The second step of making someone your friend is to develop a mutual consideration between each other. You need to share his or her perspective and for that it is necessary for you to develop a tendency to see things from the other person’s point of view. To become best of friends you must show a genuine concern and consideration for your friend’s desires and opinions.

The third and final step towards friendship is to show your unconditional support and encouragement towards your friend. Moreover, you also need to be very clear about your expectations from your friend. If what you expect from the person you want to befriend matches with what that person can and want to contribute in friendship, the developing friendship between you and your friend is assured to grow, making both of you gratified with mutual emotional bonding.

Friendship has overwhelming significance on both social and individual levels. Friendship doesn’t only provide us with emotional as well as practical support but it also helps us improve our personal identities. So it is quite natural to feel the urge to reach out and make new friends, expanding your friend’s circle. Friendship remains familiar yet quite ambiguous (模糊的) for our deeper understanding, but then again, friends remain the most important ingredients in the recipe of life!

41. The relationship between friends is based on ______.

A. the social networking around friends

B. friends’ caring and helping each other

C. the style friends choose to communicate

D. an unclear understanding of what makes a friend

42. Which of the following statements has been proved correct?

A. The better quality your friends have, the happier you will be.

B. Communication with friends is healthier than that with relatives.

C. The more friends you have, the more satisfied you are with yourself.

D. Those you like in the first place are more likely to become your friends.

43. The word “escalated” in the second paragraph probably means ______.

A. intensified B. challenged

C. shifted D. resisted

44. It can be inferred from the first suggested step that ______ is NOT likely to win you friends.

A. making others talk B. being very talkative

C. telling people you like them D. addressing others in an informal way

45. What structure does the author use to organize this passage?

A. Effect- cause. B. Comparison- contrast.

C. General- specific- general. D. Definition - explanation - example.

Passage 2

Every single student that applies for a class or course online has certain expectations and they are often extremely high. Unfortunately for most individuals, they will be disappointed. It is a fact that the majority of individuals believe that they will actually enjoy every aspect of their course. The truth is that there is very little in a degree to inspire until an individual actually completes the course and is awarded the degree or certificate that could change his or her life. This is no different with an online education and, in fact, the disappointment may be more obvious because they may face extra difficulties in an online course.

Online education expectations