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Thesedayscomputergameshavebecomemoreandmorepopularinmanycities

andtowns.Alotofsmallshopsalongbusy1havechangedintocomputergame

housesinordertogetmore2.Theseplacesarealwayscrowdedwithpeople.

Inthecomputergamehouses,people3alotofmoneymatchingonthe

machines,It's4foronetobeatacomputer,butonecandowellaftertrying

againandagain.Peoplewantto5whentheyplaycomputergames.The

morethey6,themoretheywanttowin,andatlasttheyevencan't7

withoutit.

Theresultisthatsomepeopledon'twantto8andtheyplayincomputer

gamehousesforhoursandhours.Forschoolboys,thingsare9.Theydon't

wanttohave10.Whenschoolisover,theyrushtothecomputergamehouses

neartheir11.

Someofthemcangetenoughmoneyfromtheir12.Someofthemare

13enoughtogetthemoney.Sotheyhavetostealorrobothers'andbecome

14.

Computergameaddiction(上癮)isa15probleminourlife.Somethinghas

tobedonetostopit.

()1.A.streetsB.schoolsC.townsD.cities

()2.A.boysB.moneyC.computersD.houses

()3.A.takeB.spendC.costD.pay

()4.A.possibleB.easyC.goodD.hard

()5.A.readB.learnC.winD.download

()6.A.loseB.tryC.wasteD.watch

()7.A.comeB.eatC.studyD.live

()8.A.watchTVB.gooutC.staythereD.work

()9.A.betterB.excitingC.evenworseD.interesting

()10.A.lessonsB.gamesC.familiesD.sports

()11.A.classesB.roomsC.schoolsD.shops

()12.A.classmatesB.teachersC.sistersD.parents

()13.A.luckyB.unluckyC.carefulD.polite

()14.A.goodB.badC.richD.poor

()15.A.importantB.seriousC.unusualD.wonderful

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MissCarterisabeautifulgirl.Herfather1twoyearsagoandhermother

madeaterriblemistakeand2.Theybegantoliveahardlife.Whenshe3

middleschool,shecouldn'tgoonstudying.Herunclefounda4forher.MrBaker,

arichshopkeeper,hired(雇)her.Herworkwastocleantheroomsandsweepthe

floors.Shetriedher5andworkedhard.MrsBakerlikedherandpaidher6

thantheotherservants(傭人).

ItwasSunday,MrBakerwasreadingandMrsBakerwaswatchingTVinthe

sittingroom.Thegirlcameinandsaid,"Pm7,MrsBaker.IhavetotellyouI

can'tworkforyouanylonger.v

It8Mr.andMrsBaker.Thewomanasked,“Whatmakesyousaythat?Aren'twe

9toyou?”

“Yes,youare,Madam,“thegirlsaid."Haveyoufoundapieceof10work

yet?”MrsBakerasked.

“No,Ihaven't,MissCartersaid."11Idon'tthinkyoutrust(信任)me.”

“Youare12,MissCarter,"saidMrBaker."Ialwaysthinkyouarea13girl.

AndIoftenleavemykeysinmystudy.”"Itwas14thatyouoftenleftthekeysin

yourstudy,“saidthegirl."ButIcouldusenoneofthemto15thesafe(保險箱)

“Well,"saidMr.Baker.uYoucangorightnow!”

()1.A.diedB.diededC.dyingD.dead

()2.A.hurriedoffB.hurriedtoC.sentawayD.stopped

()3.A.finishedB.stoppedC.endD.over

()4.A.workB.worksC.jobD.jobs

()5.A.betterB.goodC.bestD.well

()6.A.muchB.moreC.littleD.less

()7.A.sorryB.gladC.angryD.please

()8.A.insurpriseB.surpriseC.surprisedD.surprises

()9.A.friendlyB.friendC.richD.cold

()10.A.goodB.betterC.bestD.well

()11.A.ButB.AndC.ThoughD.What

()12.A.wrongB.rightC.foolishD.bright

()13A.badB.goodC.wellD.happy

()14.A.poorB.trueC.badD.well

()15..A.breakB.answerC.findD.open

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“Afriendwalksinwhentherestoftheworldwalksout."Sometimesinlife,you

findaspecialfriend：

SomeonewhoChangesyour1justbybeingpartofit；

SomeonewhomakesyoulaughUntilyoucan't2；

Someonewhomakesyoubelievethattherereallyis3intheworld；

Someonewhoconvinces(使相信)youthattherereallyisan4doorjust

waitingforyoutoopenit.

