Choosing Friends

In our daily life, it's nice to have friends. While family is 31_____ important, friends are a different support system of your choosing. As the 32_____goes, "You can't choose your family,

but you can choose your friends. "Choosing them wisely can 33_____your life more exciting and inspiring.

Deciding whom you choose as your friends says as much about you as it does them. You may choose your friends 34_____on similar interests. You may choose them because you're opposites

of each other and find this interesting. Often, friends become "friends" because they are naturally attracted towards each other due to 35_____personalities. Sometimes it's just circumstances that

bring two individuals together who then become friends.

Whatever prompts a friendship, developing one is a very 36_____experience. This is especially true when, before you know it, a certain 37_____turns into a unique lifelong close friendship. Again, it's been said that a person 38_____has only a couple of very close friends in their life. Think of whom you 39_____as truly close friends. These are those few individuals you can 40_____ and share deep thoughts and concerns with.

A．saying

B．make

C．normally

D．similar

E．trust

F．relied

G．consider

H．relationship

I．Speech

J．rewarding

K．based

L．extremely 

Task l

16. Paragraph 1：

17. Paragraph 2:

18. Paragraph 3:

19. Paragraph 4：

20．Paragraph 5:

A．Deborah’s marriage

B．Deborah’s life on the farm

C．Deborah’s life after leaving the army

D．Deborah’s military life

E．Deborah’s joining the army

F．Deborah’s family background 

Task 2

21．Deborah was sent to others’ home because ______. 

22．Deborah became a teacher by ______. 

23.Deborah went into the army by ______. 

24．Deborah left the army after ______. 

25．Deborah was a hero ______. 

A．teaching herself on the farm

B．for her unusual courage

C．a doctor discovered her secret

D．her family couldn’t support her

E．dressing and behaving like a man

F．for her excellent teaching 

I got a high score for my first essay. 

• A、True

• B、False

• C、Not Given