1 . My best friend, Connie, is two years older than me. We
Connie has long dark brown hair and her eyes are big and round. People say she is
Connie is positive(乐观的) even when things go
Connie gets on well with others. Everyone in my family
I think my
| A．take | B．spend | C．cost | D．pay |
| A．crazy | B．beautiful | C．lazy | D．ugly |
| A．think | B．hope | C．suggest | D．ask |
| A．so | B．because | C．although | D．and |
| A．wrong | B．welcome | C．important | D．interesting |
| A．lessons | B．symbols | C．novels | D．results |
| A．stupid | B．interested | C．sad | D．glad |
| A．good | B．well | C．better | D．best |
| A．although | B．if | C．before | D．even though |
| A．give | B．show | C．care | D．ask |
| A．sees | B．likes | C．wakes | D．catches |
| A．suddenly | B．early | C．recently | D．together |
| A．happy | B．angrier | C．busier | D．heavier |
| A．purpose | B．opinion | C．friendship | D．habit |
| A．hardly | B．hardly ever | C．never | D．always |
A true friend is a source of strength and hope.
——Jonathan Lockwood
Huie
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3 . Friendship is one of the most important things in life and a universal value. Here are five ways to be a better friend.
Be an empathetic (有同理心的) listener. Attentive and empathetic listening is validating (认可的) to others.
Be honest. People value honesty.
Celebrate differences. Not being a yes-man means that friends don’t have to agree on all interests. Friends can have different hobbies and different things that they like and dislike. Take some time to explore your friends’ interests, but don’t worry if they don’t interest you as well. Different interests sometimes need celebrations.
Remember dates. When it comes to friendship, the details make the difference. Remembering friends’ birthdays or other important events in their lives shows friends that they are valued.
Being a good friend requires effort and practice, but it’s worth it.
| A．Get together with friends |
| B．Make plans and stick to them |
| C．Good listeners are badly needed in the world |
| D．They are usually attracted to people who are genuine |
| E．Fortunately, empathetic listening skills can be available |
| F．Celebrating differences is an important component of friendship |
| G．Keep these dates in a calendar and even set an alarm as a reminder |
Beth was in hospital with viral pneumonia (肺炎). She felt down and she missed her parents terribly, who were far away in Europe on business. She lay in her bed crying when one nurse came in and recognized her sadness and loneliness. The nurse looked at the pale little girl worriedly, knowing that one of the greatest setbacks to recovery is often depression. Like the rest of the medical staff, she was overworked and couldn’t sit and keep Beth company all the time. Then she had a brilliant idea! Maybe she could kill two birds with one stone! Just at the end of the corridor (走廊), she had a patient who was just as lonely as Beth...
The nurse walked into Georgiana Halston’s room and smiled, “Didn’t you tell me you have a granddaughter, Mrs Halston?” Georgiana, who was lying on the bed and looking listlessly (没精打采地) out of the window, sighed. “Yes. I have a 7-year-old granddaughter, but she is in Canada. And she hardly calls me, because I don’t know what she like and she think it boring to chat with me.”
“Well,” the nurse said. “I have a 7-year-old down the corridor who is very lonely and needs a friend. I wonder if you could cheer her up a bit and be that friend?”
“But my leg hurts,” Georgiana said. “I can’t walk. You know that.”
“I know that your doctor want you out of bed and to walk around,” the nurse retorted. “If you don’t move, you’ll end up bedridden!”
Georgiana had been diagnosed with a form of bone disease and got a big operation. She was still in bed, but she should be up to exercise her leg. However, the truth is that she was afraid her leg would suffer terrible pain. After the nurse left, Georgiana lay on her bed for a long time, feeling sad for herself. Georgiana looked at the walker next to her bed and sighed. The matter of the lonely little girl haunted her.
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Then Georgiana picked her walker and headed for the girl’s room.
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A while later, the nurse appeared in Beth’s room.
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In many ways, friendship
It is important for teens to choose friends wisely. They might choose friends with shared interests or look for people
It can take time to make a good friend, but it is often worth the effort. Doing things together, whether it’s homework or kicking a soccer ball,
6 . Moving to a new country—or even spending a year abroad—is an exciting experience.
Network through personal connections. Most people don’t jump at the chance to show a stranger around town, but that changes as soon as you make a personal connection—even a tiny one.
Join a hobby club or a sports team. Committing to (全身心投入) a weekly hobby meetup is a great way to force yourself to socialize. There are always hiking clubs looking for teammates. You don’t have to master the local language to find partners.
Talk to strangers, When you’re the stranger in town, it’s easy to feel awkward and out of place, The more you push past that, the more you’ll find that almost everyone enjoys meeting new people. Talking about where you come from and what the weather is like is the first step to get to know someone.
| A．Volunteer for a good cause. |
| B．However, it has its challenges, too. |
| C．So practice your small talk and use it often. |
| D．These are great places to meet outgoing strangers. |
| E．Ask friends back home if they know anyone in your area. |
| F．Every trip out of the house is a chance to meet the right person. |
| G．Exercising in a gym is another way to meet people with similar interests. |
7 . Calling someone your partner sounds wonderful, but it becomes even more enjoyable when that person is also your best friend. Here are five things that happen when your partner is your best friend.
Make each other laugh.
