As an English{#blank#}1{#/blank#}goes, "A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart." I have a good friend called Dale. He{#blank#}2{#/blank#}me a lot. We knew each other when we were in{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Dale is very funny and he often{#blank#}4{#/blank#}As for study, we are{#blank#}5{#/blank#}hard-working and like to learn everything new. He is better at all the subjects and{#blank#}6{#/blank#}than I do. So he always tries his best ( 尽他最大的努力) to help me{#blank#}7{#/blank#}I have difficulties (困难). We{#blank#}8{#/blank#}our teachers and classmates. I' m a little bit shy in class, so it's difficult for me to make friends with others. But Dale is {#blank#}9{#/blank#}He has more Mends than me. He always tells me {#blank#}10{#/blank#}are very important. Dale makes me understand (理解) that life without friendship is like the sky without the sun.

    I had been in London for two years. During the time I was {#blank#}1{#/blank#} there, my strong wish was to go back home instead of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} in the city I didn't know well.

So when the day came for my {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. I had a strange feeling and my mind was full of beautiful things in London—-the tall trees around my {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, the clean streets, the school library, the old church near the school and so on. I was for the first time not sure {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I really wish to go. I was becoming good at spoken English and interested in the different way of living in London.

    Most important of all. I did not want to leave my {#blank#}6{#/blank#} who were near and dear to me during the two long years. I felt like running into the head teacher's office and telling him that I really didn't want to go home. But on the second thought I stopped myself {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the plan. My parents are quite old and I might have no time to see them again if I gave up this plan. At the airport, most of my teachers and friends came to see me off and quite a few gave me {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. Many group photos were taken and before long the final moment came. Everyone shook hands with me and said goodbye to me. Their eyes were filled with {#blank#}9{#/blank#}and I knew they were {#blank#}10{#/blank#} at the moment.

Rick: Hello, Rick speaking.

Steve: Hi, Rick. It's Steve. How's it going?

Rick: Not bad, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. The weather's great. What are you doing?

Steve: I'm playing basketball {#blank#}2{#/blank#}some friends at the park

Rick:{#blank#}3{#/blank#}like you're having a good time.

Steve: Yeah. Is your brother at home?

Rick: Oh, he's not here. He's{#blank#}4{#/blank#}at his friend's home. Can I take a message for him?

Steve: Yes. Could you{#blank#}5{#/blank#}tell him to call me back?

Rick: Sure. No problem