When I was young, I had a friend named Mark who loved to make friends. He always showed 51 how many friends he had at school. One day his grandfather said to him, “Mark, I bet you a big bag of popcorn that you don't have as many friends as you 52 ,I'm definitely sure many of them are 53 more than companions.” Mark accepted the 54 without hesitation. However, he wasn't sure how to test 55 his schoolmates were real friends or not, so he asked his grandpa. The old man 56 ,“Wait a minute. ”Then the old man left, returning soon as though 57 something in his hands, Mark could see nothing there 58
“Take it. It's a most special chair, which is rather hard to sit on, as it is 59 , but if you take it to school and 60 to be seated on it ,you will activate its magic and you’ll be able to 61 who your real friends are”
Mark, brave and 62 , took the chair and set off for school. At break time he asked everyone to 63 a circle, and he put himself in the middle, with his chair. Having difficulty seeing it, Mark tried to sit on it and fell straight onto his 64 . Everyone surrounding him had pretty good laugh
“Wait! Let me try again, ”Mark said. But again, he 65 the seat, causing more surprised looks and a few catcalls. Mark didn't give up and kept trying to sit on the 66 chair. Yet he kept falling on the ground … until,all at once, he tried again but didn’t fall. Looking around , Mark saw three of his best friends holding him up. Meanwhile, many others he had viewed 67 friends had done nothing but made fun of him.
And there, the show came to an end. Mark 68 that true friends were those who 69 him, and not just the companions that happened to be passing by. And someone who took joy in his 70 was even less of a friend.
51. A. up B. off C. around D. out
52. A. possess B. know C. think D. recognize
53. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
54 .A. popcorn B. order C. test D. bet
55. A. that B. why C. because D. whether
56. A. replied B. complained C. suggested D. promised
57. A. fetching B. grasping C. raising D. carrying
58. A. although B. meanwhile C. though D. thus
59. A. unbelievable B. invisible C. tiny D. broken
60 .A. succeed B. happen C. intend D. manage
61. A. express B. tell C. explain D. prove
62. A. anxious B. proud C. determined D. kind
63. A. form B. design C. create D. invent
64. A. stomach B. shoulder C. face D. back
65. A. seized B. controlled C. took D. missed
66. A. impressive B. hard C. magic D. stable
67. A. to B. of C. as D. for
68. A. supposed B. realized C. wondered D. admitted
69. A. cared for B. relied on C. concentrated on D. lived up to
70. A. delight B. misfortunes C. bravery D. victory
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