Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

More than forty thousand readers told us that they looked for in close friendships, what they expected __61__ friends, what they were willing to give in __62__, and how satisfied they were __63__ the quality of their friendships. The __64__ give little comfort to social critics.

Friendship __65__ to be a unique form of __66__ bonding. Unlike marriage or the ties that __67__ parents and children, it is not defined or regulated by __68__. Unlike other social roles that we are expected to __69__—as citizens, employees, members of professional societies and __70__ organizations—it has its own principle, which is to promote __71__ of warmth, trust, love, and affection __72__ two people.

The survey on friendship appeared in the March __73__ of Psychology Today. The findings __74__ that issues of trust and betrayal (背叛) are __75__ to friendship. They also suggest that our readers do not __76__ for friends only among those who are __77__ like them, but find many __78__ differ in race, religion, and ethnic (种族的) background. Arguably the most important __79__ that emerges from the data, __80__, is not something that we found—but what we did not.

61. A) on
B) of
C) to
D) for（B）

62. A) addition
B) reply
C) turn
D) return（D）

63. A) about
B) of
C) with
D) by（C）

64. A) results
B) effects
C) expectations
D) consequences（A）

65. A) feels
B) leads
C) sounds
D) appears（D）

66. A) human
B) mankind
C) individual
D) civil（A）

67. A) bind
B) attach
C) control
D) attract（A）

68. A) discipline
B) law
C) rule
D) regulation（B）

69. A) keep
B) do
C) show
D) play（D）

70. A) all
B) any
C) other
D) those（C）

71. A) friendship
B) interests
C) feelings
D) impressions（C）

72. A) between
B) on
C) in
D) for（A）

73. A) print
B) issue
C) publication
D) copy（B）

74. A) secure
B) assure
C) confirm
D) resolve（C）

75. A) neutral
B) main
C) nuclear
D) central（D）

76. A) ask
B) call
C) appeal
D) look（D）

77. A) most
B) more
C) least
D) less（A）

78. A) people
B) who
C) what
D) friends（B）

79. A) conclusion
B) summary
C) decision
D) claim（A）

80. A) moreover
B) however
C) still
D) yet（B）