Friendship - Review 1

C2 Proficiency · Multiple Choice Cloze · Close-up C2, National Geographic Learning

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

reciprocal

communal

mutual

tune

wavelength

common

terms

back up

stick up

look up

keep up

broadly

usually

widely

extensively

thrown

shed

turned

directed

platonic

friendly

amicable

spiritual

glide

flow

drift

float

analysed

assessed

computed

calculated

Friendship is based on a number of factors. These include similarity between people and (1) ___ interests. Close friends are also in (2) ___ with each other and can sense shifting moods. Loyalty too is important and is evident when we (3) ___ for a friend. That much is (4) ___ known. In recent years a body of scientific research has (5) ___ more light on friendship. One study looked at opposite-sex friendships and concluded that such (6) ___ relationships are difficult to maintain over time. Another study found that when people fall in love, the new person displaces two others in your close circle. This is because love takes time away from seeing friends and so people (7) ___ apart. In fact, in a previous study, scientists (8) ___ that we have five close friends, but that people in a relationship have four, including their partner. Scientists have also discovered that people with a wide circle of friends live longer and are happier. So it's a good idea to hold on to your friends.

Friendship

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