ThisisForeverFriendship.

Whenyou're5，andtheworldseemsdarkandempty,yourforeverfriend

6youupinspiritsandmakesthatdarkandemptyworldsuddenlyseembright

and7.

Youforeverfriendgetsyou8thehardtimesandthesadtimes.Ifyouturn

andwalkaway,yourforeverfriend9Ifyouloseyourway,yourforever

friendguidesyou,encouragesyou,holdsyour10andtellsyouthateverythingis

goingtobeOK.

Andifyou11suchafriend,youfeelhappy,becauseyou12not

worry.Youhaveaforeverfriendforlife,andforeverhasno13.

Atruefriendissomeonewhogivesyouahandandtouchesyourheart.

Remember：14happens,happensforareason(JIE&).

Howmanypeoplehaveeighttruefriendsinfact?Hardly15Iknow.But

someofushaveallrightfriendsandgoodfriends.

()1.A.foodB.timeC.lifeD.work

()2.A.thinkB.stopC.harmD.Offer

()3.A.goodB.healthC.humanD.scenery

()4.A.unpackedB.unlockedC.unfixedD.unborn

()5.A.highB.aboveC.acrossD.down

()6.A.liftsB.shutsC.catchesD.stands

()7.A.naturalB.fullC.funnyD.proud

()8.A.aroundB.belowC.throughD.beside

()9.A.leavesB.travelsC.movesD.follows

()10.A.headB.handC.heartD.back

()11.A.makeB.treatC.findD.warn

()12.A.needB.mustC.mayD.have

()13.A.jobB.endC.topD.goal

()14.A.howeverB.whoeverC.whateverD.wherever

()15.A.someoneB.everyoneC.noneD.anyone

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Mikewasalittleboy.OnedayMikewentwithhisfathertoasmalltownto

1hisgrandparents.

2thetrain,Mikeputhisheadoutofthewindoweveryminute.Hisfathersaid,

"Mike,be3!Don'tputyourheadoutofthewindow!"ButMikedidn't_4

hisfatherandwentonputtinghisheadoutofthewindow.Hisfathercoulddo

5.

ThenMike'sfatherwantedto6ajokeonhisson.HetookMike'scap

quietly,hidit7hisbackandsaid,"Yousee,yourcaphas8away."Mike

touchedhisheadanditwasreallygone.Theboylooked9andthenhebeganto

cry.Hewantedtogethiscapback.

"Don'tworry,son."saidhisfather,"Ihaveastrange10togetyourcapback.

"11canyougetitback?"askedMikeinsurprise.

Hisfathersaid,"Closeyoureyesandwhistle(吹口哨)once,andmaybeyourcap

willcomeback."Mikecame12tothewindow,closedhiseyesandwhistled.Just

atthat13,hisfatherquicklyputthecapontheson'shead.

"Oh!Itwas14!"Mikelaughed.Hewaspleased,thenhequicklytookhis

father'scapand15itoutofthewindow."Nowitisyourturntowhistle,Dad!"

hesaidhappily.

()1.A.lookB.seeC.watchD.notice

()2.A.AtB.OfC.ToD.In

()3.A.careB.carefulC.carefullyD.careless

()4.A.hearofB.listenC.hearD.listento

()5.A.nothingB.anythingC.someD.any

()6.A.doB.workC.playD.take

()7.A.beforeB.behindC.afterD.at

()8.A.droppedB.thrownC.sentD.flown

()9.A.worriedB.gladC.happyD.proud

()10.A.roadB.pathC.wayD.street

()11.A.WhyB.HowC.WhatD.Wher

()12.A.onB.upC.inD.out

()13.A.whileB.secondC.minuteD.moment

()14.A.terribleB.wonderfulC.hadD.lovely

()15A.threwB.placedC.broughtD.got

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5.

