1. Related Information Passage A Freshman Friendship Experiencing English 1 Roommates and Majors in American Colleges. American and Chinese Friendships Class Reunions

2. Related Information Passage A Freshman Friendship Experiencing English 1 1. Roommates and Majors in American Colleges. In future years it’s very easy to change roommates, and in the junior or senior year it’s quite common for students to move to off-campus apartments. So there’s much less likelihood that freshman roommates will become lifelong friends. Freshman roommates are usually assigned randomly, with no attention to their majors, they may take none of the same classes, and do not have to choose their majors the first year.

3. Related Information Passage A Freshman Friendship Experiencing English 1 Americans are very adept at making new friends, while Chinese people are very skillful at keeping their old friends. The main reason for this is that Americans experience more changes in their personal circumstances, such as changing jobs, moving to another town, or getting divorced. 2. American and Chinese Friendships At any given time an American may have only a few close friends but many casual acquaintances. Over the course of a lifetime an American will probably have more friends than a Chinese person has, but a Chinese person may have more lifelong friends.

4. Related Information Passage A Freshman Friendship Experiencing English 1 In many Western countries it is customary for the people who graduated from a college or school in the same year to gather periodically at the campus or in their hometown for a class reunion. 3. Class Reunions It often includes parties, dinners, dancing, golfing, bowling, and other special events such as visits with former teachers. Reunions usually occur every five years, beginning five years after graduation. Certain reunions such as the 10th, 25th, and 50th are often considered special, and are more elaborate than the others. Class Reunion