When I was little, my family used to move frequently．Before I could even get   1   with my schoolmates, my family was on the move again．I became very   2   because of this．

But a girl with dark skin and long shiny hair   3   me．Her best characteristics are her openness and 4  ．She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following the sun．Without   5   I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friends．As time went by, I gradually became a   6   girl．But this joyful period didn’t last long．We were admitted to different colleges．I felt like I had gone 7   to my always-on-the-move childhood．I felt  8   and helpless and I was afraid that I would 9   her as my best friend．She stayed calm and said to me: “Rain, you can achieve more than I do, so 10   to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesn’t fade and we will be best friends forever．” Maybe she didn’t realize what a great   11   she was to me at that time．

However, it turned out that my   12   were well-founded （有根据的）．I felt that the   13   between us was getting bigger and bigger．One day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her class．

I felt happy for her, but at the same time I was secretly worried about our friendship．I  14   her several times intending to tell her to think carefully about her  15  with the boy, but I got no more messages from her．I felt sad that perhaps our friendship would not   16  ．I had almost given up hope 17   she visited me at my campus a week later．She looked  18   but was wearing the most beautiful smile．She gave me a big hug and said: “I’m sorry．I want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together,   19   the people walking past．She told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to how it was before．

Now I firmly believe that distance and time can’t   20   you from a friend．If you care enough about each other, friendship never fades．

1．A．mad                      B．bored                  C．acquainted           D．patient

2．A．silent                    B．disappointed         C．outspoken           D．crazy

3．A．helped                   B．changed              C．attracted              D．impressed

4．A．faithfulness           B．cheerfulness        C．quietness             D．kindness

5．A．delay                    B．hesitation             C．problem              D．doubt

6．A．happy                   B．lucky                  C．helpful                D．successful

7．A．over                     B．down                  C．out                     D．back

8．A．scared                  B．strange                C．ashamed              D．homesick

9．A．leave                     B．miss                    C．lose                    D．desert

10．A．hold back            B．hold on                C．hold up               D．hold out

11．A．burden                B．example               C．encouragement    D．wonder

12．A．conclusions         B．expectations         C．dreams               D．concerns

13．A．difference            B．distance               C．misunderstanding D．conflict

14．A．visited                 B．messaged            C．telephoned           D．wrote

15．A．relationship          B．satisfaction          C．life                      D．story

16．A．return                 B．develop               C．survive                D．advance

17．A．until                    B．when                  C．as                       D．unless

18．A．cheerful              B．relaxed                C．calm                   D．pale

19．A．forgetting            B．noticing               C．ignoring              D．overlooking

20．A．protect                B．prevent                C．free                    D．separate