Lisa Fry and Paula Turner grew up across the street from each other in Twin Falls. They never 【C1】______their friendship would last forever. But【C2】______Fry married,moved to New York City and had a baby,her letters to Turner suddenly went【C3】______. "Do you think Ive【C4】______ offended her？" Fry asked her husband. Turner, meanwhile, had【C5】______herself she was no longer important to Fry. " Shes got a family now," she told herself. " Were just【C6】______different to be close like before. " Finally,Fry summoned the 【C7】______ to call her old friend. At first, the conversation was【C8】______, yet soon they both admitted that they missed each other. A month later,they got together and quickly fell into their old habit of laughing and【C9】______secrets. " Thank goodness I finally took【C10】______," Fry says. "We both realized we were【C11】______ important to each other as ever. " There are good【C12】______to cherish our friendships. Some years ago a public opinion research firm, Roper Starch Worldwide, asked 2,007 people to identify one or two things【C13】______ they thought were the most important. Friends far outranked homes, jobs, clothes and cars. " A well-established friendship【C14】______ a long history of experience and interaction that defines who we are and keeps us connected,"says Donald Pannen, the executive officer of the Western Psychological Association. " It is a【C15】______we should protect. "【C16】______, says Brant R. Burleson, professor of communication at Purdue University, " the better friends you are, the 【C17】______ youll face conflicts." And the outcome can be precisely what you dont want—a(n) 【C18】______to the relationship. Making friends can sometimes seem【C19】______. The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the natural ups and downs that affect all relationships. Her suggestion;【C20】______friendship an honor and a gift,and worth the effort to treasure and nurture.
【C1】

A. distrusted
B. doubted
C. believed
D. supposed