When the telephone rings late at night, most women guess it must be one of only four or five people calling. A sister？Maybe. An emergency? Possibly. A mother? Probably not at that time of night. Much more probably it is a close female friend calling to tell you that she is heartbroken because she has split up with her boyfriend again or perhaps simply that a good movie has just started on TV.

At a time when families are spread far and wide and marriages often end in divorce, friendships are becoming more and more important. Erika, a 32-year-old lawyer, is strengthened by her ten-year friendship with her married friend Jane. “I was very sick one night, so I called Jane at about 3:00 a.m. to talk about it,” she says. “She was very supportive and even came over to take me to the doctor’s.”

As American TV shows like Friends have become more popular, many of us are beginning to see the value of such friendships. TV shows like this tell us that our romantic relationships may not last, but we need to keep in touch with our close friends if we want to survive.

With Erika’s family 200 miles away, it is Jane who keeps a spare set of keys to Erika’s apartment and waters her plants whenever she is away. “Having Jane around gives me a certain amount of freedom. It is not the kind of thing that you could ask anyone to do, but she knows I would do the same for her.” Jane, who may move to a different city soon, is worried about leaving such a support system of friends. “My friends have more to do with my life than my parents and, therefore, I don’t have to spend a lot of time explaining things to them. Friends are more up to date with what is happening.”

1.A late-night phone call for most women is probably from ______.

A. a relative B. a friend

C. a doctor D. a stranger

2.What does the underlined phrase “split up” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. Shown up. B. Picked up.

C. Broken up. D. Taken up.

3.According to the passage, we can learn that Erika .

A. is Jane’s male friend B. treasures Jane’s friendship

C. has been married for 10 years D. lives far away from Jane

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Friendship Counts.

B. Friendship Demands Freedom.

C. Friendship Needs Understanding.

D. Friendship Strengthens Romance.

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