Read the following texts involving the use of even though, although and though and answer the following questions. Friendship Do you have a close friend? Is a friendship or relationship always good and without problems? It is impossible to happen because there is a fact about close friends that remains untold. The fact is 'no judgment and only unconditional love'. When you are in trouble or feeling down, one thing you expect from a close friend is understanding. Your close friend will usually understand your feeling. However, there may come a moment when your close friend cannot understand you. If this happens, what will you do? Though your close friend does not understand your feelings well, you cannot blame him or her. Maybe your close friend cannot understand your feelings due to unclear communication. Unclear communication happens because you cannot communicate your bad feelings well, so your friend cannot give you a solution to your problem. Reading for specific information 1) What is the writer's opinion about friendship? 2) Does a friendship always run well? Why?

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Di atas terdapat sebuah teks yang bertema pertemanan. Pertemanan tidak selalu berjalan mulus. Ketika kita berada di fase yang sangat jatuh, kita akan datang kepada teman kita dan bercerita. Namun, adakalanya teman kita tidak mengerti dengan apa yang kita ucapkan mungkin dari faktor penceritaan kita yang kurang jelas atau emosi/perasaan yang kita tunjukkan tidak sepenuhnya ditunjukkan sehingga terjadinya kesalahpahaman yang membuat kita berpikir bahwa teman kita tidak mengerti kita. Kita tidak bisa menyalahkan teman kita karena mungkin hal tersebut disebabkan karena kitakurang bisa menyampaikan isi hati kita dengan baik. Jadi, jawaban yang tepat dari soal di atas adalah: Friendship cannot always be good and without problems because there is a fact about close friends that remains untold, which is 'no judgment and only unconditional love' Pernyataannya dapat dilihat diawal teks, yaitu "... Is a friendship or relationship always good and without problems? It is impossible to happen because there is a fact about close friends that remains untold. The fact is 'no judgment and only unconditional love'." It doesn’t always run well because sometimes we misunderstandour friends' feeling, and vice versa. It happens because we cannot express our feelings well. Pernyataannya dapat dilihat diakhir teks, yaitu "Unclear communication happens because you cannot communicate your bad feelings well, so your friend cannot give you a solution to your problem."