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When the telephone rings late at night£¬most women guess it must be one of only four or five people calling. A sister? Maybe. An emergency? Possibly. A mother? Probably not at that time of night. Much more probably it is a close female friend calling to tell you that she is heartbroken because she has split_up with her boyfriend again or perhaps simply that a good movie has just started on TV.

At a time when families are spread far and wide and marriages often end in divorce£¬friendships are becoming more and more important. Erika£¬a 32­year­old lawyer£¬is strengthened by her ten­year friendship with her married friend Jane. “I was very sick one night£¬so I called Jane at about 3£º00 a£®m. to talk about it£¬” she says. “She was very supportive and even came over to take me to the doctor's.”

As American TV shows like Friends have become more popular£¬many of us are beginning to see the value of such friendships. TV shows like this tell us that our romantic relationships may not last£¬but we need to keep in touch with our close friends if we want to survive.

With Erika's family 200 miles away£¬it is Jane who keeps a spare set of keys to Erika's apartment and waters her plants whenever she is away. “Having Jane around gives me a certain amount of freedom. It is not the kind of thing that you could ask anyone to do£¬but she knows I would do the same for her.” Jane£¬who may move to a different city soon£¬is worried about leaving such a support system of friends. “My friends have more to do with my life than my parents and£¬therefore£¬I don't have to spend a lot of time explaining things to them. Friends are more up to date with what is happening.”

21£®A late­night phone call for most women is probably from ________.

A£®a relative  B£®a friend

C£®a doctor  D£®a stranger

22£®What does the underlined phrase “split up” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A£®Shown up.  B£®Picked up.

C£®Broken up.  D£®Taken up.

23£®According to the passage£¬we can learn that Erika ________.

A£®is Jane's male friend

B£®treasures Jane's friendship

C£®has been married for 10 years

D£®lives far away form Jane

24£®Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A£®Friendship Counts

B£®Friendship Demands Freedom

C£®Friendship Needs Understanding

D£®Friendship Strengthens Romance