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English Reading # 1
A Great Friend

As I am now a senior high school student, I have a great many friends, but there is one
whom I prize over all the rest. I first made his acquaintance when I began to go to school.
He has been my constant companion ever since.

Though he is serious in appearance he never fails to be interesting. Often he is clever,
sometimes even merry and gay. He is the most knowledgeable friend a person could have.
He know virtually every language of the world, all the events of history, and the words of all the
great poets and philosophers. A kindly benefactor, he is admired and enjoyed by everyone
who makes his acquaintance.

To me, he has been a great teacher as well as a friend. He first taught me the secrets of my
own language and then those of others. With these keys he showed us how to unlock all the
arts and sciences of man.

My friend is endlessly patient. Dull though I may be, I can return to him again and again,
and he is always ready to teach me. Then I am bored, he entertains me. When I am dispirited,
he lifts me up. When I am lonely, he keeps me company. He is a friends not only to me but
to millions around the world. Shall I tell you his name? His name is “Reading.”

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