Some people prefer to make friends with people who are very much like them while others prefer friends who are very different. There are advantages of both types of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (friend). If a man {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (choose) a friend similar to himself, there is no problem that they will share many common interests. They may have similar goals in life. This means that they will be able {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (help) each other in achieving their goals. Two people who are very similar will feel {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (comfort) with each other and may understand each other's feelings better. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (they) friendship may be deeper and last longer.

    There are also many advantages of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (make) friends with someone of opposite interests and even character. In this type of friendship, the two people complement(补充) each other. If one is weak in some ways, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} other is strong. Two people {#blank#}8{#/blank#} similar goals may find themselves in competition, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} those who want different things can always support each other. Those who have different interests can {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (introduction) each other to new experience and so enrich(丰富) their knowledge.

    A friend who is unlike me may be challenging, but a similar friend is familiar and safe.

    In China, you can travel to all corners of this big country by bus or train. It's surprising what China has done in the past ten {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(year) in terms of train travel – it now has the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (big) high-speed railway network in {#blank#}3{#/blank#} world. The high-speed trains are great, and a{#blank#}4{#/blank#}/lɒŋ/ train journey in China is a great way to see the country.

    China is a huge, fascinating country with so much to see. A{#blank#}5{#/blank#} a student, I love traveling {#blank#}6{#/blank#} my parents, from big cities, to seaside hot spots, to holy mountains, to national parks, to historical sites and to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} /smɔ:l/ villages far away.{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (get) out of your comfortable home here to some unknown places is a good experience as well. And you can eat local food, and{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (real) reach the heart of the country.

    I always love traveling outside Yibin to see our {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(beauty) country — China.

    I have a photo album (相册). It's a present from my classmate—David.

    I got to know David on the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (two) day of middle school. We both liked playing basketball and collecting stamps, s{#blank#}2{#/blank#} we always had a lot of things to talk about. Once I traveled with him to his hometown in the countryside. He showed me a{#blank#}3{#/blank#} and I saw many interesting things. We had a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (wonder) time. It is really nice to have such {#blank#}5{#/blank#} good classmate.

    However, last summer, David {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (go) to another city because of his father's job. Before leaving, he gave {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (I) a photo album. “It has the memorable events we have experienced together. I have also written some {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (note) under each of these photos," he said. I was {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (deep) moved.

    I always look at the album when I think {#blank#}10{#/blank#} David. I really miss him.

Nowadays Wechat (微信) is more and more popular. I often talk to my English friends on Wechat to help me speak English{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (good) than before. And I can read lots of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (information) on Wechat that can make me know more around. Some news also makes me become more careful. Sometimes I feel Wechat is like {#blank#}3{#/blank#} mirror that helps me see something {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (clear). {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, Wechat brings me some trouble as well. Some friends put photos of the real things on Wechat to tell what they sell is really good. I am angry about {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (that) advertisements (广告). Because some of them may be not true. As a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (say) goes, "Seeing is believe." I know people are cheated (被欺骗) by some news easily. What's worse, some news always asks us {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (send) it to others. This makes me {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (comfortable). So I am thinking about never {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (use) Wechat on my phone again.