完形填空Friendship is one of the most precious (珍贵的) things in the world. You can find hundreds of stories about it. But how do you get a good, lasting friendship? My father recently told me 1 stories about friendship.
One day, two good friends were walking in the 2 . Suddenly, a big black bear appeared and made a scary sound. One of the friends 3 away and climbed up the nearest tree. 4 friend lay down on the ground and did not move. He lay very still
while the bear smelled him. He pretended (假装) to be 5 . Soon, the bear grew tired and walked back into the woods. His friend came down from the tree and asked,"6 did the bear say to you when he was smelling your ear?"The boy replied,"He told me that I should 7 trust a friend who runs away at the first sign of danger."
"The point is,"my father said,"choose your friends wisely."Then he told me another story.
One day, when two 8 were walking, they had an argument. One friend slapped(掌掴) the other. The boy then wrote this in the sand: My best friend slapped my face today. They continued9 their way, arriving finally at a small lake. They went for a 10 . 11 , the friend who had been slapped got lost in the water. The other friend saved him. The boy who was saved 12 this on a stone: My best friend saved my life today. His friend said,"When I hit you, you wrote your words in the 13 . When I saved you, you wrote them on the stone. Why?"The boy explained,"When a friend hurts you, write it in sand so that the winds of forgiveness(宽恕) will 14 them away in time. But, when a friend is good to you, carve it in stone so that it will never disappear and you'll never15 ."
"The second point,"my father said,"is forgiveness and gratitude (感激)."