Davidreceivedaparrotforhisbirthday.Theparrothadapoorvocabulary(詞匯

量)，andmanywerenotpolite.Davidtriedhardto1thebird'swordsandwas

often2politewords,playingsoftmusic,tryinganythinghecould3toset

agoodexample.Butnothing4.Heshoutedatthebirdandthebirdjustgot

angryandbecameeven5.Finally,withoutanyhope,Davidputthe6in

thefreezer.Forafewmomentsheheardthebirdkick(踢)andcryloudlyinit.Then

suddenlyitwas7—notasoundforhalfaminute.Davidwas8thathe

mighthavehurtthebirdandquickly9thefreezerdoor.Theparrotquietly10

outontoDavid'sarmandsaid,“'I11thatImayhavemadeyouangry12me

aboutmyimpolitelanguageandactions.Iwilltrymybestatoncetobepolite.Iam

13sorryandbegyourpardon."

Davidwassurprisedatthebird'schange,andhewasjust14whathadmade

suchasurprisingchangewhentheparrot15saying,"MayIaskwhatthechicken

inthefreezerdid?"

()1.A.changeB.teachC.makeD.have

()2.A.talkingB.speakingC.sayingD.telling

()3.A.lookafterB.lookoverC.thinkoverD.thinkof

()4A.happenedB.appearedC.workedD.did

()5.A.politeB.lesspoliteC.morepoliteD.notpolite

()6.A.parrotB.chickenC.meatD.food

()7.A.noisyB.painfulCfullD.quiet

()8.A.amazedB.surprisingC.boringD.frightened

()9.A.lockedB.shutC.openedD.repaired

()10A.ranB.steppedC.swamD.escaped

()11.A.believeBhopeC.dreamD.celebrate

()12.A.inB.forC.toD.with

()13.A.muchB.reallyC.alittleD.just

()14.A.toaskB.askedC.toreplyD.replied

()15.A.wentontoB.wentonC.wentoverD.went

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6.

Stampcollectingisperhapsthemostpopularhobbyintheworld.1people

havebeencollectingstampsfromdifferentcountries,fordifferentreasonsandin

differentways.

IcollectstampsfromSingapore,Malaysia,CanadaandtheU.K.only.I2

collectstampsfromeverycountrybecausetherearetoomany.Somecountrieshave

hundredsofnewstampsevery3.

Myfatherandsisterworkinoffices,4sometimestheybringforeign

stampshome.IfIdon'twantastamp,Itrytoswapitwithafriend.Idon't5any

stampsbecausetheycosttoomuchmoney.

Mostofmystampsare6ones,whicharestuckonpaperatfirst.Ihavetoget

thestampsoffthepaper7damaging(毀壞)them.8wantstocollect

damagedstamps.Iputthestampsintowaterinabowl.Aftertentotwentyminutes,

thewatermakesthepaper9.Thenitis10topeeloffthestampscarefully

andletthemdry.Afterthat,Iputtheminoneofmystampalbums(集郵冊).

Ihave11albums,oneforeachcountry.

Ican12manythingsfrommystamps.Theymakemyschoolsubjects

13.Theyshowmewhatbirds,animalsandplantsthereareinacountry.Theylet

me_14aboutthepeopleandeventsindifferentcountries.Someoldstampsare

veryvaluable.Perhapsonedaysomeofmystampswillbe15,too.

()1.A.ManyB.FewC.NoD.All

()2.A.canB.can'tC.liketoD.often

()3.A.hourB.weekC.monthD.year

()4.A.becauseB.whenC.soD.after

()5.A.wantB.sellC.swapD.buy

()6.A.usedB.newC.beautifulD.interesting

()7.A.afterB.untilC.withoutD.with

()8.A.EverybodyB.NobodyC.SomebodyD.Anybody

()9.A.wetB.freshC.cleanD.beautiful

()10A.difficultB.goodC.hardD.easy

()11.A.oneB.fourC.fiveD.many

()12A.haveB.buyC.learnD.want

()13A.aliveB.boringC.busyD.difficult

()14A.talkB.knowC.worryD.complain

()15A.newB.oldC.cheapD.valuable

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Whenyouwritealetterormakeatelephonecall,yourwords1amessage.

Peoplecommunicatewithwords.Doyouthinkyoucancommunicate2words?

Asmile3yourfaceshowsyouarehappyandfriendly.Tearsinyoureyestell

4thatyouaresad.Whenyou5yourhandinclass,theteacherknowsyou

wanttosaysomething6askquestions.Youshakeyourhead,andpeopleknow

youaresayingno.Younodandpeopleknowyouaresaying7.

