二、 綜合測驗：每題1分，共25分
 第26至30題為題組
 Friendships are unique in a sense that we have the freedom to be dependent and independent. Because friends voluntarily do things for each other, seldom do we have any obligation to our friends the way we have to our spouse, jobs and families. That's why friendships formed throughout lives are always susceptible to circumstances. By young adulthood, we have   26     many friends from schools, jobs, cities, activities. They are of profound importance in helping us discover our identities and learn what it means to be intimate.   27    , there comes the largest drop-off in friends when people who approach 30 pour time in marriage, children and jobs. The truth is adults demand more time of their own and give   28     to taking care of kids, jobs, or parents. Just because they know how life is   29     with responsibilities, adults feel the need to be polite in friendships and hold more relax expectations for each other. Such mutual understanding of each other's limitations also explains why we are more willing to forgive our friends for not staying in contact for a long while. We no longer rely on friends as much when we grow up, and yet it is   30     a miserable experience. Friendships grow flexible and the space we empathetically grant each other is a gesture of care and respect between true friends.
【題組】26.
(A) accumulated
(B) claimed
(C) increased
(D) assembled