七、(2026南通启东长江中学月考)阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
What does a friend mean to you? For Dave, he thinks a good friend is like a mirror. He is quieter and more serious than most kids. He studies the 71.
hardest
(hard) in his class. His best friend is quiet, too. So they enjoy 72.
studying
(study) together. It is not easy 73.
for
him to make friends because he doesn't think having a lot of friends is necessary.
Tara thinks a true friend 74.
reaches
(reach) for her hand and touches her heart. Her best friend is a kind and funny girl. Tara was not happy last week, so her best friend took her to 75.
a
restaurant. The food seemed nice, so they 76.
ate
(eat) a big meal. The delicious food made Tara feel much 77.
better
(good) than before. Tara's best friend cares about her when she is unhappy.
Li Lin's best friend is Tom. There are some 78.
differences
(different) between them. Tom is good at studies. He always gets good 79.
grades
(grade). He often helps Li Lin with his homework. Li Lin is good at sports and stronger than Tom, 80.
so
he teaches Tom to swim and play basketball.