Last {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (圣诞节) Day, when I was at the street {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （角落）, a car {#blank#}3{#/blank#} （经过） by. The car stopped in front of me. A woman looked out of the car and asked me {#blank#}4{#/blank#} （有礼貌地）, "Excuse me, could you tell me the right direction to the  station?" Oh, my god! She was my old classmate. She used to be a shy girl. She didn't {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（敢于）to speak in {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （公众）. But her English was good and she did well in the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} （发音） and the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （语法）. I {#blank#}9{#/blank#} （羡慕） her very much. Finally we had a happy {#blank#}10{#/blank#} （谈话） and I told her the way to the station.

    Helen is in Grade Eight. She smiles at everyone and she's always glad to help others. But do you know she had a sad story?

    Helen's parents died in {#blank#}1{#/blank#}fire when she was nine years old. After that, her aunt and uncle adopted(收养) her. They sent her to a new school. In that school, Helen{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(know) nothing about her new classmates. She didn't talk too much and she was{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(shy)and quieter than most kids. That made{#blank#}4{#/blank#}difficult for her to make friends, so she had few friends at school. Her aunt and uncle worried about her.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(lucky), Helen met a funny girl named Sandy. After making friends{#blank#}6{#/blank#}Sandy, Helen became more outgoing{#blank#}7{#/blank#}before. Sandy usually tells jokes to make her laugh and Helen often helps Sandy with her studies. Now they are good friends.

    Helen is really hard-working and she always{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(get) A's in her subjects. Sandy says, "Helen studies very hard. She often helps me with my homework. Now I'm getting better{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(grade) with her help{#blank#}10{#/blank#}she is different from me, I like her very much.