【Iwasintroubleinovercomingmyaddictiontoalcohol，andsowasmyfriendMike.Wenevermeteachotheruntilwechancedtobeinthesameself­placedinpatient（住院病人）treatmentfacility.Nowwehadbeenoutofthetreatmentcen】

　　Iwasintroubleinovercomingmyaddictiontoalcohol，andsowasmyfriendMike.Wenevermeteachotheruntilwechancedtobeinthesameself­placedinpatient（住院病人）treatmentfacility.Nowwehadbeenoutofthetreatmentcenterforaboutayearandhadreturnedtoourlives.Wehavebecomeinseparable（不能分离的）friendslikebrothers.

　　ThethingthatkeptmeandmyfriendMikegoingduringthesetimeswasourabilitytobethecounselor(劝告者)foreachother.TherewasneveratimewhenIhadnotcalledhimthathedidnotcallmerightbackwithinacoupleofhours.Wegottogethereverychancewecouldtokeepusbothontherighttrack.

　　Oneday，IcalledMikebuthewasn'tin.Asusual，Ihadtoleaveamessage，fullyexpectingtohearfromhimlaterthateveningorthenextday.WhenIhadnotheardfromhimfornearly2days，Istartedtobecomeveryanxiousastowhatcouldtheproblembe.Surelytheremustbesomethingsignificantthathadkepthimfromreturningmycall.Onthethirdday，IreceivedamessagefrommywifethatMike'swifehadcalledandwantedtospeak tome.Shesaidshewouldbecallinglaterintheafternoon.Istartedtoworryabouttheentirething，asmywifedidnotevenknowwhatMarylynnwantedtospeaktomeabout.WhenMarylynncalled，Iimmediatelyknewtherewassomethingwrong.Mikehadbeenkilledinanunexplainedtruckcrashonthemorningofmycall.Therewerenowitnessesandnoexplanationsastowhathadhappened.

　　Iattendedmyfriend'sfuneralandeventhoughIcouldhardlywalk，Ihelpedcarrymyfriendtohisfinalrestingplace.Ihavenevermetanysinglestatementaffectingmeasmuchasthatone，soIcanbesuretosaythatIamstillhereandmyfriendMikeisstillheretoo，inmyheartandmysoul.

　　24．Whydoestheauthorwritethepassage?

　　A．TotellhowhecametoknowMike.

　　B．Todisclosethetruthofagoodfriend.

　　C．Tosearchhismemoryforhisgoodfriend.

　　D．Toannouncehelostagoodfriend.

　　25．HowdidtheauthorandMikeknoweachother?

　　A．Theyhavethesameabilitytogiveadvicetoeachother.

　　B．Theyhavefallenintothesamehabit.

　　C．Whentheywereinanalcoholiccentre.

　　D．Whentheauthortreatedapatient.

　　26．Fromthepassagewecaninferthat .

　　A．Mikeneve