Directions : In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 1 to 10 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. A Reason, a Season and a Life prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" ?xml:namespace> We meet thousands of people in our life. Some come into our life for a reason, some for a season, and some for a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you will know 1 what to do. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed inwardly or outwardly. They have come to help you 2 a difficulty, or to provide you with 3 and support. Then, without any 4 on your pa rt or at a certain time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die; sometimes they just walk away; and sometimes they 5 you to do something that you do not like. When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is time for you to share, 6 , or learn. They may bring you an 7 of peace or make you laugh. They may reach you something you have never done. They usually give you an 8 amount of joy, but only for a season. LIFETIME friendships are based on 9 and understanding between you and your friend. Together, you have 10 good times as well as bad times. Lifetime friendships teach you lifetime lessons. And your job is to accept the lessons and love the people who teach you how to be good. So, what is a lifetime friends? It is a single soul in two bodies.