keeping a friend's secrets to yourself and not telling the world is what makes the bond grow strong and last forever.You need to develop trust and mutual(互相的) understanding before you start sharing secrets with each other.With friends，secret talks never seem to end and it can get really amusing to know what has been going on in your friend's mind.

　　There is a certain time in life especially from the teenage years when one starts having a personal periphery(界限) in life and parents are excluded(排斥) from it.It is because there are certain things that they can't understand and we can't discuss with them.That is when friends become the best secret sharers.They are the ones to whom one reveals one's feelings and best kept secrets.

　　It is a general belief that only girls share secrets.But boys have their own secrets that they discuss with only closest friends.The secret talks can range(变化) from relationships，talks about fights with parents，secret activities and anything that is not supposed to be know to others！If you think secrets are limited to only teenagers，get your facts right！Secrets can be shared at any age and there is no hard and fast rule that secrets are shared only among youngsters.

　　Sharing sccrets with a firend is not just fun，but it also helps to develop a lasting trust in one another.Sometimes，sharing secrets will tell you more about the person.You will come to know whether your friend is reliable and trustworthy and whether it is worth sharing your secrets with them.You can call it a test of friendship.

　　【语篇解读】　本文是说明文。分享秘密不仅仅是朋友间信任的表现，也可以加深彼此之间的感情。它也是检验友情的试金石，让你明白对方是否是你的知心朋友。

　　1．What is an advantage of sharing secrets with a friend?

　　A．It helps a lot in your study.

　　B．It leads you to a carefree life.

　　C．It makes you popular with other people.

　　D．It contributes to a long­term mutual belief.

D　[推理判断题。根据第一段中的"keeping a friend's secrets to yourself and not telling the world is what makes the bond grow strong and last forever"可知，分