23、综合填空：读下面短文，用所给词的适当形式填空。

Some friends （1）________ （have） opposite views and （2）______（interest）, and some like the same things. What （3）______（be） your opinion? Should friends （4）________（be） different or the same?  Sam Green （5）________（like） to have friends who are like （6）______（he）. He is （7）_______（quiet） than most of the kids in his class, and his best friend Tom is quiet, too. There （8）_______（be） some differences, though.. He is shorter than Tom, and Tom is （9）__________（athletic）. Jenny says it's not necessary （10）__________（be） the same. Her best friend Marry is（11）__________ （outgoing） than her, and Marry always （12）_______（beat） her in tennis.