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PART2Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.
TheArtofFriendship
A)OneeveningafewyearsagoIfoundmyselfinananxiety.Nothingwasreallywrong
myfamilyandIwerehealthy,mycareerwasbusyandsuccessful--Iwasjustfeelingvaguelydownandinneedofafriendwhocouldraisemyspirits,someonewhowouldmeetmeforcoffeeandletmerantuntilthecloudslifted.Idialedmybestfriend,whonowlivesacrossthecountryinCalifornia,andgothervoicemail.That'
swhenitstartedtodawnonme--lonesomenesswasattherootofmydreariness.Mysociallifehaddwindledtoalmostnothing,butsomehowuntilthatmomentI'
dbeentoobusytonotice.Nowithitmehard.Myoldfriends,buddiessincecollegeorevenchildhood,knoweverythingaboutme;
whentheyleft,theyhadtakenmycontextwiththem.
B)Researchhasshownthelong-rangenegativeconsequencesofsocialisolationonone'
shealth.Butmyconcernsweremoreshort-term.Ineededtofeelunderstoodrighttheninthewaythatonlyagirlfriendcanunderstandyou.Iknewitwouldbewrongtoexpectmyhusbandtoreplacemyfriends:
Hecouldn'
t,andevenifhecould,towhomwouldIthencomplainaboutmyhusband?
SoIresolvedtoacquirenewfriends--womenlikemewhohadkidsandenjoyedrollingtheireyesattheworldalittlebitjustasIdid.SinceI'
dbemakingfriendswithmoreintentionthanI'
devergiventheprocess,IrealizedIcouldbeselective,thatIcouldineffectdesignmyownsociallife.Thedownside,ofcourse,wasthatIfeltprettyfrightened.
C)Afterall,it'
sawholelothardertomakefriendsinmidlifethatitiswhenyon'
re
younger--afact
womanI'
vespokenwithpointoutagainandagain.AsLeslieDanzig,41,aChicagotheaterdirectorandmother,seesit,whenyou'
reinyourteensand20s,you'
remoreorlessfriendswitheveryoneunlessthere'
sareasonnottobe.Yourcollegeroommatebecomesyourbestpalatleastpartlyduetoproximity.Nowthereneedstobeareasontobefriends."
TherearemanypeopleI'
mcomfort-ablearound,butIwouldn'
tgosofarastocallthemfriends.Comfortisn'
tenoughtosustainarealfriendship,"
Danzigsays.
D)Atfirst,findingnewcompanionsfeltawkward.At40Icouldn'
trunuptopeoplethewaymy4-year-olddaughtersdointheplaygroundandask,"
Willyoubemyfriend?
Everytimeyoustartanewrelationship,you'
revulnerableagain,"
agreesKathleenHall,DMin,founderandCEOoftheStressInstitute,inAtlanta."
You'
reasking,'
Wouldyouliketocomeintomylife?
'
Itmakesusself-conscious."
E)Fortunately,mydiscomfortsoonpassed.Irealizedthatasamaturefriendseekermyvulnerabilityriskwasactuallyprettylow.Ifsomeonedidn'
ttakemeuponmyoffer,sowhat:
Iwasn'
tinjuniorhigh,whenImighthavebeenrejectedforhavingthewrongclothesorhair.AtmyageIhaveamassedenoughself-esteemtorealizethatIhaveplentytooffer.
F)We'
reallsobusy,infact,thatmutualinterests--say,inaproject,class,orcausethatwealreadymaketimefor--becometheperfectcatalystsforbringingusincontactwithcandidatesforcamaraderie.MichelleMertes,35,ateacherandmotheroftwoinWausau,Wisconsin,saysanewfriendshemadeatchurchcameasapleasantsurprise."
InhighschoolIchosefriendsbasedontheirpopular-ityandhowbeingpartoftheircirclemightreflectonme.Now'
sit'
soursharedvaluesand
activitiesthatcount."
Mertessaysherpal,withwhomsheorganizedthechurch'
syouthprograms,isnothinglikeherbuttheirdriveandorganizationalskillsmakethemidealfriends.
