pany. These authorityfigures never saw the way one of us could do something outrageous, and the restof us would joke about it for days. We could have fun doing absolutely nothingat all―becausethe (1)_______ we provided each other with was enough. Rather than discussingoperas, Lewinsky, or the weather, we enjoyed just (2)_______ each other withoutany one of us trying to outsmart the others. Still, I realize that these adultshad a(3)_______ to be concerned about the direction my friends were(4)_______;I also was concerned for them, but I wasn't about to (5)_______ them.

Many times I would advise my friends that some activitymay be (6)_______ or to think things through before doing something, but Iwould never claim to hold the moral high ground and to condescend to them. WhenMarvin would begin rolling joints, when Alisa would tell me she skipped schoolbecause of a hangover, or when Merriam would tell me that her new boyfriend wasin a street gang, I expressed my discomfort with their (7)_______. However, Inever (8)_______ them with the threat of taking my friendship away. Contrary tothe commercials on television, you can have (9)______ who use drugs. In fact,probably everyone does without (10)______ it.

1. A. gift B. present C. company D. friendship

2. A. hanging around B. learning from C. communicatingwith D. joining in

3. A. prejudice B. point C. suggestion D. situation

4. A. giving B. coming C. heading D. facing

5. A. ignore B. upset C. blame D. leave

6. A. crazy B. dangerous C. boring D. important

7. A. action B. lessons C. words D. thoughts

8. A. force B. threaten C. persuade D. cheat

9. A. friends B. girlfriends C. classmates D. brothers

10. A. hearing B. recognizing C. realizing D. knowing

【解题导语】

本文是议论文，主要讲述了友谊的相关内容，友谊是无条件的，不带偏见的，彼此相互尊尊重，并且喜欢和对方在一起，这就是友谊。

【新词链接】

base on 在……的基础上

provided sb. with sth. 给某人提供某物

be concerned about 关心

hang around 闲荡

【试题解析】

1. C 由首句可知，只要我们在一起(company) 就已经足够了

2. A 由上下文可知，大家只是享受那份闲来荡去(hang around)的惬意。

3. B 由其后作定语的不定式短语可知

4. C 因direction 后是定语从句，所以要填表示朝着某个方向行进的heading。

5. D 从下文可看出，不管朋友有什么样的表现，我都不会和他们绝交(leave them)

6. B 由前文的提醒(advise)和后文三思而后行可知，有些活动是危险的。

7. A 指上文列举的吸大麻、逃学、交街上小混混做男友等之类的不良行为。

8. B 由语境可知，是用绝交来威胁他们。

9. A 指任何人都有可能有不良行为的朋友。

10. C 由前句可知本句意为每个人都有这类朋友，只是没意识到而已。