Zhou Liang is the     1     (good) friend of mine. He is sixteen. He is not very tall, but he is smart. He has many different     2     (hobby).     3     (listen) to music is his favorite. He is     4     (interest) in sports very much. He is    5     member of our school football team. Zhou Liang also likes     6     (surf) the Internet. He works hard at his lessons so he does well     7     all the subjects. He can work out the math problems so     8     (easy). He is kind and ready     9     (help) others. He is the person    10     has helped me make progress. I hope our friendship will last forever.

I remember the first time I met Roy. He was telling a joke. When he reached the final line, everyone burst out laughing. “A popular boy,” I thought to myself. My name is Daniel. I was the new boy in the class. There were 33 students in my new class, and most people weren’t very interested in a shy new boy. Roy was kind to me. He often invited me to join his particular group and we became good friends. We trusted each other and we could talk about personal matters.

Five years later, Roy and I were still in the same class. But just a year ago Roy’s father was knocked over by a car. He died a few days later. The family had difficulty with finance. Roy changed completely. He started losing friends, including me.

About three months ago, a group of us were playing football together after school. Having left something in the classroom, I went inside to get it and found Roy going through the pockets of people’s coats. In his hand he had a wallet and I knew it wasn’t his. Roy went bright red. “I will put it back right now,” he said, and he did so. I turned round and walked out without saying a word. I really hoped that Roy would explain why he had been stealing, but instead he started avoiding me.

Last week, our school had a big fair in order to raise money for a charity and we made about ￡500. But to our surprise, the next morning, we were told that the money had been stolen. This morning I decided to ask Roy about the theft so I went to see him. Roy was out. I put his jacket on and put my hands in the pockets. I could feel a lot of notes and I pulled them out. It looked as if there were about ￡500 there. I was so surprised that I just stood there, holding the notes in my hand. And that moment, Roy walked in.

Seeing me standing there with money in my hand, Roy felt panicked (恐慌的).

We went to the head teacher Mrs Smith, together.

The other day, I was invited my friend Sam’s home for dinner. I felt a bit surprising when I saw Bill there. It was two months before we two had quarreled, so I was embarrassed and didn’t know how to do. I sat down on the sofa and began to watch TV. Later, Sam came to ask me to make up with Bill. Until then I realized that Sam has arranged the dinner for purpose. He went up to Bill and greeted him warmly, smile at him. He looked very happily and talked with me excitedly. That night, we had a great fun together.

6 . Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it ________ with patience(耐心). If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to ________ some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home ________.

Joining a club or group, talking to those who like the same things ________ you do is much easier. Or join someone ________ some activity.   Many people are ________ when talking to new people. ________ all, meeting strangers means seeing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit ________ about the unknown. Most of fears（害怕） about dealing ________ new people come from doubts about ________. We imagine other people are ________ us --- finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself ________ you are ,and try to put the other at ease（放松）. You’ll both feel more comfortable.

Try to act self-confident(自信) even ________ you don’t feel that way when you ________ a room full of strangers. Walk tall and straight, look________ at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to ________, say something. Don’t wait for ________ person to start a conversation.

Just meeting someone ________ does not mean that you’ll make friends with that person. ________ is based on mutual(相互的) likings and “give and take”. They take time and effort to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from________.

I’m writing to ask whether you are able to do me a favour.

Yours,

Li Hua

9 . I was never very neat （整洁的）, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled（贴标签）everything. I always looked for everything. Over time，Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.

War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, "Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!" Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.

The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled （爬）under her covers，sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through phone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.

Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, "Thanks."

Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.