题目内容：

Eric and Chen first met in their Math class at an American college．Chen was an international student f1. China．He wanted to learn about American culture and hoped he and Eric would become good friends．At first, Eric seemed f2. ．He always greeted Chen warmly before class．Sometimes he offered to study with Chen．He even  i3.Chen to eat lunch with him．But after the term was over and they were in different classes, Eric seemed more distant．They didn’t  s4. each other very much at college．One day Chen called Eric, But Eric didn’t seem very interested in talking to him, Chen was  h5.by Eric’s change of attitude（态度）.“Eric said we were friends.” Chen said．“I thought friends were friends forever．As a foreigner, he doesn’t understand the way Americans view friendship.

Americans use the word “friend” in a very general way．Their friendship is based on common

i6.．When the shared activity ends and they have no the same interests, the friendship may die．Now as Eric and Chen are no longer c7., their “friendship” has changed.

In some cultures friendship m8.a strong life-long tie between two people—friendship develops slowly, since it is built to last．American friendship develops q9. , and it may change just as quickly.

Learning how Americans view friendship can help non-Americans remove misunderstandings（误解）．It can h10.them make friends in the American way.