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At school, children and teenagers often have one or two 'best friends' I but they also have a wide circle of other friends - twenty or thirty is not uncommon. 5. ...................... The main reasons for this are time and shared experience. Children see their friends every day (during term time) and have plenty of opportunity to 'feed' the friendship - in class, during the breaks, after school. Also, of course, all the members of the group live close together, and have a shared interest (the school and what happens there). With adults, this is rarely possible. 6...................... And, of course, people move apart geographically when they grow up, and lose the sense of a shared interest when they start working in different fields, or spending their time in different ways. Very few of our friends from school remain real, close friends twenty years later. 1..................... 2..................... 3...................... 4...................... 5...................... 6...................... II. CLOZE-TEST Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. CIVIL SERVANTS In countries around the world, there are literally millions of people who work for the national and (1)...................... government. From the post office to the office of the President, civil servants keep the government's (2)...................... running. Many people would like to go for a civil service (3)......................, and for good reason. Government (4)...................... usually enjoy a variety of (5)..................... including health insurance, paid holiday leave and (6)...................... funds. They have good annual (7)..................... , are always paid extra for doing (8)...................... and are sometimes even rewarded with bonuses for making useful (9)...................... ! Civil service jobs are usually permanent; rarely are workers (10)...................... redundant. Applicants who apply for a (11)...................... in the civil service must (12)...................... in an application form and pass an examination before they can be selected and appointed to a job. 1. A. topical B. nearby C. local D. close 2. A. officers B. services C. franchises D. research 3. A. commission B. occupation C. accommodation D. career 4. A. assistants B. employees C. applicants D. bosses 5. A. investments B. benefits C. debts D. experiences 6. A. pension B. richness C. wealth D. fortune 7. A. winnings B. takings C. salaries D. gifts 8. A. gigs B. functions C. overtime D. work 9. A. suggestions B. profits C. performances D. ideas 10. A. made B. done C. taken D. forced 11. A. movement B. position C. motion D. location 12. A. write B. complete C. sign D. fill 1......................2......................3......................4......................5......................6...................... 7.....................8......................9......................10.....................11.....................12..................... III. OPEN-TEST
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