Cheer for each other. We all need our own personal cheer leader. Having someone who believes the best in us helps us to know the best in ourselves. Real friends realize our advantages even when we don’t.
Bring out the best in each other. Some people show best parts of themselves while others can bring out the best in you.
Lend a helping hand. Good friends come together to lend a helping hand. They see the need and help to meet the need.
| A．Share your hidden side. |
| B．Never be afraid of weaknesses. |
| C．Great friends know how to get laughs out of one another. |
| D．When they join you, you can come up with creative ideasl |
| E．When you spend time alone, you feel better about yourselves. |
| F．For example, they often help to take out the litter or clean the floor. |
| G．They support us and encourage us when we are upset or disappointed. |
Several years ago, as I was looking over my travel itinerary (行程) for a business trip from San Francisco to New Orleans, I noticed that I would be spending some time at the Dallas airport before catching a connecting flight. So I called my friend Luke who lived in Dallas, and said I would like to have dinner with him. Luke instantly agreed. However, the flight arrived in Dallas an hour late. Luke was waiting for me as I stepped off the plane.
“Hey, Luke,” I said apologetically, “thanks for coming out to meet me. I hope you didn’t wait here too long.” “ Oh, no problem.” he replied easily. “I called ahead and found out your flight was going to be late.” “Oh, good!” I replied. “Listen, I’m sorry about dinner, but I’ll owe (欠) you one next time. Come on! Find out which gate my next plane is leaving from. We can head over there together and talk for a while.”
I started walking but Luke didn’t budge (让步). “But I want to have dinner with you,” he said. I looked back at him questioningly. “What are you talking about?” “We’ re having dinner,” replied Luke with determination. “I have this whole thing examined thoroughly. I really know this airport well. Just follow me.”
He picked up one of my bags and carried it out through the security check. I ran after him, thinking to myself. “There is no way we are going to get into his car, drive to a restaurant, have dinner, and still get back in time for me to catch the plane!”
The two of us moved hurriedly in the parking lot until we came to Luke’s car. Luke opened the trunk (后备箱) of his car.
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I was shocked that Luke brought the dinner here!
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There were about seven minutes to go.
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On the first day of Grade 6, I sat in my quiet classroom and observed all the people I would eventually be friend. I looked around and noticed that most kids were dressed in their nicest clothes. My eyes stopped on a shy-looking girl in the back of the room. She wore an old yellow shirt with a pair of worn jeans. Her hair was unusually short and unwashed. I caught myself thinking, “That’s disgusting (令人反感的). Doesn’t she know what a bath is?” As I looked around, I found others were probably thinking the same.
The teacher began checking the attendance. “Terri Jackson?” the teacher asked. Silence. “Um, Terri Jackson?” Finally we heard a trembling answer from the back of the room. We all turned back to see what had happened. “Frightened Terri’s shirt has a crack!” one boy joked. “Eww, I bet it’s a hundred years old!” another girl said. One comment after another brought a roar of laughter. I was probably laughing the loudest. Certainly, it made her feel awkward. Terri was the joke of the whole sixth grade that year.
With my birthday coming closer, I began to invite my classmates. It struck me that I should also invite Terri to make us happier. So I came to Terri’s seat. “Hey Scary—I mean Terri—you want to come to my birthday party on Friday? “A lot of girls were laughing beside us. I noticed Terri’s face buried in her hands. She was crying.
“What’s got you all upset? All I did was invite you over, ”I whispered. She looked up and watched my eyes. “Really?” That was all she could say. Her seldom-heard voice amazed me. “I guess so. ”My voice sounded surprisingly sincere. I’d never seen her smile so brightly. I felt good the rest of the day. I was even looking forward to my birthday party.
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When Friday came finally, Terri and my classmates arrived on time.
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From then on, Terri and I became best friends.
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Maddy and I have been friends since we were babies. The daycare we went to divided kids into groups according to age, and we were together before we could talk.
A year ago, Maddy’s family moved two hours away, and for months I begged my parents to take me for a visit. Finally, last week, my dad had to drive to a meeting in that direction, so we arranged that I’d spend the weekend at Maddy’s.
Maddy and I were so excited and we had three different phone conversations planning the awesome stuff we’d do during our time together, like bike riding and favorite song singing. I even made an official document (文档) titled “Maddy and Angel’s Fun List” to make sure we’d fit in all the fun we could during my visit. I particularly missed the time when we made cookies together.
But plans don’t always work out as expected.
The day I visited Maddy, she greeted me with a hug and said, “Come on. You’re just in time.”
“In time for what?” I asked. “The Cookie Club.” Maddy said and pulled me into her living room. She told me it was the best TV show ever invented and there was a special show going to be on all day long.
“Cool.” I replied, “But we’re not actually going to watch it all day long, right?”
“Of course not,” Maddy took the control and sat on the sofa. “But you have to watch one and see how great it is.”
The first thing I learned about The Cookie Club was that it’s about three kids who happen to live where strange goings-on are always going on. It combines mysteries and cookies-two things fairly impossible not to love. The second thing was that it would attract you to watch more and more episodes (集). You were so busy solving the delicious mystery and forget about anything except the one on the screen. The first day was over, but we didn’t manage to do a single thing on our Fun List.
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It was not until bedtime that we realized we should turn off the TV.
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Luckily, we made a wonderful Sunday completing what we chose last night.
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