One day, Mary was working in her office in London 【小题1】she received an email from her friend Joan. In Joan’s email, she persuaded Mary 【小题2】( look) for a flat in London for her. As she had 【小题3】 (little) money than before, the flat had to be cheap, but it had to be modern, with elevators and gas lines. Though Mary found 【小题4】 difficult to find such a flat, she still went from one block to another, looking for a flat 【小题5】 would meet Joan’s requirements(要求). Having tried too many times, Mary came up 【小题6】 her boss and asked him for advice 【小题7】 (polite). It was the first time that she 【小题8】 (talk) with her boss about her personal problems. It happened that the boss just had such a flat for rent, so they quickly reached 【小题9】 agreement. But to her surprise, when she emailed Joan, telling her the good news, Joan said that she had changed 【小题10】 mind — she was not going to London.

An old proverb says, “Friends are like wine; the older, the better.” So, nowadays many people consider old friends to be 【小题1】 (important) than new friends. For example, if two pieces of advice are given to solve a problem, one from a new friend and the other from 【小题2】 old friend, people always tend to adapt the latter one, 【小题3】 the new friend's advice may be better.

【小题4】 (disagree) with the old proverb, I believe that new friends are not 【小题5】 (necessary) worse than old friends. Why? Because the 【小题6】 (long) of time cannot determine whether your friendship is better or not.

Once you call someone friend, he must be a reliable person, 【小题7】 interests are in common with 【小题8】 (you). As time goes by, a friend's outside look may change, but the inside characters of him and his interests will not change. It is just these unchangeable characters and interests 【小题9】 make him a friend to you. 【小题10】, on this point, there is no difference between old friends and new friends.

Friendship is one of the most important things in everyone’s life.【小题1】 is very difficult to find a better definition(定义) of friendship. A true friend is the person 42【小题2】can share all our sadness and double all our happiness. In time of trial(尝试), he or she is always at our side to give us his or her help and comfort. Knowing how 【小题3】(value) friendship is, we should be very careful with our choice of a friend. We should choose those people with a good character 【小题4】our friends, but we must try to avoid making 【小题5】(friend) with a bad man. Besides, we should forgive their mistakes and try to help them as much as possible.

A true friend can always【小题6】(trust), loved and respected. If you tell a friend your secrets, he or she won’t tell【小题7】(other). Friends share their joys and sorrows. They help each other when they are【小题8】trouble, and cheer each other up when they are sad. 【小题9】most important thing is that a friend always 【小题10】(understand) you.

In conclusion, when you have made a good friend, don’t forget him or her.