2. 外语
  3. Lisa Fry and Paula Turner grew up across the street from each other in Twin Falls. They never(1)______ their friendship would la

Lisa Fry and Paula Turner grew up across the street from each other in Twin Falls. They never(1)______ their friendship would la

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问题     Lisa Fry and Paula Turner grew up across the street from each other in Twin Falls. They never(1)______ their friendship would last forever. But(2)______ Fry married, moved to New York City and had a baby, her letters to Turner suddenly went(3)______. " Do you think I’ve(4)______offended her? " Fry asked her husband. Turner, meanwhile , had(5)______herself she was no longer important to Fry. " She’s got a family now," she told herself. " We’re just(6)______ different to be close like before. " Finally, Fry summoned the(7)______to call her old friend. At first, the conversation was(8)______, yet soon they both admitted that they missed each other. A month later, they got together and quickly fell into their old habit of laughing and(9)______ confidences. " Thank goodness I finally took(10)______, "Fry says. "We both realized we were(11)______ important to each other as ever.
    There are good(12)______to cherish our friendships. Some years ago a public opinion research firm, Roper Starch Worldwide, asked 2,007 people to identify one or two things (13)______they thought were the most important. Friends far outranked homes, jobs, clothes and cars. " A well-established friendship(14)______ a long history of experience and interaction that defines who we are and keeps us connected," says Donald Pannen, executive officer of the Western Psychological Association. " It is a(15)______ we should protect. "(16)______,says Brant R. Burleson, professor of communication at Purdue University," the better friends you are, the(17)______you’ll face conflicts. " And the outcome can be precisely what you don’t want—a(n)(18)______to the relationship. Making friends can sometimes seem(19)______. The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the natural ups and downs that affect all relationships. Her suggestion;(20)______ friendship an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure and nurture.
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选项 A、more possibly
B、less possibly
C、more likely
D、less likely
答案C
解析 形容词辨析题。这句话是形容词比较级的一个常用句型。likely和possibly虽然都有“可能”的意思，但是还是有差别的。likely指“从迹象上看很可能”；而possibly指“由于有适当的条件和方法，某事可能发生或做到”，强调“客观上有可能”，但常含有“实际希望很小”的意思。这句话的意思是，要好的朋友之间是经常会发生冲突的，与前面的副词ironically正好对应，故选[C]。
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