2."I miss you.Let's meet up soon?" These are the words which appear in my inbox and outbox almost every week.I miss my friends.and they miss me.But many of them are dotted(散布于)around the country.I can't see them as much as I'd like.
I have friends living in Telford,Wolverhampton and Birmingham.Some friends have moved abroad.I've also got some wonderful pals in London,where I live now.
But,unlike many of my peers.I don't have one big group I can meet in one place at a time.It means a large part of my life is spent visiting my friends separately.And if I don't do it right,it can be bloody exhausting.
Don't get me wrong.I will always make time for these visits and I never regret them.They are my friends and worth every penny and effort.But life is busy- you have friends,family,a job,a partner,and pets.Each requires their own time slots(時間檔)and individual levels of attention.So I'd be a big liar if I didn't admit I've
striven to get the balance right over the years.To avoid what I call "long-distance friendship burnout",I try to arrange one weekend a month to meet a friend.When it comes to playing guest or host,it's nice to take turns.
I've had weekends in the past where I've tried to arrange many friend visits in one trip.But that's exhausting.And I didn't feel present enough for my friends as I was thinking about what time I had to leave to see the next person,so now it's all about one friend at a time.
Obviously it means seeing them less often,but at the same time I get to spend more time with them when I do.
Long-distance friendships can be tough.But they are also beautiful and 100% worth all the trouble.
(1)What is the author's trouble?
A.She has no friends in her city.
B.She can't get in touch with some of her friends.
C.She has many friends living far away in different places.
D.She is tired of keeping cross-national friendships.
(2)What does the underlined word "striven" in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.Begged.
B.Stopped.
C.Decided.
D.Struggled.
(3)What's the advantage of the author's new way to meet friends?
A.It makes her friends miss her even more.
B.It allows her to focus on one friend at a time.
C.It helps save her friends a lot of travel expenses.
D.It lets her discover the beauty of long-distance friendship.
(4)What is the text mainly about?
A.Experience in keeping up long-distance friendship.
B.A couple of wonderful places to live.
C.The importance of time management in daily life.
D.Useful tips on emailing friends.