Everyone needs friends. But how do you find real friendship and keep it?

    The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says founding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed (种子) and take care of it to make it grow.

    First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend could listen to your complaints (抱怨) and do his or her best to help you. To make a friend, you can't be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.

    But things can not always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have a good talk. If he or she doesn't want to talk, you can write a letter.

    There are three steps to be friends again:

    Tell him or her how you are feeling, say what your friend did wrong and talk about why you did this or that. Remember that friendship is one of the most important things in your life.

    In August, 2012, I visited London with my husband(丈夫) and our two sons Sam and Eric. We spent four days visiting some interesting places and enjoyed ourselves. The fifth day, I wanted to relax at the hotel. But the children didn't like it. So I carefully thought about how we would spend the last day. I read a passage about HMS Belfast in a magazine. In fact, I was not very interested in visiting a warship(战舰), but my sons and their dad liked it. So we decided to go there.

    The weather was sunny that day. We left our hotel at 8：00 a.m. It took us about two hours to get to HMS Belfast. Children under 16 were free of charge(免费)．The price of the ticket for an adult (成年人) was ￡14.The warship was very large. We took some photos there. Sam was interested in everything on it and said it was the most interesting place in London.

Requirements:

⑴Visiting time, 9:00—17: 00.

⑵Each visit takes an hour including traveling time

Notes about customers:

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It 's the year 2123.With the help of the newly-invented time machine,Joe (J),a middle school student in the United States,travels back to 1886to interview Mark Twain (M).

J:Hi, are you Mr. Mark Twain?

M:Yes, I am. Do I know you?

J: My name is Joe. I come from the future. Nice to meet you, Mr. Twain! M: Oh, oh! What a big surprise!

J:You are my favorite writer! May I ask you a few questions?

M: Sure. 

J: So what encouraged you to become a writer?

M:Well, when I was young, I never thought I would became one. 

J:Then, what was your dream job?

M:In fact, I just wanted to make a living at that time. I was a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi. But in 1861, I moved west. 

J:What did you do there?

M:I worked as a gold miner(淘金者). But sadly I didn't find anything close to gold. 

J:What did you do there?

M:I enjoyed creating stories Maybe I had a talent for that. I sent some of my stories to The Territorial Enterprise. It was a leading newspaper at that time. The boss was so satisfied with them that he offered me a writing job. 

J:And then you became famous as a writer?

M:Um. . . you could say so. 

J:One last question, could I share this interview on the internet?

M:Wait a minute. What is this "internet" thing?

J:. . .