Otherthingscanalsogivesomeinformation.Forexample,asignatthebus

stophelpsyoutoknowwhichbus8.Asignonthewallofyourschoolhelps

youtofindthelibrary.Signsondoorstellyou9togoinorout.10you

evernoticedthattherearealotofsignsaroundyouandthatyoureceivemessages

11themallthetime?Peoplecancommunicate12manyotherways.13

artistcanusehisdrawingstotellaboutbeautifulmountains,abouttheblueseaand

manyotherthings.Books14totellyouaboutallwonderfulthingsintheworld

andalsoaboutpeopleandtheirideas.Books,magazines,TVandradioandfilms

allhelpustocommunicatewithotherpeople.Theyallhelpustoknow15is

goingonintheworld.

()1.A.takeB.bringC.carryD.gives

()2.A.byB.withC.useD.without

()3.A.inB.onC.atD.over

()4.A.othersB.theothersC.otherD.theother

()5.A.putonB.putoutC.putupD.putdown

()6.A.whenB.orC.butD.if

()7.A.noB.helloC.yesD.nothing

()8.A.togetB.tochooseC.tohaveD.totake

()9.A.whichB.whereC.howD.what

()10.A.DoB.DidC.HadD.Have

()11.A.fromB.ofC.aboutD.for

()12.A.withB.byC.withoutD.in

()13.A.TheB.AnC.AD.Some

()14.A.writeB.wroteC.iswrittenD.arewritten

()15.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.who

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Mr.Whiteisamemberofhisoffice.He's1andcaneasilydealwith(處理)

allkindsofmatters.Sohe'salways2morethanhisworkmates.Ofcoursehe's

often3andhasnotimetodothehousework.Hiswife4himwelland

doesallathome.

5!Theirdaughterwashurtinatrafficaccidentlastmonthandhadtobe

6.NowMrs.Whitehastolookafterherthere7shecan'tgohome.Mr.White

ofteneatssomethingintherestaurant.Ashe8didsomecleaning,therooms

werealldisorderly(零亂不堪).

Yesterdaymorning,beforeMr.Whitegotup,thetelephone9.Hesatupto

answerit.Hisfriendtoldhimto10animportanttelephonenumberdown.Buthe

couldfind11apieceofpaper.Hefoundtherewasmuchdust(灰塵)onthetable

andwrotethenumberonit.Butsoonhe12itandwenttowork.Twohourslater

13camebackandlookedforasweaterforherdaughter.Herhusbandcamein

whileshewas14thetable.Hecouldn't15thenumberonthetableand

calledoutangrily,"Wholetyoucleanthetable?"

()1.A.importantB.strongC.goodD.able

()2.A.helpedB.thoughtC.paidD.asked

()3.A.busyB.quietC.lazyD.happy

()4.A.seesB.knowsC.missesD.takescareof

()5.A.WellB.OnceC.What'smoreD.Badluck

()6.A.inhospitalB.outsideC.inbedD.intime

()7.A.butB.orC.whileD.and

()8.A.notB.neverC.almostD.often

()9.A.shoutedB.spokeC.rangD.called

()10.A.writeB.rememberC.understandD.use

()11.A.eitherapenorB.neitherapennor

C.bothapenandD.notonlyapenbut

()12.A.forgotB.readC.tookD.threw

()13.A.heB.hisfriendC.hiswifeD.hisdaughter

()14.A.brushingB.walkinginC.leavingD.cleaning

()15.A.findoutB.listentoC.seeD.write

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Someoneoncewrote,"AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy."Workis

1buteveryoneneedsleisuretimetoo.Leisuretime2freetimetodo

whateveryouwant.3isatimeforanythingthat4you.Somepeopleliketo

play5forgoodhealth.Othersliketogotointerestingplaces,6museumsor

parks.Manypeoplehave7.Theymakethingsorcollectthings.Rightnow,

someoneis8ahobbysomewhere.Peoplecollectcoins,9,rocks,or

books.Everyonelikestomakesomething.10couldmakeaboatoratable,a

sweaterorafishingnet,abirdcageoranapplepie.Itdoesnot11whatyou

make,aslongasit'ssomethingyoudoyourself.

