         C.success      D.mind

19.A.As though    B.As ifC.Even if             D.If

20.A.buy          B.read         C.hear         D.know