Most kids have nothing to worry about except homework and basketball matches. But things are ______for the kids who have lost their parents. _____ these is Milly Bell, a nine-year-old girl from Exeter, England. She is doing something to make life _____better for children like her.

A few years ago, Milly’s father ____ a serious disease. Milly was very sad and thought that only bad things happened to her. Her mother told her that ____ a lot of kids like her, however. So Milly began to think, “_____can I help other children if they are also losing someone?”

Sadly, Milly’s father   ____ since 2006. Then, Milly found a way to help other children. She has written a book _____My Daddy is Dying.

“Although I’m still sad and often think of Daddy, it_____ easier as time has gone by. I know it’s important to speak out and cry about my feelings _____when I feel sad.” Milly said. “I hope this helps other children get through the same thing, and lets them know that they are not the only ones.”

When I was a little girl, there was the magic of Mercurochrome ( 红药水). It was good for cuts, scratches (抓痕), or other____. My brother and I___ and proved the powers of Mercurochrome many years ago.

It was summer and hot. Mama was not feeling well and had become____tired. She told us that she was going to____   on her bed. Only a few minutes had passed when Ronnie _____a scratch on his knee   that needed immediate____. We tiptoed( 踮 脚 走 ) into Mama’s room and asked her if we could put Mercurochrome on Ronnie’s scratch.____on her back, Mama had fallen into a deep sleep and made no answer.

We stole into the bathroom, took the Mercurochrome and____Ronnie’s knee. Undoubtedly, he immediately began to feel better._____, we tiptoed   into Mama’s   room to show her that we had taken   care of our scratches without____her. But she was in sound sleep. Then we whispered that____Mama didn’t feel well, perhaps Mercurochrome would make her feel___ .

Twenty minutes____, we painted every scratch and every freckle(雀斑) of Mama’s skin. She had Mercurochrome____her legs, arms and face. At Ronnie’s encouraging, we____tried to paint her   fingernails and toenails.

When Mama screamed in_____, we knew that she was awake. With all the______, it didn’t seem at   first that she was feeling better,___ she burst into laughter as she stared at her image in the mirror.

We laughed a lot the next few days. If anyone had asked us, we would have____that Mama had   been cured by the___ of Mercurochrome.