pany. These authorityfigures never saw the way one of us could do something outrageous, and the restof us would joke about it for days. We could have fun doing absolutely nothingat all―becausethe (1)_______ we provided each other with was enough. Rather than discussingoperas, Lewinsky, or the weather, we enjoyed just (2)_______ each other withoutany one of us trying to outsmart the others. Still, I realize that these adultshad a(3)_______ to be concerned about the direction my friends were(4)_______;I also was concerned for them, but I wasn't about to (5)_______ them.
Many times I would advise my friends that some activitymay be (6)_______ or to think things through before doing something, but Iwould never claim to hold the moral high ground and to condescend to them. WhenMarvin would begin rolling joints, when Alisa would tell me she skipped schoolbecause of a hangover, or when Merriam would tell me that her new boyfriend wasin a street gang, I expressed my discomfort with their (7)_______. However, Inever (8)_______ them with the threat of taking my friendship away. Contrary tothe commercials on television, you can have (9)______ who use drugs. In fact,probably everyone does without (10)______ it.
1. A. gift B. present C. company D. friendship
2. A. hanging around B. learning from C. communicatingwith D. joining in
3. A. prejudice B. point C. suggestion D. situation
4. A. giving B. coming C. heading D. facing
5. A. ignore B. upset C. blame D. leave
6. A. crazy B. dangerous C. boring D. important
7. A. action B. lessons C. words D. thoughts
8. A. force B. threaten C. persuade D. cheat
9. A. friends B. girlfriends C. classmates D. brothers
10. A. hearing B. recognizing C. realizing D. knowing