III. 完型填空。(每小题1.5分，共15分)

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

Friends play an important role in our life. Most people hope that their friends will always be there. They __36__ friendship to last forever. Unluckily, even the best friendship can end.

With time on, many friendships end because of a change in personality or way of life. The friendship slowly loses its importance and finally __37__.

Tommy wrote, “I didn’t even know the friendship was over __38__ I caught myself thinking of Alan as a former friend.”

Peter explained, “We started seeing each other less and less. The friendship was just over.”

Sometimes friendships break __39__ suddenly from a disagreement or move to another place.

Alice said, “The end of our friendship was a gradual thing. I moved from one side of the city to another. From then on we __40__ made a phone call. We met less and less. At last our friendship ended.”

Jack said, “When I moved to Seattle after college, our friendship died. __41__ of us were always busy with new jobs, so we didn’t keep __42__ touch with each other. Our friendship was so dead that I didn’t call him even if I went home.”

Yet the biggest problem to a friendship is change. Lillian Rubin in her book Just Friends says,“Generally it’s true that friends will accept each other if they both remain what they were when they met. However, if they change in __43__ directions, the friendship most probably will be lost.”

No matter why, when, or how friendships end, there is always some __44__ of loss. When __45__ can be done to keep the friendship, it is important to forget the pain. Then move on to build new friendships.

May new friendships bring you pleasure and happiness!

( )36. A. hope    B. expect    C. advise    D. allow

( )37. A. disappears   B. develops   C. rises    D. grows

(   )38. A. when    B. after    C. until    D. while

( )39. A. out    B. away    C. off    D. in

( )40. A. often    B. hardly    C. always    D. usually

( )41. A. Either    B. All    C. Both    D. Neither

( )42. A. in     B. on    C. among    D. from

( )43. A. the same   B. similar    C. different   D. strange

( )44. A. relief    B. happiness   C. pain    D. pride

( )45. A. everything   B. something   C. anything   D. nothing