Life affects (影响) friendships. As we grow, marry, fight in wars, move across the country or change jobs, old friendships fall away and new ones form. As long as we live, the things around us change, and as long as things change, friendships are affected.
When we were children we had best friends. No matter what happened we were still friends. We live our lives, however, and do what life calls for us to do, and as we get older, memories fade (逐渐消失), faces blur (变得模糊不清), and even friends' names from childhood are forgotten.
Do you have a question about friendship? Do you wonder what to do with a friend who is no longer friendly? Perhaps you will see that you can't control others. If someone wants to be your friend, it is their choice. All you can do is treat them well and do the best for them when you are with them. Then you wish them well when they leave.
You can talk to old timers and they will tell you that life is full of incredible (难以置信的) joy and incredible sorrow, and that what bothers you today will one day become a memory and the sting (痛苦) will be gone. Seniors might tell you that you will learn more as you get older. They will tell you that friendships come and friendships go.Sometimes when they go it will hurt, but you will be okay with it.It's the way life works, after all.
21. The text is most probably taken from a __________
A science newspaper B. novel C. health magazine D. Psychology book
22. What can we learn about friendship, according?
A Friends in childhood are sometimes forgotten by bus.
B Friends are always around us and will never go away.
C Friends in childhood ae the best no matter what happens.
D Friendship can not be easily affected by one’s family.
23. What does the underlines words “old timers” mean in the last paragraph?
A Rich people B Old People C Kind People D. Smart People
24. The text mainly tells us__________
A How to deal with unfriendly People
B that childhood friendship is valuable
C how to face the change in friendship
D how to share happiness with friends