If you feel at present that you don’t have enough friends in your life，one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have.
Starting and keeping friendship requires effort and commitment．Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we don’t get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal（敘舊，更新）with the friends，relatives and acquaintances we already have．
Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!
Are there any people you could call right now and be assured of a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could count on to help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?
If you haven’t seen much of them lately, is it because you have become too busy? Have you grown apart? Was there an argument?
If the main reason you haven’t been getting together with the people you already know is because you have gotten too busy, take a good look at how you spend your time．Compare it with your real values and priorities（優(yōu)先考慮的事）in life．Is your busy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life that you want?
If you have become too busy for friends，why has this happened? Are you seeking material toys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings? Have you allowed your time to be over-committed because you never say “No” to anyone? Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be delegated to others? If so, why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?
Examine whether the way you are now spending your time accurately reflects your deepest values and priorities．Make sure that you schedule adequate time for the things that are truly most important to you．
If you really want to keep friends in your life, make a space in your schedule, and a space in your heart for them.
小題1: The author mainly discusses _______________in this passage.
A．how to spend our spare time
B．how to balance friendship and work
C．whether we should keep friendship
D．whether we should invite friends to dinner
小題2:Which of the following doesn’t indicate a good relationship?
A．You feel depressed with others in life.
B．You have someone to have close talks with.
C．You have someone to count on when you are in trouble.
D．You have fun when you are with someone.
小題3:What does the underlined word “delegated” (Para.7) probably mean?
A．declinedB．a(chǎn)nsweredC．a(chǎn)ppointedD．handled
小題4:The reason why you have become too busy for friends may be the following EXCEPT that________.
A．you spend too much time seeking material toys in your life
B．you stick to doing everything all by yourself
C．you feel it difficult to keep friendship
D．you never refuse whatever other people ask you to do
小題5: Which would be the best title for the text?
A．How to Make New FriendsB．Too busy for Friendship?
C．How to Spend Your Time D．Too busy with work?

小題1:B
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小題4:A wrong                B new               C special          D strange
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The rumors had been spreading for months but it still came as a shock when the hospital would be closing. It had served this poor neighborhood for nearly 100 years but it would close because of the health care crisis.
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The guy looked deeply shocked. “I used to sell medical supplies and that was one of my hospitals.” Then he turned around and grabbed a box of 25 pretzels and slid them across the counter.
I was surprised by his generosity and started to reach for my wallet, “Oh I can pay. Please let me …” The guy smiled, “Just tell them Joe Sullivan said to do something nice for someone else.”
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A．highly priced B．a(chǎn)dded C．overcooked D．removed
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A．To show his generosity. B．To make them feel less sad.
C．To show his thanks to them. D．To encourage them to work hard.
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A．$25 B．$12.5 C．$12 D．$50
小題4:According to the passage, Joe Sullivan used to be a ____.
A．cookB．doctor C．shopkeeper D．salesman
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A．A nice treat
B．The rumor that came true
C．Tell them Joe cared
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A programmer and an engineer are sitting next to each other on a long flight from Los Angeles to New York. The programmer leans over to the engineer and asks if he would like to play a fun game. The engineer just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.
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A．A Boring ConversationB．A Fun Game
C．A Trick During The FlightD．A Question Without Answer
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小題4:What can we infer according to the last sentence?
A．The engineer has little money with him.
B．Actually the engineer doesn’t know the answer, either.
C．The engineer is bored with programmer.
D．The engineer beats the programmer at last.
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A．In the beginning the engineer is not interested in the game.
B．The engineer is too sleepy to want to play the game.
C．At last the engineer gains $45 from the programmer.
D．Nobody knows the answer to the engineer’s question.

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