A. Title： ON MAKING FRIENDS

　　B. Time limit： 40 minutes

　　C. Word limit： 120-150 words （not including the given opening sentence）

　　D. Your composition should be based on the OUTLINE below and should start with the given opening sentence： "As a human being， one can hardly do without a friend."

　　E. Your composition must be written clearly on the ANSWER SHEET.

　　OUTLINE：

　　1. The need for friends

　　2. True friendship

　　3. My principle in making friends

　　As a human， one can hardly do without a friend. In fact， friends are sometimes more crucial and useful to us than our own family members. Our joys are more pleasant when we have a friend to share them； and our sorrows are easier to hear if we have a friend at our side. Indeed， we sometimes find it easier to confide in friends when we have secrets we feel reluctant to reveal to even our closest relatives. [原因列举段]

　　However， not all the people we are accustomed to calling friends are friends in the true sense of the word； most of the people we share social occasions with are merely acquaintances. Real friendship involves sincerely， mutual trust and self-sacrifice， both in moments of happiness and on occasions of crisis. A true friend will not just tell us what we want to hear， but advise us to do what he or she thinks is really best for us in the long run. [意义阐释段]

　　My principle in making friends is to ignore things like what work they do and what their social backgrounds are， but， instead， to observe carefully the little things that reveal their characters. In this way I can be sure that these friends will never let me down， and that we will always be ready to help each other no matter what problems crop up（突然出现）。 [建议措施段]

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