Friends are very important in our everyday life．When in trouble, we need friends to 21 us encouragement and help．As a human being, one can hardly do anything without a friend, 22 life without friends will be a lonely voyage in the vast dark sea ．Everyone 23 friends．We all like to feel close to someone．24 is nice to have a friend to talk to, laugh, and do things 25 ． 26 , sometimes we need to be alone．We don’t always want people 27 ．But we would feel lonely if we 28 had a friend．
A person should make as many friends as he can．The more friends he has, the 29 meaningful his life will be．No two people are 30 ．Friends 31 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 32 again．
Sometimes friends move away．Then we feel very 33 ．We miss them very much, but we can 34 them and write to them．And we can 35 new friends．It is encouraging to find out how 36 we like new people when we get to know them．
There’s more good news for people who have friends．They live 37 than people who don’t．Why? Friends can make us feel happy．38 happy helps you stay well．Or it could be just done that someone cares．If someone cares about you, you take 39 care of 40 ．
21．A．bring B．take C．offer D．buy
22．A．for B．so C．but D．yet
23．A．loves B．hates C．needs D．becomes
24．A．It B．He C．There D．Someone
25．A．at B．in C．on D．with
26．A．Hardly B．Nearly C．Suddenly D．Certainly
27．A．alone B．away C．all over D．around
28．A．ever B．never C．just D．really
29．A．more B．much C．little D．less
30．A．friendly B．kind C．just the same D．quite different
31．A．always B．sometimes C．often D．usually
32．A．friendly B．good C．pleased D．friends
33．A．angry B．sad C．happy D．alone
34．A．call B．ask C．tell D．talk with
35．A．look for B．find C．make D．know
36．A．long B．much C．far D．many
37．A．longer B．shorter C．slower D．faster
38．A．Smelling B．Being C．Sounding D．Making
39．A．less B．better C．little D．no
40．A．you B．your C．yours D．yourself