----Excuse me. Could you tell me the way to the nearest bank?

　 ----____ straight on and you’ll see a cinema on your right. Then the next building will be the bank.

　 A. When going　　 B. Going　　　　　 C. If you go　　　　　 D. Go

Mr. Smith, _____of the ____speech, started to read a novel.

　 A. tried; boring　　 B. tiring; bored　 C. tired; bored　 D. tiring; boring

The ability _______ an idea is as important as the idea itself.

A. expressing　　　 B. expressed　　　　 C. to express　　 D. to be expressed

He was not an actor, who often appeared on stage, _____ a writer, writing stories.

A. but　　　　　　　　　　　 B. and

C. then　　　　　　　　　　 D. so

Modern life is a lot less to the advantage of friendships and neighborliness than it used to be. The average American moves every five years. People drive straight into their garages, hire lawn services, hang out in their backyards instead of their front porches（前走廊）. These days, neighbors don't even know each other's names.

Good neighbors and good friends are a lot like electricity or running water: We don't know how much we depend on them until we don't have them. In fact, the authors of a recent book, Refrigerator Rights, claim that refrigerators are signs of close relationships--after all, you wouldn't snatch a drumstick（雞腿）from the refrigerator of a stranger.

The surprising thing is that all it takes to strengthen your relationship with friends and neighbors is respect for their feelings, concern for their property, and a helping hand when it's needed. Here's how to develop your relationships with two types of vitally important people in your life.

_________________. A true friend doesn't flee when changes occur. The sign of a good friend is one who stays true through it all--marriage, parenthood, new jobs, new homes, the losses. Just because situations change doesn't mean the person has to.

Friendships fade away if there isn't an balance between the give and the take. So make sure you aren't being a burden to your friends. Be sensitive to how much your friend can and can't offer you--be it time, energy, or help -- and don't step over the line. Meanwhile, friendships that drain（耗盡）you will not last. If a friendship is out of balance in this way, you'll need to talk the situation through.

1. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

A true friend will stay the same even when the situations change.

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2. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with a proper sentence.（Within 10 words）

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3. What advice is given in the last paragraph?（Within 10 words）

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4. What do you think the author will go on talking about if the passage continues? （Within 10 words）

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5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

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The famous writer our Chinese teacher often referred ________ at our school yesterday.

　 A. to arrive　　　　 B. arrived　　　　　 C. to arriving　　　　　 D. to arrived

Have a brandy and it’ ll help to ________ you down.

來點兒白蘭地，它能使你靜下來。

Many people believe we are heading for environment disaster 　　 we basically change the way we live.

A. if　　　　 B. but　　　 C. unless　　　　 D. once

The injured in the tsunami _____ good care of by some medical teams.

    A. is taken         B. are being taken      C. are taking       　　 D. is being taken

We can never forget the days _______ the two astronauts in spaceship worked together and the days ________ we spent together.

　 A. when; which B. which; when C. what; that D. on which; when