Research shows that people with good friends have better physical and emotional health than those who
have only a weak network of friends or no real friends at all. There are three general types of support friends to
be __41__.
First and probably most important, friends give us emotional support: they show us __42__ someone cares;
someone really likes us and wants to be with us. But friends also provide guidance. When we have important
__43__ to make, friends can be a sounding-board for our ideas, and they can present other sides to a problem.
Friends also provide __44__, tangible support: they loan us their car when ours breaks down, they cook and meal
for us when we’re sick, or they pick up our mail when we’re on vacation. Psychologists believe that friends
__45__ as a coping mechanism. By providing us with companionship and support, friends serve as a buffer
against the stress in our lives. 【題組】
45. (A) regard (B) surface (C) perform (D) function