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What's A Real Friend?
You can have the same neighbors for years. You love them or you think you love them. And you hope
that they love you. But do you ever really understand them?
Charlie Kemp and his family lived next door to me for 15 years. We were good friends all the time. I enjoy
friendship. I think it's the best thing in the world. And friendship with the Kemps was easy because they
seemed to welcome it.
They were interesting and clever people. Their house caught fire twice, and twice the whole family slept
in mine. They are always losing things like money, keys and watches. Pictures fell off the walls, the children
fell out of bed …
I was their neighbor and their friend. Life was always interesting, never dull. Best of all, I liked the whole
family.
One day, I lit a fire in the garden to burn some rubbish. After some time Charlie Kemp came out of his
house and walked up the road.
"Morning, Charlie," I said, "lovely day, isn't it?" He smiled at me and nodded. I went on with my work.
Twenty minutes later, a policeman arrived. He walked into my garden and said, "You'll have to put out
that fire. Your neighbor has complained (抱怨) to us. He doesn't like the smell."
"My neighbor …?" I asked.
"Yes," the policeman took out his notebook and read, "Charlie Kemp. He lives next door, doesn't he?"
1. According to the passage, ______.
A. Charlie Kemp is the author's neighbor and his real good friend
B. Charlie Kemp is the author's neighbor but not his real good friend
C. Charlie Kemp treats the author as his real good friend
D. the author doesn't treat Charlie Kemp as his real good friend
2. The author was blamed by the policeman because ______.
A. he was found burning the rubbish by the policeman
B. he was found polluting the environment by burning the rubbish
C. his neighbor Charlie Kemp complained about his action and called the policeman
D. he burnt something of his neighbors
3. The author's experience tells us that ______.
A. a friend in need is a friend indeed
B. it is difficult to understand a person, even your friend
C. anyone is sure to be friendly to you if you are friendly to him
D. friendship is the best thing in the world
