Steve and Yaser first met in their chemistry class of an American university. Yaser was an international student from Jordan. He was ex- cited to get to know an American. He wanted to learn more about A- merican culture. Yaser hoped that he and Steve would become good friends. At first, Steve seemed very friendly. He always Yaser [1] ______ warmly before class. Sometimes he offered to study with Yaser. He ever [2] ______ invited Yaser to eat lunch with him. But after the semester was over, Steve seemed more near. The two former classmates didn’ t see each [3] ______ other very much at school. One day Yaser decided to call Steve. Steve didn’t seem very uninterested in talking to him. Yaser was very hurt [4] ______ by Steve’s change attitude," Steve said we were friends," Yaser com- [5] ______ plained of. "And I thought friends were friends forever. " [6] ______ Yaser is a little confused. He is an outside to American culture. [7] ______ He doesn’ t understand the way Americans view friendship. Americans use the word "friend" in a very general way. They may call both casu- al acquaintances and close companions " friends ". Americans have school friends, work friends, sports friends and neighborhood friends. These friendships based on common interests. When the shared activity [8] ______ ends, the friendship fade. Now Steve and Yaser are no longer [9] ______ classmates. Their "friendship" has changed. American friendships de- velop quickly ,and they may change just quickly. [10] ______