“A friend in need is a friend indeed.” Friends are important to us. Friends help us get through hard times.
Friends also influence us a lot. Let's enjoy two poems about friends.
To Wang Lun (By Li Bai)
I, Li Bai, sit aboard a ship about to go,
When suddenly on shore footsteps and songs overflow(溢出).
The Lake of Peach Blossoms(桃花) is a thousand fathoms deep.
But not so deep as Wang Lun's love for me.

A Time to Talk (By Robert Frost)
When a friend calls to me from the road
And slows his horse to a meaning walk,
I don't stand still and look around
On all the hills I haven't hoed(锄地),
And shout from where I am, “What is it?”
No, not as there is a time to talk.
I thrust(猛推) my hoe in the mellow ground,
Blade-end(锋刃端) up and five feet tall,
And plod(蹒跚): I go up to the stone wall
For a friendly visit.
Both poems are famous in their cultures, but they tell different stories. Li Bai described the scene of his friend seeing him off. US poet Robert Frost wrote about a friend's visit when he was working. Li made a comparison(比较). His poem shows the friendship between him and his friend is deeper than the deep water. Frost's poem, however, tells the readers that we should stop what we are doing to talk with our friends. It tells us that nothing should get in the way of spending time with friends. The language is simple but sincere.
() 1. What was Li Bai doing when his friend Wang Lun came over?
A. He was leaving by ship.
B. He was singing a song.
C. He was waiting for his friend.
D. He was enjoying the peach blossoms.
() 2. Why did “I” thrust my hoe in the ground in Frost's poem?
A. To give the horse food.
B. To meet my friend.
C. To hoe the hills.
D. To take a walk.
() 3. What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. The writers of the two poems.
B. The analysis(分析) of the two poems.
C. The popularity of the two poems.
D. The background of the two poems.
() 4. Which saying has the same meaning as these two poems?
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B. A friend to all is a friend to none.
C. Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing.
D. There's just one sure delight(乐事)—friendship, like sunrise, warm and bright.