根据短文内容，从下面选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项来补全短文。其中有一项是多余的。

Everyone needs friends. But how do you find real friendship and keep it?

The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends.       16      . You plant the seed (种子) and take care of it to make it grow.

First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks.         17         For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend could listen to your complaints (抱怨) and do his or her best to help you. To make a friend, you can’t be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.

But things can not always be happy.         18          What should you do when you have a fight with your friend?          19          When there is no one around, have a good talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you can write a letter.

There are three steps to be friends again:

Tell him or her how you are feeling,       20         Remember that friendship is one of the most important things in your life.

E. You have to talk to him or her.

F. Getting angry easily can make you lose friends.

完形填空（本题有10 小题，每小题1分，共10分）
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Sally is 96 years old. She has no sons or daughters. Her husband   1  fifteen years ago. But she didn’t move into a nursing home. She would like to 2   herself every day.
Every night she spends two hours   3   kids with their math for twenty years. All kids living on her street can get her help without payment（付费）. She was a famous  4  before she retired from a middle school.
She gets up early in the morning, then does sports, goes shopping or helps cleaners  5 the street. And she does these happily.
When the kids come for help, she is always  6  and tries her best to help them. People asked her   7__ . She said, “ I love it, it makes me happy to help them.”
She is always happy every day and always says hello to people around her   8  a smile. “I’ve decided to love everything around me. So I’m happy to do   9 . I’m thankful for those kids who come to me for help. Each kid is a  10  for me. I love each day to help them.” She said.
Really, a good decision decides what a person does in life.

Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying “Friends are God's way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friendship and keep it?
The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his or her best to help. To make a friend, you can not be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives. But things cannot always be happy. Even the best have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have an honest talk. If he or she doesn't want to talk, you could write a letter.
There are three steps to being friends again:
Tell him or her how you are feeling ; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that. Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.
【小题1】Sally wants to tell students the ways to ________.

Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying “Friends are God's way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friendship and keep it?
The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed (种子） and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What good friends should you make? It’s not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complains and do his or her best to help. To make a friend, you can not be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives. But things cannot always be happy. Even the best have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have an honest talk. If he or she doesn't want to talk, you could write a letter.
There are three steps to being friends again:
Tell him or her how you are feeling ; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that. Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
【小题1】The world “patient” in the third paragraph means________.