Everyone needs friends. We all like to  (1)   close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with., Certainly, sometimes we need to be  (2)  . We don’t always want people  (3)  . But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are  (4)  . Friends sometimes don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that  they   (5)  like each other. Most of the time they will make peace with each other，and become  (6)   again.

Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very  (7)  . We miss them very much, but we can  (8)   them and write to them. It could be possible that we could even see them again. And we can also  (9)   new friends.

There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t have. Why? It could be that they are  (10)  . Being happy helps you stay well and it could be good just knowing that someone cares about you.