Direction:Readthepassagebelowandfinishthequestionsaccordingtothepassage.Notethatyoushould
finish 3and5incompletesentence.
WhenitcomestofriendsIdesirethosewhowillsharemyhappinesswhopossesswingsoftheirown
andwhowillflywithme.Iseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminate(照亮)meandtrainmeupforlove.Itis
forthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowinghourstoogoodnottoshare.
WhenIwasintheeighthgradeIhadafriend.Wewereshyand"tooserious"aboutourstudieswhenit
wasbecomingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearnacceptablesocialbehavior.Wesaidlittleatschool
butshewouldcometomyhouseandwewouldsitdownwithpencilsandpaperandoneofuswouldsay
"Let'sstartwithatrainwhistletoday."Wewouldsitquietlytogetherandwriteseparatepoemsorstoriesthat
grewoutofatrainwhistle.Thenwewouldreadthemaloud.Attheendofthatschoolyearwetoowere
changingintosocialcreaturesandthestoriesandpoemsstopped.
WhenIlivedforatimeinLondonIhadafriend.HewasindespairandIwasindespair.Butourfriendship
wasbasedontheideaineachofusthatwewouldbesorrylaterifwedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecause
wehadfeltbadatthetime.WemeteverySundayforfiveweeksandfoundmanyexcellentthings.Wewalked
untilourdespairsdisappearedandthenweparted.WegaveLondontoeachother.
ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadaremarkablefriendwhoseimaginationilluminatesmine.Wewritelong
lettersinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangestselves.Eachofusappearssometimesinafunnywayinthe
other'sdreams.SheandIagreethatatcertaintimesweseemtobepartsofthesamemind.Inmymost
interestingmomentsIoftenthink"YesImusttell..."Wehavenevermet.
ItissuchcomfortingcompanionsIwishtokeep.Onebrighthourwiththeirkindisworthmoretomethan
thelifetimeservicesofapsychologistwhowillonlyfillupthehealingsilencenecessarytothosedarkest
momentsinwhichIwouldratherbemyownbestfriend.
1.WhenIwasintheeighthgradewedidnotlearnacceptablesocialbehaviorbecause______.
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