【Weoftenusetheword"friendship"butwhatdoesititreallymean？Whatisaclosefriend？Hereiswhatfourpeoplesaid．Ithinkaclosefriendissomeoneyougetonwellwith，whohelpsyouwhenyouhaveproblems，whogivesyou】

　　We often use the word"friendship"but what does it it really mean？What is a close friend？Here is what four people said．

　　I think a close friend is someone you get on well with，who helps you when you have problems，who gives you advice，and who always has time for you．I didn't use to have many close friends when I was at school because I was very shy，but now I have several．They are all women．I think it's difficult to have a close friend of the opposite sex（异性）．

　　MarieI think a close friend is someone who you've known for a long time，and who you still get on with．They have similar hobbies to you so you can do things together．I've got three close friends who I was at middle school with and we often go out together （without our parents of course）．We often go camping，play football，or walk outside in the open air．

　　DavidI'm not sure how to answer the question because I don't really have any close friends．I know a lot of people but mainly through work，and the social occasions（场合） when we meet are business dinners，things like that．I think if you come from a really&nb