【Truefriendsareraretocomebythesedays.Evenifyoubelieveyou’veconnectedwithsomeonehowdoyoureallyknowheisatruefriend?Andoftenyouwillfindthatsomeonewhoyouthoughtyoucouldtrustmayhaveletyoudown.There】

　　Truefriendsareraretocomebythesedays.Evenifyoubelieveyou’veconnectedwithsomeonehowdoyoureallyknowheisatruefriend?Andoftenyouwillfindthatsomeonewhoyouthoughtyoucouldtrustmayhaveletyoudown.Therearewaysyoucanknowifafriendshipistrueandhowyoucanholdontothatfriend.

　　Atruefriendissomeonewhowillbethereforyounomatterwhathappens.Throughgoodtimesandbadtimes，theywillstandbyyou.Theywillacceptyouforwhoyouarewithouttryingtochangeyou，andtheywillbetheretohelpyougrowinnewways.

　　Trustisanotherimportantaspect.Atruefriendwillkeepyoursecrets.Theywillbehonestandbesomeoneyoucandependon.Theywilllistenandbesomeoneyouknowyoucantalkthingsoverwith，eveniftheymaynothaveadvicetosharewithyou.

　　Friendshipisatwo-waystreetthough.Tofindtruefriendsandkeepthemyoumustinturnbethesameaswell.Bethereforthemintheirhardtimesandsharethegoodtimeswiththem.Besomeoneyourfriendscandependonaswellandofferthemthesamethingstheygivetoyou.Afriendshipwillfallapartfastifonlyonepersonisgivingandputtingalltheeffortin.Ifyouaretheonlyonemakinganeffortbehonest.

　　Therewillbebarriersintheroadbutthatisthetestoftruefriendship.Ifitcansurvivethosebarriers，itwillbestrongerandbetterthanever.StThomasAquinassaid“Thereisnothingonthisearthmoreprizedthanfriendship"anditholdstrue.

　　Howtofindatruefriend?

　　Thewriter’s(76)____onfriendsnowadays

　　■Truefriends(77)____comebynowadays.

　　■Thosewhoyouregardedasyourfriendsmaymakeyou(78)____.

　　Characteristicsoftruefriendship

　　■Atruefriendwill(79)____youwhateverhappens.

　　■Atruefriendwillkeepyoursecretsandbeagood(80)____.

　　Waysto(81)____friendship

　　■Staywithyourfriendswhentheyarein(82)____.

　　■Besomeonewhoyourfriendscan(83)____.

　　■(84)____isthekeytokeepafriendshipifyouaretheonlyonemakingefforts.

　　Conclusion

　　■Truefriendshipcanstanduptovarious(85)____andgrowstrongerandbetter.