四、词汇运用

阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语提示写出单词的正确形式(每空一词)。
A life without a friend is a life without a sun. I can't agree more. And it always makes me think about my best friend Kelly, an outgoing and (1)(善解人意的) girl. We have lots of hobbies in (2)(相同). Both of us like shopping online. On weekends, we always climb the mountain which is the highest in our city. The air is (3)(更新鲜的) than that in other places. Kelly believes that the best way to relax is (4)(通过) exercise. Of course, it is also a good way to share our (5)(经历) on the way.
Kelly always helps me out with any of my problems. She is good at study and she always asks me to take the schoolwork (6)(严肃地). She says, "Don't put off what you can do today (7)(直到……为止) tomorrow." As long as we both have free time, she invites me to go out to practice speaking English with (8)(外国人). My English improved a lot in this way. And I won the English competition this term.
It is well-known that a good friend is like a (9)(镜子). Kelly is such a friend. She (10)(伸手) for my hands and touches my heart.

四、【短文大意】作者的好朋友是一个外向且善解人意的女孩，而且她经常帮助作者解决问题。
1. understanding 【解析】由中文提示可知填understanding。
2. common 【解析】in common意为“共同的”，是固定搭配，故填common。
3. fresher 【解析】由句中“than”可知，此处须用fresh的比较级，故填fresher。
4. through 【解析】由中文提示可知填through。
5. experiences 【解析】当experience意为“经验”时，为不可数名词；意为“经历”时，为可数名词。此处须用可数名词的复数形式，故填experiences。
6. seriously 【解析】take sth. seriously意为“认真对待某事”，故填seriously。
7. until/till 【解析】由中文提示可知填until/till。
8. foreigners 【解析】句意：……她邀请我出去与外国人练习英语。foreigner意为“外国人”，此处须用复数形式，故填foreigners。
9. mirror 【解析】由中文提示和前面的不定冠词a可知填mirror。
10. reaches 【解析】主语She为第三人称单数，时态是一般现在时，谓语动词须用第三人称单数，故填reaches。