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True friends double your happiness and half your burdens. Basically how you would like a true friend to be, you should be like this to your true friends. Trust, forgiveness, accountability(ÔðÈÎ) are some ingredients of a true friend. True friendships are hard to come by. And what’s more, life is short. So treasure these friends if you have already had them, if you don’t continue to search, because once you have them, life becomes so much easier to live, no matter what happens. I have been through pretty tough patches and I dare say, without my friends I would not have made it.

Friendships need lots of energy and patience to maintain them. Not to mention time too. When your friends need you, sometimes when things are not going too well on your side, it is often so easy to turn a deaf ear to their pleas. It is especially during these times that you must find the strength in you to help your friends. And it is during these times that your friendships will be forged and made stronger.

And you must always be happy for their success, even when things are not going too well on your side. It might be hard to do for some people but it is something that you need to learn. Think about all the sacrifices your friends have made for you and all the times when they were happy for you despite their own troubles.

Think about all the happy times you all enjoyed and the sad, rough times you all went through together. That should give you sufficient patience to actually be a true friend for them. Remember, true friends are the next best thing to family. They will always be your pillar of support no matter what happens. Always.

21£®What do you think is the best title for this passage?

A£®A precious friendship

B£®A true friend

C£®A happy time

D£®Friend, a treasure

22£®What is not needed to be a true friend?

A£®You need to trust your friends.

B£®You need to forgive your friends’ mistakes.

C£®You need to use some money to care friendships.

D£®You need to be helpful to your friends.

23£®Why does the author say true friendships are hard to come by?

A£®Friendship can help through pretty tough patches.

B£®Friendship needs lots of energy and patience.

C£®Your friends need you to give more help to them.

D£®You are always to be on your friends’ side.

24£®What does the author write this passage for?

A£®To introduce types of friendships.

B£®To analyse the friendships to us.

C£®To teach us how to be a true friend.

D£®To let us enjoy the precious friendship.