More than forty thousand readers told us what they looked for in close friendships,what th

More than forty thousand readers told us what they looked for in close friendships, what they expected【C1】______friends, what they were Willing to give in【C2】______, and how satisfied they were【C3】______the quality of their friendships. The【C4】______give little comfort to social critics.

Friendship【C5】______to be a unique form. of【C6】______bonding. Unlike marriage or the ties that【C7】______parents and children, it is not defined or regulated by【C8】______Unlike other social roles that we are expected to【C9】______--as citizens, employees, members of professional societies and【C10】______organizations--it has its own principle, which is to promote【C11】______of warmth, true love, and affection【C12】______two people.

The survey on friendship appeared in the March【C13】______of Psychology. The findings【C14】______that issues of trust and betrayal(背叛)are【C15】______to friendship. They also suggest that our readers do not【C16】______for friends only among those who are【C17】______"like them," but find many【C18】______differ in race, religion, and ethnic(种族的)background. Arguably the most important【C19】______that emerges from the data,【C20】______, is not something that we found--but what we did not.

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A．on

B．of

C．to

D．for