Havingfriendsmaywellkeepyouhealthierandhelpyoudealwithstressbetter.Somestudiesshowthatpeoplewithclosefriendshaveagreaterabilitytofightdiseasethanpeoplewhoarealone.

Placefriendshipinthefirstplace.Findthetimetobewithfriendsevenifitmeanslettingthelawngounmowedorthedishesunwashedforawhile.Whenyoucan’tgettogetherusethephonetokeepintouch.

Openuptoclosefriends.Keepingadeepfriendshiprequiresalevelof“heartfelt”intimacy(亲密).Don’tbeafraidtoexpressyourinnerfearsanddisappointments.Listentoyourfriendswhentheyhaveproblems，butofferadviceonlywhenit’swanted.Helpraisefriends’self?esteemwhentheyaresadaboutajoblossorothersuchevents.

Havedifferentfriendsfordifferentactivitiessuchasgoingtothemovies，singinginachoir，andjoininginabowlingleague.

Don’twaitforafriendtoaskforhelps.Whenafriendhastheflu，offertogotothestoreordrivehisorherchildrentotheirafter?schoolactivities.

Nevertakeafriendshipforgranted.Likeagoodmarriage，friendshipneedscareandpatience.Becomeajoiner.Findagroupthatmatchesyourinterests.

Talktostrangers.Conversationsstartedinmuseumslaundryrooms，orbookstorescanleadtofirmfriendship.

Enrollinanadult?educationcourse.Aclassroomisanidealplacetomeetotherswithsimilarinterests

1.Peoplewithclosefriendshavea abilitytofightdiseasethanpeoplewhoarealone

A.less

B.greater

C.poorer

D.little

2.Accordingtothepassage，you’dbetterofferadvicetoyourfriends

A.atanymoment

B.onlywhentheyarehappy

C.onlywhentheywantit

D.onlywhenyouareglad

3.Whatweshoulddotohavefriendsaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Makefriendshipapriority

B.Openuptoclosefriends

C.Nevertakeafriendshipforgranted

D.Alltheabove

4.WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Youshouldhavedifferentfriendsforthesameactivities

B.Youshouldwaitforafriendtoaskafavor

C.Youshouldavoidtalkingwithstrangersinmuseumslaund