G)Happily,asawkwardasmakingnewfriendscanbe,self-esteemissuesdonotfactorin--oriftheydo,youcaneasilyputthemintoperspective.Danzigtellsofthemotherofachildinherson'
spre-school,atall,beautifulwomanwhoismarriedtoabig-dealrockmusician."
Isaidtomyhusband,she'
stoocoolforme,'
"
shejokes."
Igetintimidatedbypeople.ButonceIgottoknowher,sheturnedouttobeprettylaid-backandfriendly."
Intheendtherewasnochemistrybetweenthem,sotheydidn'
tbecomegoodpals."
Irealizedthatweweren'
teachother'
stype,butitwasn'
tabouthierarchy."
Whatmidlifefriendshipisabout,itseems,isreflectingthepersonyou'
vebecome(orarestillbecoming)backatyourself,thusreinforcingtheprogressyou'
vemadeinyourlife.
H)HarleneKatzman,41,alawyerinNewYorkCity,notesthatheroldestfriendsknewherbackwhenshewaslesssureofherself.Asmuchasshelovesthem,shebelievestheysometimesrespondtois-suesinlightofwhosheoncewas.Anoldchumhasthegoodsonyou.Withrecentlymadefriends,youcanturnoveranewleaf.
I)
Anewfriend,chosenright,canalsohelpyoupointyourboatinthedirectionyouwanttogo.HannaDershowitz,39,anattorneyandmotherinLosAngeles,foundthatanewacquaintancefromworkwasexactlywhatsheneededinafriend.InadditiontolikingandrespectingJulia,Dershowitzhadafeelingthatthefitandathleticyoungerwomanwouldhelphertogetinshape.
J)
Whileyou'
rebusymakingnewfriends,rememberthatyoustillneedtonurtureyouroldones.WeaskedMarlaPaul,authorofTheFriendshipCrisis:
Finding,Making,andKeepingFriendsWhenYou"
reNotaKidAnymore,forthebestwaystomaintaintheseimportantrelationships.Keepin
touch.Yourfriendsshouldbeapriority;
scheduleregularlunchdatesorcoffeecatch-upsessions,nomatterhowbusyyouare.Knowherbusiness.Keeptrackofimportanteventsinafriend'
slifeandshowyoursupport.Callore-mailtoletherknowyou'
rethinkingofher.Speakyourmind.Tellafriend(politely)ifsomethingshedidreallyupsetyou.Ifyoucan'
tbetotallyhonest,thenyouneedtoreexaminetherelationship.Acceptherflaws.Nooneisperfect,soworkaroundherquirks--she'
schronicallylate,orshe'
sabitnegative--tocutdownonfrustrationandfights.Boostherego.Heartfeltcomplimentsmakeeveryonefeelgreat,sotellherhowmuchyoulovehernewsweaterorwhatagreatjobshedidonaworkproject
46.LeslieDanzigthoughtmakingfriendsatone'
smiddleageneededsomereasons.
47.Awell-chosennewfriendcanhelpyougointhedirectionthatyoulike.
48.Afewyearsagotheauthorfeltlonelyanddepressedwhenshephonedherbestfriendinanothercitywhowasmuchwantedthenbutunavailable.
49.AccordingtoKathleenHall,onemightfeelsensitiveinthefirstcurseofmakingnewfriends.
50.Midlifefriendshipcanhelpyourealizeyourdirectionoflifeandreinforcetheprogressyou'
51.InMafiaPaul'
sbook,tobeabetterfriend,youshouldkeeptrackwithyourfiiends,careforyourfriend'
sjob,expressyourself,acceptherflawsandcomplimentyourfriendforher/hisgooddressingandjob.
52.Fortheauthor,agirlfriendmightbetherightpersontounder"
standherand
erasehernegativefeeling.
53.AccordingtoMichelleMetes,midlifefriendshipisbasedonthesharedvaluesandactivities
54.Asamaturefriendseeker,theauthorfindsherselfwithenoughconfidencetoofferandtakerejectionwithgrace.
55.Withnewlymadefriends,youcanhaveachancetotakeonanewlookinyourlife.
PART3Directions:
Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice。
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