一 Yes.        beautiful she looks! The skirt is made         silk.

    School was over. Usually David's mother would take him home from school but today she was not here. David decided to go home alone {#blank#}1{#/blank#} foot, and it took him about half {#blank#}2{#/blank#} hour.

    When he got home, he couldn't get in {#blank#}3{#/blank#} he did not bring his keys. He knocked on the door, but no one answered. David thought his mother {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be) in the toilet, so he waited patiently for her. After a few {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (minute), David knocked again, but still no one answered. "What is happening? Is there anything wrong with my mother?" he thought to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (he) and got worried. Just at that moment, he heard the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (friend) voice of his neighbour, John. David told him that no one was at home, and John asked him {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (stay) in his house. Two hours later, when David's mother got back, he {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (play) games with John. How happy he was to see {#blank#}10{#/blank#} mother!

    In 1990, when I{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be)nine years old, I wanted very much to find {#blank#}2{#/blank#} pen friend. I found Ashley's address in a magazine, and decided{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(write) to her.

    I sent off my letter with a little hope. Very quickly, I received her letter.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}my surprise, Ashley was only one month {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (old) than me. I learned some new expressions from her. I{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(real) liked this new friend.

    Letter after letter, year after year, Ashley and I continued to write to each other. A letter would be received and I'd write back right away. We would send each other birthday and Christmas {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(gift).

    Eight years later, my parents decided it was time{#blank#}8{#/blank#}me to meet this friend. They drove me down to Mississippi for a few days. We {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(have)a fun time together. We did the things that teenage girls love to do.

    Twenty-five years after the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (one)letter, Ashley and I still have an amazing friendship. Although we don't write letters now, we communicate through mobile phones and the Internet.