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Book 1 Unit 3 Getting along with others
Reading Friendship on the rocks: please advise !
Amy
Monday 12/109:13 p.m.
My best friend and I have been close for eight years. When I was 1. ________ awkward primary school student, she was the popular girl who was willing to make friends with me. Since then, a close friendship2. ________(grow) between us and she's been almost like a sister to me. Whether we’re walking to school, doing homework 3. ________ just hanging out at the weekend, we’re hardly out of each other’s sight. But last Saturday, she broke my heart, and I'm still picking up the pieces.
Our original plan was 4. ________(see) a film at the cinema that afternoon. But in the morning, my friend posted a message on social media 5. ________(say) she had a cold. When I called her, she said she might not be able to make it to the cinema.“Don’t worry,” I said. “Get some rest. We can wait till you get better.”
Today, however, I received a 6. ________(horror) surprise. A classmate told me she had seen my friend chatting with another girl in a cafe 7. _______ Saturday afternoon. How stupid I was! My friend’s “illness” was a complete lie! Instead of 8. ________(recover) at home, she was out having fun with someone else.
I was so angry that I avoided her during school all day, and I still don't feel like 9. ________(respond) to any of her online messages. The stress of this situation is killing me, and I'm 10. ________a loss what to do next.
Cindy
Monday 12/109:52p.m.
I’m so sorry! But this friendship is worth 11. ________(save): eight years is a long time! Don’t be so quick to judge your friend. Perhaps she knows she’s in the wrong and wants to apologize, or maybe she has a simple 12. ________(explain) for her behaviour. In any case, find an opportunity to have a full and frank talk with her. Listen to what she has to say, and be sure 13. ________(explain) how you feel. I’m sure you can solve this problem together.
David
Tuesday 13/10 8:11 p.m.
I definitely understand h