People12hobbiesarenotdull.Theyareinteresting13theycantalk

abouttheirleisure14,Someworkandsomeplaywillmakeyouinteresting

15.

()1.A.difficultB.easyC.happyD.important

()2.A.hasB.takesC.meansD.gives

()3.A.ThereB.ItC.ThatD.This

()4.A.interestsB.worriesC.helpsD.stops

()5.A.computersB.firesC.cardsD.sports

()6.A.notonlyB.togetherwithC.suchasD.aswellas

()7.A.friendsB.troublesC.questionsD.hobbies

()8.A.meetingB.enjoyingC.findingD.thinking

()9.A,stampsB.soundsC.scoresD.nature

()10.A.AllB.WeC.YouD.They

()11.A.matterB.knowC.lookD.say

()12.A.atB.fromC.onD.with

()13,A.ifB.unlessC.becauseD.though

()14.A.educationB.activitiesC.childhoodD.life

()15.A.tooB.neitherC.eitherD.also

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IhavehadthousandsofclassessinceIstartedschoolnineyearsago.Butonly

one1wasthemostimportant.

IthappenedlasttermjustafterIhadgota2resultinanexam.Iwassad

andhadlostmyconfidence.Idecidedtogotoaclasswhichcantellmehowtobe

3.

Thespeakerwalkedintotheroom.Buthedidnotstarttalking4ateacher.Instead,

heheldupatwentyyuannote(鈔票)!

"Whowantsthis?"heasked.Unsurprisingly,5ofusintheclassheldupour

hands.

Thespeakersmiled.Thenheputupthenoteontheblackboardandaskedthe

samequestion.Again,weallputupourhands.Thespeakersmiledagain,but6

nothing.Suddenly,hethrewthenoteontothefloor!Thenheaskedthesame7a

thirdtime.

Ididn't8whatthespeakerwasdoing.Whywasheaskingthesamequestion

againandagain?Ididn'tknowwhattodo.Iwantedthenote,9Iputmyhandup

again.Afterawhile,he10thenoteandstartedtolaugh."Youhavealljusttold

mehowtobecomesuccessful,"11saidtouswiththenoteinhishand.

"Thenoteisworthtwentyyuan.Itis12worthtwentyyuan,eventhoughI

throwitonthefloor.Youarelikethenote.Nomatter13happenstoyou,youstill

haveyourworth."

WhenIheardthosewords,Iwasdeeplymoved.Suddenly,1141wasworth

alot.Imayhavedoneinanexam,butitdoesn't15Ican'tdowellinthefuture.

IfIbelieveinmyself,Iwillbesuccessful!

()1.A.classroomB.subjectC.classD.school

()2.A.sameB.goodC.luckyD.bad

()3.A.comfortableB.successfulC.famousD.rich

()4.A.likeB.forC.aboutD.by

()5.A.bothB.neitherC.allD.none

()6.A.saidB.boughtC.sawD.wanted

()7.A.studentB.teacherC.questionD.way

()8.A.rememberB.understandC.noticeD.find

()9.A.soB.thoughC.ifD.or

()10.A.tookoutB.threwawayC.pickedupD.putdown

()11.A.youB.heC.sheD.they

()12.A.neverB.sometimesC.hardlyD.always

()13.A.whenB.whoC.whatD.how

()14.A.realizedB.forgotC.dreamedD.decided

()15.A.knowB.meanC.thinkD.complain

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OurdogZipisalwaysbringingthingshomeforustokeep!Manyofthemwere

tobears,lambsandducks.Wenevercould1theowners.

OnedayDadwas2thepaper,"listentothis,everyboby?"hesaid.

"Tothepersonwhotookateddybearfromachild'swagon(推車)一pleasebring

backthetoybear.Ourtwo-year-oldsonisvery3."

"Ziphasbeen4again,"saidAnita.

"Yes,"saidDad,"Well,thepapergivesthe5.ThistimeIcantakebackZip's

6

"Doyouthinkit7todothat?"Momasked."IfyoutellaboutZip,whowill

believeyou?"

"Iwill8untildark.ThenI'lljustputtheTeddybearatthefrontdoorand

walkaway.9willseeme."

Dad'sidea10worded.HeputTeddyatthegate.Heturnedtowalkaway一

andknockedintoachair!

