When do you think of a forest, what do you see? Just trees Or do you see many other things, such as
singing birds, colorful plants and wild flowers?
    The forest is a whole world of its own. It is full of many different living things (生物). But even though
they are all different, they have one thing in common: they all need each other in order to live on.
    The trees feed the forest "people" by making food in their leaves; by using sunlight to join water and
minerals(礦物) from the soil and air. Their deep network of roots Joins the soil together and stops it from
dying out, making it possible for living things to live in it. Human beings (人類) are like the living things in
the forest. We need one another in order to live. We need the farmers to grow our food, railroad and truck
drivers to bring it to our shops and clerks (售貨員) to sell it to us. We need people to prepare our food and
cook it and others to take our waste things away. Then, of course, we need doctors, nurses, government
leaders, mailmen, telephone operators, and many others. We also need other human beings in another way.
We need people for friendship, to talk over our problems, exchange ideas. Think how lonely and unhappy
you would be if you lived all alone.
     Life is a matter of giving and taking. We need to help other people as much as we need other people to
help us. Think what a good feeling you have when you have done something for someone else. You know,
being a volunteer is so great!

1. According to the text, colorful plants and flowers live on _____.

A. the leaves of the trees
B. water and minerals
C. the soil and air
D. all of the above

2. It is the           that make it possible for living things to live in the forest.

A. trees
B. birds
C. plants
D. farmers

3. According to the writer, human beings are _____ the forest "people".

A. different from
B. like
C. dislike
D. unhappy with

4. The writer mainly wants to tell us _____.

A. we need people for friendship
B. we need one another in order to live
C. the forest is a whole world of its own
D. the forest is full of different living things

5. Which one is the relationship (關系) between a forest and your life?

A. We can see trees in the forests.
B. We like the living things in the forest.
C. We need farmers to grow our food in the forest.
D. We are the same as the forest: We need each other to live on.

    Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and
do things with. Surely, there is time when we need to be alone. We don't always want people around. But
we will feel lonely if we never have a friend.
    No two people are just the same. Sometimes friends don't get along well. That doesn't mean that they no
longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends.
    Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we can call them
or write to them. It could be that we would even see them again. And we can make new friends. It is
surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
    There's more good for people with friends. They live longer than people who don't. Why? It could be that
they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. If someone cares about you, you'll take better care of
yourself.

1. The first paragraph (段) tells us that ______.

A. none need friends
B. we always need friends around us
C. making friends is a need in people's life
D. we need to be alone

2. Sometimes friends move away. We feel ______.

A. happy
B. sad
C. lonely
D. excited