When high school started, Becky and I became best friends. We __36__ many interests and quickly became inseparable. When high school ended, we both cried __37__ we would attend different colleges in the fall.
Our first term of university life was __38__. We had a huge telephone bill and our e-mails were incredibly long. In the second term I found some new friends with whom I felt very __39__. These were friends with whom I could be myself and __40__ out my feelings. I was eager to share my new friends with Becky.
When Becky finally visited me at my school, we were excited. She __41__ a toy bear to me as a present and told me about her college life. However, something unexpected happened when I __42__ her to my new friends. Her eyes grew dark and I could see the __43__ within them. My new friends tried to share their friendship, but Becky seemed __44__ to accept it. I didn’t understand __45__ the people I loved most couldn’t love each other.
Becky left. I knew she was not happy. I thought long about what had happened. After many unanswered questions, I understood that she was __46__. She saw me with my new friends and __47__ that we no longer shared the same experiences. She saw all the fun I was having __48__ her and wished she could be a part of it. She wished she could be in their __49__.
I wrote a letter to Becky __50__ she’s always my best friend. I told her everyone had friends from home and friends from school, and all the friends were indeed life’s greatest __51__. Becky wrote me back soon. She was in __52__ and felt sorry about what she had done.
I think Becky and I both learn an important lesson from it. __53__ can influence our friendship and change the experiences we’ve shared. We are now walking on two different paths of __54__. While new friends are special and exciting, old friends are always there, __55__ to share their heart and soul, no matter how far apart.
A. showed B. developed C. protected D. shared
A. because B. unless C. although D. while
A. modern B. peaceful C. hard D. normal
A. anxious B. comfortable C. familiar D. strange
A. figure B. make C. pour D. hold
A. brought B. returned C. donated D. recommended
A. admitted B. introduced C. mentioned D. referred
A. concern B. doubt C. curiosity D. hurt
A. ashamed B. cautious C. unwilling D. calm
A. how B. why C. that D. whether
A. aggressive B. discouraged C. proud D. jealous
A. regretted B. argued C. promised D. proved
A. for B. from C. without D. across
A. expectation B. position C. reception D. relation
A. recognizing B. predicting C. assuming D. explaining
A. gift B. spirit C. achievement D. sign
A. sympathy B. agreement C. surprise D. confusion
A. Nothing B. Anything C. Something D. Everything
A. success B. happiness C. research D. life
A. choosing B. planning C. waiting D. demanding
