【推荐3】Friendship (友谊) is very important in our life. Everyone needs _________. For most of us, _________ is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. We would feel lonely if we _________ had a friend. But sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people _________.

No two people are _________. Friends _________ don’t get on well (相处融洽). That doesn’t mean that they don’t like each other _________. Most of the time they will make up and become friends again. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very _________. We miss them very much, but we can _________ them or write to them. And we can __________ new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.

【推荐1】I took the bus to work for many years.___________knew each other; the passengers all sat there sleepily in the morning. The bus was cheerless and quiet.

One of the passengers was a small old man_____________gray hair. He took the bus to the center for the old every morning. None of us ever paid______________attention to him.

One July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled. The driver nodded without any expressions. The rest of us kept in______________.

The next day, the old man got on with a big smile again and said in a___________voice: "And a very good morning to you all!" Some of us___________, amazed, "Good morning." in reply. We___________began to nod and talk to each other.

One morning he_____________a nice suit and tie. He even had a bunch of（一束）flowers in his hand. The driver turned around and asked: "Have you got yourself a___________, Charlie?" We_____________got to know if that was his name, but he nodded his head shyly and said yes. The_____________passengers clapped（拍手叫好）at him.

Then, one morning, as autumn was closing in, Charlie wasn't_____________at the stop. When we came__________to the center, one of the passengers asked the driver to wait. He went in to ask about "Charlie".

The old gentleman was fine,_____________one of his close friends had died at the weekend. The next Monday Charlie was at the stop as usual. His hair had turned grayer. We were silent as he walked onto the bus. We each handed him a bunch of_____________.We wanted to be there for this man who brought us together that summer.

During the Spring and Autumn Period (时期), there lived a great musician named Yu Boya. He playedguqinvery well. Many_______enjoyed his music. Zhong Ziqi was one of them.

One day, Yu Boya came back from a_______to the mountains. He playedguqinto_______his love for the mountains.

Zhong Ziqi stood beside Yu Boya as he was playingguqin. Zhong said, “How beautifully you’re_______! When I listen to you playingguqin, I can_______see the mountains in front of my eyes.”

Boya was pleased to hear Zhong’s words. Then he played_______tune (调子). Zhong said again, “What a beautiful tune it is! When I listen to it, I can_______hundreds of boats are sailing down big rivers.”

Boya was_______at Zhong’s words. He decided to play more tunes for Zhong._______he played a new tune, Zhong could tell what Boya was thinking about when he played the tune.

“You enjoy my music and understand my________. You know me like a true friend,” Boya said excitedly.

________that, Boya and Zhong became close friends. After Zhong________, Boya was so sad that he broke hisguqinand decided never to play it again.

This is________story about Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi. We can learn a________from the story. It is hard to find a true friend. If you find your true friends,________them and cherish (珍惜) real friendships.

My good friend

One Friday afternoon in September, Mrs. Ferrara told us that a new student would join the class. “Her name is Lisa,” said Mrs. Ferrara. “You might notice that there is something wrong with her _______.”

Lisa walked into our _______ on Monday morning. There was a cane (手杖) in her hand. Mrs. Ferrara gave her a seat in the front of the room. Her desk was far away from the windows. Maybe the strong light made her eyes feel _______ Mrs. Ferrara put a small computer on Lisa’s desk. Lisa used it to make the words in a book look bigger.

Some of the children wanted to help Lisa walk after school. She always said, “Thanks, _______ I don’t need help.” I thought Lisa looked a little _______. One day, I asked her, “Why are you unhappy, Lisa?” She looked at me for a moment. Then she said, “I _______ my friends in my old school. They know _______ I can do. They know when I need help and when I don’t.”

In October, things began to get _______. It was time for the chorus (歌咏队) to begin practicing. Lisa and I both joined it. She had a great voice! Lisa also joined the Maths Club. She did very well in Maths! Soon Lisa could help other kids who were not good at _______. Lisa looked happier than before.

Lisa became very special to me. We visited each other after school. Sometimes at the weekend, our families went out together. We became best friends. I could tell Lisa ________. She could keep a secret. Of course she was a good friend!