Dadstartedto11.Buthedidn'tgetveryfar.Thegatelightscameon,A

manthrewopenthedoor."12isgoingonhere?"hecalledout.

Daddidn'teventryto13.Hejustwantedtogetaway.Thenthemansaw_14

HeshoutedafterDad."How15canyouget!"hesaid,"Takingtoysfrom

babies!"

()1.A,payB.agreeC.findD.choose

()2.A.buyingB.readingC.writingD.sending

()3.A.sadB,surprisedC.happyD.afraid

()4.A.busyB.lazyC.sorryD.worried

()5.A.pictureB.storyC.addressD.time

()6.A.foodB.nameC.ideaD.present

()7.A.wrongB.cleverC.dangerousD.free

()8.A.speakB.waitC,watchD.think

()9.A.SomeoneB.EveryoneC.NooneD.Anyone

()10.A.neverB.alwaysC.alreadyD.almost

()11.A.speakB.driveC.runD.cry

()12.A.WhatB.WhoC.HowD.Which

()13.A.helpB.answerC.listenD.knock

()14.A.thebearB.ZipC.nothingD.thebaby

()15.A.angryB.kindC.badD.sorry

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Itisveryimportanttogetlotsofexercises.Ilikeexercisesandespeciallyenjoy

1verymuch.Lastsummer,Iwenttothebeacheveryday.Iplantogotherethis

summer,too,butIamnot2to.

Ihaveanewjob.SometimesIhavetowork3lateatnight.Inowwork

morehoursthanI4before,however,Icanreceivealargersalary(薪水).

Totellthetruth,Ilikethenewjob,butithasreallytakenupsomuchofmyspareQlk

余)time.I5doingmoreexercisestospendingmoney.

Ridingabikeisagoodexercise.MaybeIwillsaveenough6tobuyanew

bike.Myneighbour,Mrs.Wilson,hasabikethatshecan7tome,butI

wouldratherusemyownbike.IfIuse8>Iwouldworryaboutdamaging(毀

壞)it.Itisreallyagood9togetanewbike.IthinkwhileIamriding10

work,Iwillbegettingexercises

11.Itiseasiertogettothebeachbybike,too.Imightbeabletogo

swimmingafterall.Thisnewjobisgreat!Iamvery_12Thiswillbea

summerfullofhappiness.

()1.A.runningB.boatingC.swimmingD.skating

()2.A.willingB.ableC.gladD.pleased

()3.A.untilB.afterC.throughD.to

()4.A.decidedtoB.plannedtoC.didD.gotto

()5.A.tryB.hopeC.likeD.prefer

()6.A.timeB.jobsC.thingsD.money

()7.A.lendB.borrowC.buyD.use

()8.A.mineB.hersC.anewoneD.theother's

()9.A.hopeB.informationC.ideaD.matter

()0.A.toB.fromC.toandfromD.without

()11.A.oncemoreB.atthesametime

C.nowandthenD.fromnowon

()12.A.excitedB.worriedC.unhappyD.moved

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Istoodinthedoorway,watchingmyolderbrothercarefullyputtingclothesinto

hisbag.Icougheduneasily.Finally1thatIwasthere,Rockyturnedtowardme

withasadsmile.

"I'm2tomorrow,"hesaid.

"Iknow."My3wasalmostawhisper(低聲).Iwas4atmyselfforbeing

soweak,butIwasn'tabouttocry.

"My5isearly,sothereisstill6timetocometotheairport,"hesaid.

Seeingthe7lookonmyface,hequicklyadded,"Ipromise(答應(yīng))1won'tleave

withoutsayinggoodbye."

Itriedtosay8,butdidn't.It'salways9tokeepquietifyou'reaboutto

cry."Youpromisedyouwouldn'tcry,"hesaidtome,thinkingthatIwascloseto

10.

Irememberthedayhetaughtmehowtorideabike.11Ithoughthewas

alwaysrightbehindme,holdingtheseattokeepmefrom12Iwashappywith

this,butheknewhecouldn'tholdmeupallmylife.Hetoldmethatonedayhe

wouldhavetoletgo.

Hiscoughingstoppedmythinking.Whatwaslefttosay?HowcouldIsay13

tothepersonwhotaughtmeeverything?

ThenextmorningI14