Friendship

Some friends __(1)__ into our lives for just a short time. Others come and __(2)__ forever.
Think about your closest friends. How __(3)__ have you known each other? Some people say
that their spouse or family member is their best friend. Others say they have known their
closest friends __(4)__ many years. And some great friends haven't known each other all that
long, but knew right away that there was a __(5)__, or bond, between them. Could it be that
there is a twin spirit out there for each of us?
__(6)__ turns a stranger or acquaintance into a friend? Do you know right away if you are
going to like someone? Some people think that any __(7)__ can become a friend if they
spend enough time together. That may be true for some people. But one thing most of us
agree __(8)__ is that true friendships seem to happen when people have something in
__(9)__. Perhaps we see a part of ourselves in our friends. Maybe __(10)__ the good in them
helps us to see the good in us as well.
1. A. come

B. go

C. arrive

D. reach

2. A. remain

B. stay

C. leave

D. keep

3. A. far

B. many

C. much

D. long

4. A. for

B. since

C. as

D. during

5. A. relationship

B. connection

C. conversation

D. distance

6. A. How

B. Which

C. What

D. Who

7. A. one

B. stranger

C. acquaintance

D. opponent

8. A. on

B. with

C. in

D. over

9. A. need

B. favour

C. general

D. common

10. A. to see

B. seeing

C. to know

D. knowing

Can Boys and Girls Be Friends?

Visit any school playground and you'll see it: From about age four onwards, boys mostly play
with boys; girls mostly play with girls. This division increases over the early school years,
and it's a world-wide pattern.
One __(1)__ for this separation is that boys and girls tend __(2)__ in different ways. Boys
are more likely than girls to do pretend aggression and rough-and-tumble play. Girls are
more likely to do make-believe play about family or school interactions. Boys spend more
time __(3)__ whereas girls spend more time __(4)__. Up to age 7, boys tend to be friends
with a few other boys, whereas girls play with a(n) __(5)__ group of girls, but after age 7,
boys tend to __(6)__ in larger groups whereas girls prefer playing with __(7)__ best friends.
Playing separately maintains and increases differences in how boys and girls interact.
__(8)__ it's more typical for children to stick to their own sex when it comes to friendship,
many children do have friendships with members of the opposite sex. Boy-girl friendships are
most likely to occur outside of school. Often these friendships come about __(9)__ the kids
are neighbors, or their siblings are friends, or the families enjoy __(10)__ time together.
These friendships can provide a very healthy basis for later male-female __(11). They enable
children __(12)__ members of the opposite sex as regular people rather than as mysterious,
different, and even frightening "others."
1. A. reason

B. consequence

C. result

D. explain

2. A. play

B. playing

C. to play

D. played

3. A. compete

B. competing

C. to compete

D. competed

4. A. talk

B. talking

C. to talk

D. talked

5. A. whole

B. all

C. total

D. none

6. A. come out

B. meet out

C. fall out

D. hang out

7. A. little

B. a little

C. few

D. a few

8. A. Despite

B. When

C. While

D. Even

9. A. although

B. because

C. despite

D. because of

10. A. putting

B. spending

C. paying

D. using

11. A. acquaintance

B. connection

C. relationship

D. friendship

12. A. to see

B. seeing

C. see

D. seen