四、词汇运用(本题共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
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[2024 南通期中改编]As we walk the "path of life", we may sometimes wish to be alone, for quiet reflection(反思) can lead to personal improvement. However, 46.
social
(society) life is also important to us. We 47.
have found
(find) three "fruits" of friendship already: they may comfort the heart, advise the head and help us reach the goals we set for 48.
ourselves
(us).
The first fruit of friendship is the peace that comes from sharing our joy, sadness, success and failure with friends. Here, friendship has a double advantage—happiness takes on a greater meaning and a trouble shared is halved! We believe that our true friends 49.
will respect
(respect) our feelings and treasure these moments of closeness if we share our joy and sadness together.
The second fruit of friendship is the better understanding of ourselves and our problems. We often find it 50.
easier
(easy) to recognize other people's weaknesses than our own. Our friends are better able to offer advice on important 51.
decisions
(decide) that we all have to make. Also, when 52.
talking
(talk) about our problems with a friend, we have to put our thoughts into words first. This helps us understand our own situation more clearly.
The 53.
third
(three) fruit of friendship is the help that a friend may offer in many different ways. Sometimes a friend 54.
is known
(know) as our "second self". There are so many things in life that can only be reached with the help of friends. Their different ideas and skills may help us get what we want in life.
In short, friends should be 55.
carefully
(care) chosen. In this way, we can better walk the "path of life" with the comfort, advice and help from our trusted friends.
