Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. ____ , sometimes we need to be alone. We don't always want people ____. But we would feel lonely if we _____ had a friend.
No two people are just the same. Friends sometimes 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 ____ again. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very _____ . We miss them very much, but we can _____them and write to them. It could be that we would even see them again. And we can ____ new friends. It is surprising to find out _____ we like new people when we get to know them.
There's more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don't. Why? It could be that they are ____. Feeling good helps you stay well or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take ______care of yourself.
1.A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.So
2.A.alone B.away C.all over D.around
3.A.ever B.never C.just D.really
4.A.friendly B.good C.pleased D.friends
5.A.angry B.sad C.happy D.alone
6.A.call B.ask C.tell D.talk with
7.A.look for B.find C.make D.know
8.A.how often B.how long C.how many D.how much
9.A.happier B.stronger C.kinder D.richer
10.A.less B.better C.little D.no
Directions: Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given words; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
At many universities, students wear black gowns for their degree ceremonies. But now a much 1.(young) crowd is starting to copy them.
2.(celebrate) children’s completion of pre-school education, more and more kindergartens and nurseries 3.(hold)graduation ceremonies for their three-and-four year-old kids now. Tens of thousands of outfits, based on those which are worn by university students, are sold every year in Europe, the Middle East and Far East.
4.a recent ceremony in Shanghai, those pre-school graduates 5.(ask) to give books to younger students. This would not only teach them to value the books, but also to cherish the friendship. When the ceremony happened, there weren’t many dry eyes among the parents, but the teachers were the most upset of all 6. they wouldn’t see the children again. But mostly it was a very happy day and the start of the next part of the children’s lives.
Parents like the idea of a graduation ceremony as their kids 7. have great memories of their childhood when they keep the photos of themselves in the gowns.
When and where to go for the holiday _____ yet.
A.are not decided B.have not been decided
C.is not decided D.has not been decided
________ blood if you can and many lives will be saved.
A.Given B.Give C.Giving D.To give
--_____ my dictionary?
-- Yes. I put it in your desk just now.
A.Do you see B.Have you seen
C.Did you see D.Had you seen
The new bridge ________ by the end of last month.
A.has been designed B.had been designed
C.was designed D.would be designed