6. stopped　 7. Luckily　　 8. pleasant　　 9. natural　 10. will be held

1. weekly　 2. horror, mysteries　 3. was murdered　 4. the longest　 5. more comfortable

Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone　 　1__　 friends. We all like to feel close to someone. __2__ is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. 　3　 , sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people 　4 　. But we would feel lonely if we __5__ had a friend.

No two people are 　6 　. Friends　 　7 　don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up (言归于好) and become 　8 　again.

Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very　 　9　 . We miss them very much, but we can　 　10 　them and write to them. And we can　 __11　 new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.

There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live　 __12__ than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. __13__ happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just done that someone cares. If some one cares about you, you take　 　14 　care of 　15　 .

1.(　　 )　 A. loves 　　　　 B. hates 　　　　 C. needs 　　　　　　　　　　 D. becomes

2.(　　 ) 　　　 A. It　 　　　　 B. He　 　　　　　 C. There　 　　　　　 D. Someone

3.(　　 ) 　　　 A. Hardly 　　　 B. Nearly　　 C. Suddenly 　　　　 D. Certainly

4.(　　 ) 　　　 A. alone　　 　 B. away　 　　　 C. all over　 　　　　　 D. around

5.(　　 ) 　　　 A. ever 　　　　 B. never　 　　 C. just　 　　　　　　　 D. really

6.(　　 ) 　　　 A. friendly　 　 B. kind　 　　　　 C. just the same 　　 D. quite different

(　　 )7 A. always 　　 B. sometimes 　　　 C. often　　 　　　　　 D. usually

8.(　　 ) 　　　 A. friendly　 B. good　 　　　 C. pleased 　　　　　　 D. friends

9.(　　 ) 　　　 A. angry　 　　 B. sad　　 　　 C. happy　 　　　　　 D. alone

10.( 　　) A. call　 　　　 B. ask　 　　　　 C. tell 　　　　　　　　　 D. talk with

11.(　　 ) A. look for 　 B. find 　　　　　 C. make　　 　　　　 D. know

12.(　　 ) A. longer　　　　　　　 B. shorter　 　　 C. slower　 　　　　　 D. faster

13.(　　 ) A. Smelling　 B. Being　 　　 C. Sounding 　　　　 D. Making

14.(　　 ) A. less　 　　　 B. better　 　　 C. little　 　　　　　　 D. no

15.(　　 ) A. you　 　　　 B. your　　 　 C. yours　　　 　　 D. yourself

25. He’s going abroad for _______________( far ) study. Do you agree with him?

24. If you aren’t interested in sports programmes, you’ll find it ________________( disturb ).

23. Whenever he thinks of his pet’s ________________( die ) ,he feels very sad.

22. If you get ________________( scare ) easily, do not watch Murder in a Country House.

21. I’m not in the habit of ________________( let ) strangers into my home.

20. While we ________________ ( clean ) the classroom, the teacher came in.