It doesn’t matter if you have one friend or 20, because there are only a few people in this world that can make you truly happy. For me, my family and my three best girlfriends mean everything to me.
Some days I didn’t want to go to school because I felt so disappointed in myself but I don’t regret a thing. It makes you stronger as a person, and if you are able to mend your friendships as I have done, then you can do anything.
My mother always told me, “Stephanie, remember that a friend is a gift that you give yourself. A friend will make you laugh and be there for the good or bad. A true friend will never make fun of you. If a friend is a piece of work, then he or she has never been a friend at all. A friend is the biggest gift to yourself.”
Everyone is going to make mistakes but please don’t push them away, especially if it’s someone you really care about. I know when I make a mistake I beat myself up about it. I just wish someone would reach out a hand to help me back on my feet as my best friends did. If someone is new or doesn’t have a friend, please reach out and behind him/her because that small action could mean the world to him/her. Now that I’m older, I understand what my mom has been trying to tell me, and now I know that the friends that I choose will also be the kinds of friends that I would want to be surrounded by forever.
According to the passage, a true friend should be a person that _________.
A.often gives you gifts |
B.makes you happy |
C.does both good or bad things to you |
D.seldom makes fun of you |
It can be inferred from the passage that the writer _________.
A.understands what a friend means to her |
B.doesn’t think that friends will make her truly happy |
C.doesn’t have many friends |
D.has nothing except her family and three friends |
If you hope to have a friend, you should do the following EXCEPT_________.
A.giving advice and offering help if he or she makes mistakes |
B.regarding him or her as a piece of work |
C.considering him or her a valuable gift |
D.trying to treat a newcomer as a friend |
The last sentence probably means_________.
A.people around me are all my friends |
B.I only choose the people around me to be my friends |
C.the friends I choose will surround me every day |
D.my true friends would always be by my side for my joys and sorrows |