Life affects (影响) friendships. As we grow, marry, fight in wars, move across the country or change jobs, old friendships fall away and new ones form. As long as we live, the things around us change, and as long as things change, friendships are affected.
When we were children, we had best friends. No matter what happened we were still friends. We live our lives, however, and do what life calls for us to do, and as we got older, memories fade, faces blur, and even friend’s names from childhood are forgotten.
Do you have a question about friendship? Do you wonder what to do with a friend who is no longer friendly? Perhaps you will see that you can’t control others. If someone wants to be your friend, it is their choice. All you can do is treat them well and do the best for them when you are with them. Then you wish them well when they leave.
You can talk to old timers (老前辈) and they will tell you that life is full of joy and sorrow, and that what bothers you today will one day becomes a memory and the pain will be gone. Seniors might tell you that you will learn more as you get older. They will tell you that friendships come and friendships go. Sometimes when they go, it will hurt, but you will be okay with it. It’s the way life works, after all.
12. What doe the text tell us about friendship?
A.It may change with time. | B.It affects our life deeply. |
C.It is easy to build a friendship. | D.It is wrong to forget a friend. |
13. What should we do with friends who are no longer friendly according to the passage?
A.Find the reason why our friendship has changed. |
B.Do our best to control them and make them listen to us. |
C.Care about them and do the best for them when we are together. |
D.Forget them and make new friends who have a lot in common with us. |
14. What may be the author’s advice on friendship?
A.Make good choices about friends. | B.Stop old friends from leaving. |
C.Learn to accept new friends. | D.Take good care of friends. |
15. What do old timers and seniors have in common?
A.They have a positive attitude to life. |
B.They believe friends hurt each other. |
C.They regard friendship as a treasure. |
D.They stress the importance of memory. |