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.

    Xiao Ming felt very unhappy those days, because he {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (失败) in the final English exam. He made so many {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (错误) that he was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (害怕) of meeting his English teacher and his parents. As his teacher Ms Wang was very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (耐心的) and kind, she found Xiao Ming and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (教) him to be more confident in {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (他自己). Xiao Ming  

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (意识到) his own problems and was no longer {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (担心) about learning English. Now he is very thankful to Ms Wang and he {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (将…视为) her as his own mother. He decides to study {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (更努力) than before and get better grades.

    "You'll think twice about plucking your eyebrows (拔眉毛) {#blank#}1{#/blank#} you find their important role," says Greg Foot. They are one of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} most expressive(有表现力的) parts of our bodies. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} your eyebrows, you can tell your feelings to other people. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} is that their only purpose (目的)?

    Over several thousand {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (year), we have lost lots of body hair, so it's strange that hair still {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (remain) on our brows. Some scientists say that eyebrows mainly work as {#blank#}7{#/blank#} special form of protection for the eyes. In fact, their job is so {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (importance) that some researchers are sure that if we didn't have {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (they), we'd have evolved (进化) some other facial features to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (do) the same task.

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    Have you ever wondered what an American high school and its students are really like?

    A typical (典型的) American high school has several large buildings and enough s{#blank#}1{#/blank#} for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are e{#blank#}2{#/blank#}, students would rather borrow than buy them. Students must pay back if they lose any of them.

    American students have different types of school t{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver's exam, they can begin driving t{#blank#}4{#/blank#} to school.

    Each day, students take six or seven classes. They must take science, maths, English and social studies. They can choose art, homemaking, fashion design and other classes. In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: health education, physical education or foreign language studies. Students m{#blank#}5{#/blank#} to different classrooms for each subject. This is because each teacher has their own classroom. There is a short break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.

    The r{#blank#}6{#/blank#} school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students are busy going for after-school activities. These activities include sports―especially football, basketball, baseball and soccer or c{#blank#}7{#/blank#}, such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government. Students feel relaxed and pleased when they take part in them.