offer acceptance and emotional(情感的)support. At times, they also help with our everyday lives, cooking a meal, doing chores, or giving us a lift when we need one. Friends also are there to offer advice, an ear to listen, or a shoulder to cry on.

Friends also help us reduce stress. Not only do they listen to us when we feel stressed, but they also discuss what is stressing us. Sharing interests and doing activities with friends help us forget about problems at work or at home. For a short time, we can lose ourselves in a pleasant activity and perhaps laugh and breathe more easily.

28．What is the best title for the passage?

　　A．How to Reduce Stress

　　B．How to Make New Friends

　　C．The Importance of Friends

　　D．The Qualities of Good Friends

29．The underlined word"stimulate" in Paragraph 2 probably means________.

　　A．educate B．encourage C．surprise D．dislike

30．We can learn from the third paragraph that friends always________.

　　A．laugh at us when we're foolish

　　B．tell us other people's secrets

　　C．share our sadness and interests

　　D．support us when we need help

31．We can learn from the passage that________.

　　A．people should make friends anytime

　　B．friends are people who allow you to cry

　　C．a friend helps you in many ways

　　D．good friends are always difficult to meet

I had recently arrived in London and I wanted to see some of the famous places. Should I go to the seaside? Or maybe one of the famous parks? I walked along the street, past a kindergarten playground, and suddenly saw an underground railway station. I was surprised because it was not on my map. I went to buy a ticket. The ticket-seller looked very old. He gave me a ticket, said "Remember it's a return", laughed and walked away without taking my money. Was it special for