Question

用方框中所給單詞的適當形式填空，使短文通順、正確、連貫（每個單詞限用一次）。

friend  polite  through  which  travel  remind  whether  sad  balance  pour

Make time for friendships.
Nothing makes closeness fade away(褪色) more than never talking to or seeing each other. If
you cherish a person’s friendship, make time for him or her,   1  it’s just a phone call, e-mail or a weekly get-together.
Remember: a true friend doesn’t flee when changes happen. Nothing is   2  for new parents
than to find that their unmarried friends have left them because of the coming of baby. A good friend is one who stays true   3  it all in life – marriage, parenthood, new jobs, new homes, and so on.
Make sure you aren’t being a burden to a friend.
Friendships will lose if there isn’t a   4  between the give and the take. Be sensitive to how much your friend can and can’t offer you –and don’t overstep the mark.
Be a good listener.
It can be the hardest thing in the world to do – simply to listen as he or she   5  it all out or is seeking your advice or opinion. To be a better listener, follow this advice:
Keep eye contact. Offer nods and murmurs to show that you understand his or her point of view. Don’t finish your   6  sentences. While your friend keeps on talking, you should gently   7  yourself to focus.
Be in your friend’s corner if he or she’s not there to defend him or herself.
If you’re at a gathering at   8  someone says something bad about your friend, stop him or her   9 . Say, "Mary is my friend, and it makes me feel bad to hear you talk this way." Sooner or later, news of your loyalty (忠誠) will   10  back to your pal, and it will deepen your friendship.

Answer 1

小題1:whether
小題2:sadder
小題3:through
小題4:balance
小題5:pours
小題6:friend’s
小題7:remind
小題8:which
小題9:politely
小題10:travel

小題1:考查固定搭配。whether...or...“無論是......還是......”。故填whether。
小題2:考查比較級。根據than可知，這里用形容詞的比較級。sad的比較級是sadder。故填sadder。
小題3:考查介詞。through“貫穿”，真正的朋友不會改變。故填through。
小題4:考查固定搭配。a balance between...“......和......之間的平衡”。故填balance。
小題5:考查固定短語。pour out“傾訴，和盤托出”。故填pours。
小題6:考查名詞所有格。不要打斷朋友的講話。根據下一句的your friend可知，應該用單數。故填friend’s。
小題7:考查固定搭配。remind sb. of sth.“提醒某人某事”。故填remind。
小題8:考查定語從句。先行詞gathering“聚會”，指地點，定語從句用where或at which。故填which。
小題9:考查副詞。修飾動詞stop用副詞。禮貌地阻止他。故填politely。
小題10:考查動詞短語。travel back to“返回到”。故填travel。