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完形填空 When I was a child, my grandma always told me that half the fun of doing anything is sharing it with others. It is so 1.Friends allow us to 2 our success and our joys as well as comfort us when faced with 3 . Most importantly, they provide a 4 for us to learn more about ourselves. I've always 5 friends as the family we choose. They 6our lives. As an old saying goes, a friend is a 7 which you give yourself.
It's 8 to be a good listener so as to be a good friend. Hear what your friend has to say first rather than 9 to conclusions or interrupting. Sometimes it is useful to be their mirror- 10 when they hear their words 11back to them, it can help them to realize what they said was not12what they meant to say.
Besides, patience and13are also important qualities to be a good friend. You know the old golden 14 , "treat others the way you would like them to treat you. The support of a friend during a tough time could 15the difference between success and failure.
Last but not least, encouragement and confidence are 16 gifts that can help change a person's life. Take care, 17 ,when you choose to have close relationship with someone, for they can have a tremendous（巨大的）impact 18your self-respect and life path. As someone once put it, the 19of your friends are like the buttons on an elevator. They will either 20you up or down.
