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A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school，you will be most lucky.  ____1____ true friend is someone who stays with you for life.” Experience shows that he was right. Good ____2___ (friend) are just not easily formed.

To most of us, friendships are thought very important, but we need to have the kinds of friendships we want. Are they to be close or kept at arm’s ____3____ (long)? Do we want to share ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are quite enough and that’s all right. But at some point we need to make sure that our expectations are the same as our ___ 4 ___ (friend) expectations. The sharing of ____5___ (person) experience is the surest way ____6____ (deepen) friendships. But it must be undertaken slowly and carried on only if there are signs of interest and action in return.

What are some of the difficulties to friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships take time. _____7____ main difficulty is the _____8____ (selfish) to think one “owns” the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships need actions in return. In other words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of.  _____9 _____ you spend reasonable time together, talking _____10 _____ the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die away.

Answer 1

1. A    2. friendships    3. length   4. friends’   5. personal   6. to deepen 

7. Another    8. selfishness    9. Unless    10. on