“A friend in need is a friend indeed.” Has that wise saying been proved to you? Did any of your close friends ever stand beside you at the times of sorrow, distress or the times of joy? That has become a needle in a haystack in our society because most people struggle to climb on the shoulders of others.
At the very beginning of a child's life, he makes friends with a lot of peers who are maybe a mixture of good or bad. He can’t perfectly judge or decide who to continue keeping or losing friendship with due to his young age. By the time he becomes older, the number of friends decreases to a number that isn't more than the number of one hand fingers. It all depends on to what extent they are faithful, selfless and honest to each other. Friendship has become a rare value. All mankind always search for it as it’s mainly a human instinct. Friends can help you celebrate good times and provide support in bad ones. They prevent isolation and loneliness and increase your sense of belonging. Friends on social media are mostly false friends because you only contact with them and limit themselves in comments or emojis to congratulate and condole instead of hastening to stand right next to you. My advice is to carefully select your friends.
       
1. The writer thinks that true friendship has become……………..
a) common             b) widely spread          c) uncommon        d) hateful
2. The expression "Climb on the shoulders of others" shows that some friends are ……
a) true                     b) brave                       c) online                  d) selfish
3. According to the passage, the older you get, the …………… friends you have.
a) more                   b) braver                      c) same                   d) fewer  
4. Man always needs friends because …………… .
a) he has much  free time.                     b) man is sociable by nature.
c) he is greedy by nature.                       d) he needs to laugh at others.
5. The writer advised us to ………….. .
a) text our friends at times of sorrow.   b) decrease the number of our friends.
c) correctly choose our friends.              d) correctly use social media.
6. It's known that friendship can prevent us from feelings of …………….
a) loneliness and isolation.                    b) relief and relaxation.  
c) fear and horror.                                   d) calmness and excitement.
7 The underlined pronoun "That" refers to …………. .
a) sorrow                       b) joy                  c) true friendship         d) distress
8. We can infer from the passage that a true friend ………. .
a) doesn't apologize if they hurt you  b) doesn’t try to hurt your feelings
c) tries to climb on your shoulders   d) never cares about your feelings