Banked cloze Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once. A focused F assured K transformed B steered G relief L spread C transmitted H release M scared D stretched reflected N determined E nurtured J uttered 0 compan i onship There was a time when Whitney didn't have a lot of friends. All through high school, she just slipped in and out of "light" friendships where she didn't find a lot of comfort or 1) _________ . When it was time for her to go to college, Whitney was nervous and 2) ________ at the idea that she might have to go without friends. So, she was 3) ______ to make a change. The first week of classes, something happened that 4) ______ Whitney's life forever. In her English class, when asked to share their goals for the class, most of the students said their goal was to get a good grade, or pass the class. Whitney 5) _______ something entirely different: Her goal was to make just one good friend. 6) To her 6) _______ , while most of the students sat in silence, one student came to Whitney and held out his hand and introduced himself. He asked if she would be his friend. The whole room was silent - all eyes 7) _____ on Whitney and the hand held out just in front of her. She smiled and 8) _______ her hand out to take his and a friendship was formed. It was a friendship that lasted through college. It was a friendship from which a romance was 9) ________ . It was a friendship that brought two people together in marriage and 10) _______ them through many good and bad times.