（2017&middot;赤峰）阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使语意通顺、完整。其中有两项是多余的。请将正确答案填写在答题卡指定...

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阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使语意通顺、完整。其中有两项是多余的。请将正确答案填写在答题卡指定的横线上。（每空一词，每词限用一次。）

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    Leisure activities（休闲活动）are very important now. They are the kinds of things people like to do to relax and enjoy when they are not working or going to school. Leisure activities an important part in people's lives.
    In the past, there few leisure activities. Children often got together to play hide-and=seek. People played cards or chess in the street. Few people had chances to travel. Watching operas and listening to the radio are the main activities in their spare .
    Since the reform and opening-up, China has rapidly. Chinese people have had more time to spend on various kinds of leisure activities. A lot of people love both to play and to watch team sports like basketball or . Many people stay at home having a rest, reading books and watching TV. people like to play games on computers or chat on the Internet.
    In recent years, more and more people love to travel vacations. They go to visit some places of , and some people even make a tour abroad to see the world. Chinese people now have the time and chance to do more kinds of leisure activities.

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用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

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Make time for friendships.
Nothing makes closeness fade away(褪色) more than never talking to or seeing each other. If you cherish a person's friendship, make time for him or her, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} it's just a phone call, e-mail or a weekly get-together.
Remember: a true friend doesn't flee when changes happen. Nothing is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} for new parents than to find that their unmarried friends have left them because of the coming of baby. A good friend is one who stays true {#blank#}3{#/blank#} it all in life – marriage, parenthood, new jobs, new homes, and so on.
Make sure you aren't being a burden to a friend.
Friendships will lose if there isn't a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} between the give and the take. Be sensitive to how much your friend can and can't offer you –and don't overstep the mark.
Be a good listener.
It can be the hardest thing in the world to do – simply to listen as he or she {#blank#}5{#/blank#} it all out or is seeking your advice or opinion. To be a better listener, follow this advice:
Keep eye contact. Offer nods and murmurs to show that you understand his or her point of view. Don't finish your {#blank#}6{#/blank#} sentences. While your friend keeps on talking, you should gently {#blank#}7{#/blank#} yourself to focus.
Be in your friend's corner if he or she's not there to defend him or herself.
If you're at a gathering at {#blank#}8{#/blank#} someone says something bad about your friend, stop him or her {#blank#}9{#/blank#} . Say, "Mary is my friend, and it makes me feel bad to hear you talk this way." Sooner or later, news of your loyalty (忠诚) will {#blank#}10{#/blank#} back to your pal, and it will deepen your friendship.