Friends play an important part in our lives, and although we may take the friendship for granted, we often don’t clearly understand how we make friends. While we get on well with a number of people, we are usually friends with only a very few — for example, the average among students is about 6 per person. In all the cases of friendly relationships, two people like one another and enjoy being together, but beyond that, the degree of intimacy between them and the reasons for their shared interest vary enormously. As we get to know people we take into account things like age, race, economic condition, social position, and intelligence. Although these factors are not of prime importance, it is more difficult to get on with people when there is a marked difference in age and background.
Some friendly relationships can be kept on argument and discussion, but it is usual for close friends to have similar ideas and beliefs, to have attitudes and interests in common &
A. all those who get on well with each other are friends
B. every student has 6 friends
C. everyone understands clearly how to make friends
D. friends are closer than people who just get on well with each other
Cars are (21) important part of life in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor he doesn’t feel really poor when he has a car.
Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large (22) He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to (23) American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today.
There are three main reasons the car (24) so popular in the United States. First of all, the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in it. The car provides (25) comfortable and cheapest form of all the means of transportation. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.
The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States has never really (26) an efficient and inexpensive form of public transportation. Long-distance
A. number
B. amount
C. numbers
D. members
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