True friends are hard to find. Often you thought you could believe in someone, b小题1:later he or she may let you down (让你失望).
A true friend is someone who will always be there for you. Through good times or b小题2:times, they will stand by your side. They will not l小题3:you alone when things get difficult. They will accept you i小题4:of trying to change you. A friend will b小题5:new and exciting things into your life and make it richer.
True friends will be honest and you can always b小题6:in them. If you talk to someone who you believe in, you don’t have to w小题7:about what you may say. We can enjoy this freedom only with friends.
Friendship is a two-way street. To find a true friend and keep the friendship b小题8:you, you must do the same thing as well. Be there for your friends when they are in n小题9:and share the good times with them. Offer them the same things they give to you.
You will find that there is nothing more valuable t小题10:having a true friend by your side to share life with, just as someone says, “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized (珍惜) than true friendship”.
小题1:but
小题2:bad
小题3:leave
小题4:instead
小题5:bring
小题6:believe
小题7:worry
小题8:between
小题9:need
小题10:than
题目分析：这篇短文主要论述了友谊对于我们的重要性及什么才是真正的友谊，并告诉我们怎么样才能维持良好的友谊。
小题1:联系上下文可知前后为转折关系，结合首字母可知填转折连词but，但是。
小题2:联系上文可知句意为：度过好日子或者坏日子，结合首字母可知填形容词bad，坏的。
小题3:联系下文，可知指的是不会留下你独自一个人。结合前文助动词will及首字母可知填原形动词leave，留下，离开。
小题4:句意：他们会接受你而不是改变你。短语instead of代替。结合语境可知填副词instead代替，反而。
小题5:结合语境可知，朋友会带来新的令人兴奋的东西，结合前文助动词will及首字母，可知填原形动词bring，带来。
小题6:联系前半句描述，可知此处指的是你能一直相信他们。Can是情态动词，根据首字母可知填原形动词believe相信。
小题7:联系下文，可知此处指的是担心他们说什么。本句中to是不定式符号，后面接动词原形。根据首字母可知填原形动词worry担心。
小题8:联系前一句Friendship is a two-way street.描述，可知此处指的是在你们之间。根据首字母可知填介词between在两者之间。
小题9:考察短语in need在危难中。结合语境可知此处指的是当他们处于危难中时。根据首字母可知填名词need，需要，抽象名词不可数，故用原形即可。
小题10:句意：你会发现没有什么东西比有一个真正的朋友站在旁边和你分享生活更有价值了。结合语境可知本句表示在两个事物中进行比较，故用形容词的比较级。根据首字母可知填介词than，比。
点评：首字母一直是英语考试中的难点，得分率比较低。解答此类题型的方法一般就是根据文章前后句子之间意思推断出词义，并结合首字母推断出所缺单词，然后根据该单词在句子中的句子成分，所起作用，确定单词词形，进行适当词形变化。