B 
If you feel at present that you don’t have enough friends in your life, one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have. Starting and keeping friendship requires effort and commitment.
Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we don’t get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal（叙旧）with the friends, relatives and acquaintances we already have.
Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!
Are there any people you could call right now and be assured of a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could count on to help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?
If you haven’t seen much of them lately， is it because you have become too busy? Have you grown apart? Was there an argument?
If the main reason you haven’t been getting together with the people you already know is that you have gotten too busy, take a good look at how you spend your time. Compare it with your real values and priorities（优先考虑的事）in life. Is your busy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life that you want?
If you have become too busy for friends, why has this happened? Are you seeking material toys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings? Have you allowed your time to be over-committed because you never say “No” to anyone? Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be delegated to others? If so, why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?
Examine whether the way you are now spending your time accurately reflects your deepest values and priorities. Make sure that you schedule adequate time for the things that are truly most important to you.
If you really want to keep friends in your life, make a space in your schedule, and a space in your heart for them.
60．The author mainly discusses ______in this passage.
A．how to spend our spare time
B．how to balance friendship and work      
C．whether we should keep friendship
D．whether we should invite friends to dinner
61．Which of the following doesn’t indicate a good relationship?
A．You have someone to count on when you are in trouble.
B．You have someone to have close talks with.
C．You have fun when you are with someone.
D．You feel depressed with others in life.
62．What does the underlined word “delegated”（para.7）probably mean?
A．replaced           B．appointed       C．defeated   D．handled
63．The reason why you have become too busy for friends may be the following except that_____.
A．you feel it difficult to keep friendship
B．you spend too much time seeking material toys in your life
C．you stick to doing everything all by yourself
D．you never refuse whatever other people ask you to do

B 

If you feel at present that you don’t have enough friends in your life, one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have. Starting and keeping friendship requires effort and commitment.

Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we don’t get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal（叙旧）with the friends, relatives and acquaintances we already have.

Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!

Are there any people you could call right now and be assured of a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could count on to help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?

If you haven’t seen much of them lately， is it because you have become too busy? Have you grown apart? Was there an argument?

If the main reason you haven’t been getting together with the people you already know is that you have gotten too busy, take a good look at how you spend your time. Compare it with your real values and priorities（优先考虑的事）in life. Is your busy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life that you want?

If you have become too busy for friends, why has this happened? Are you seeking material toys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings? Have you allowed your time to be over-committed because you never say “No” to anyone? Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be delegated to others? If so, why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?

Examine whether the way you are now spending your time accurately reflects your deepest values and priorities. Make sure that you schedule adequate time for the things that are truly most important to you.

If you really want to keep friends in your life, make a space in your schedule, and a space in your heart for them.

60．The author mainly discusses ______in this passage.

       A．how to spend our spare time

       B．how to balance friendship and work      

       C．whether we should keep friendship

       D．whether we should invite friends to dinner

61．Which of the following doesn’t indicate a good relationship?

       A．You have someone to count on when you are in trouble.

       B．You have someone to have close talks with.

       C．You have fun when you are with someone.

       D．You feel depressed with others in life.

62．What does the underlined word “delegated”（para.7）probably mean?

       A．replaced           B．appointed       C．defeated   D．handled

63．The reason why you have become too busy for friends may be the following except that_____.

       A．you feel it difficult to keep friendship

       B．you spend too much time seeking material toys in your life

       C．you stick to doing everything all by yourself

       D．you never refuse whatever other people ask you to do

    What does it mean by saying that we live in a world of persuasion? It means that we live among competing interests．Your roommate’s need to study for an exam may take priority(优先) over pizza．Your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade．And the purpose of your romantic interest may have other choices．

    In such a world，persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our point of view．When we persuade，we want to influence how others believe and behave．We may not always prevail－other points of view may be more persuasive，depending on the listener, the situation，and the merits(优点)of the case．But when we practice the art of persuasion．we try to ensure that our position receives the attention it deserves．

    Some people，however, are against the very idea of persuasion．They may regard it as an unwelcome approach to their lives. In contrast，we believe that persuasion is unavoidable－to live is to persuade．Persuasion may be moral or immoral，selfless or selfish，inspiring or discouraging．Persuaders may enlighten our minds or trouble us greatly．Moral persuasion，

however, calls on sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners．Such persuasion can help us apply the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make．Therefore，a necessary part of education is learning to resist the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practice the other．

    Beyond its personal importance to us，persuasion is a need to society．The right to persuade and be persuaded is the basic principle of the American political system，guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution(宪法)．

57．What is the main idea of this passage?

      A．When we persuade，we want to influence others．

      B．How we can live better among competing interests．

      C．Persuasion，whether it is good or bad，is a necessary part of our life．

      D．Persuasion is necessary to society and is built into our government．

58．In paragraph 2，the underlined word “prevail” most probably means          ．

      A．win                     B．persuade              C．speak                     D．believe

59．Some people disagree to persuasion because they think it is    ．

      A．dangerous to the Constitution                      B．immoral or selfish

      C．uncomfortable and unacceptable                  D．difficult to do properly

60．In the author's opinion，students in modern times should           ．

      A．refuse persuasion because persuasion may trouble or hurt them

      B．accept persuasion because persuasion may make them cleverer

      C．learn persuasion because it is the right of America political system

      D．learn to practice persuasion and resist it as well because it's the art of living--