Friends are an important part of our lives.We spend time with them，have fun together，and share our opinions，feelings and even secrets.Life would be boring without friends.Friends' influence who we are，help us learn，support（支持）us in good and bad times，and care for us even when we are not happy.
   Often，We have many happy moments with our friends.We need someone to share things with to make us happier.Being lonely for a long time is not a great feeling.That is why it is important to spend time making friends and nurturing （維持）the relationship with a group of close friends.
   It is important to have a friend to talk to，whether（不論）it is about a sad or happy subject.In good times，it is wonderful to be able to celebrate with someone.It is also important to have someone support you if you have just had an unpleasant experience.Friends are important pillars（中心人物）of support.
   Friends teach us important lessons.No one person is the same.As time goes by，we learn to respect one another's differences.This acceptance of others' differences is important as we meet more and more people in our lives，such as new family members，neighbors and new friends.
（1）We may feel

bored

bored

without friends in our lives.
（2）We need someone to share things with in order to

make us happier

make us happier

.
（3）We may not feel

good/great

good/great

if we are lonely for a long time.
（4）We need someone to support us when we have just experienced an

unpleasant

unpleasant

thing.
（5）From the passage we learn that no one is the same as others，so we should learn to

respect/accept

respect/accept

one another's differences in our lives.