Do you often think of your parents? You may say, "Of course, I do. I_______a gift for my mother on Mother's Day and on Father's Day I give my father_______, too." But what about the other days of the year?

In my family, my parents like_______very much because my aunt and uncle come back from Beijing to see them. All the family members get together. They are very happy. In the evening, we eat moon cakes and watch the_______.

I have a friend. Her parents_______in another city. One day, I go to see her, and we have a nice talk. Then she wants to make a call. So she dials(拨打）the number, but then she puts down the phone._______about 15 minutes, she dials the number again. "Hi, Mom…"

Later, I ask, "Why do you dial the number twice?" She smiles, "My parents are old and_______　so they can't get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I only want to give them enough time to_______the telephone."

My friend is a good girl. She is always_______about her parents. You also want to be a__________child, right? Please always remember to call your parents at any time, not just on some important days.

“Today is going to be great.” thought Kate. Her best friend Sarah was not at school last week ________ her grandmother died. Without (没有) Sarah, everything became ________ to Kate.

Today Sarah is coming back and things are going to be good. Kate thought that Sarah must be very sad. She hoped Sarah would be feeling better by now.

But when Kate saw Sarah get on the bus, Sarah ________ to be different. She tried to ________, but she didn’t look happy. Kate had ________ to tell Sarah, but she wasn’t really listening. She even ________ talked at all. What was going on?

When your friends are in trouble, you might be able to help them. But ________? Just still being a(an) ________ is important. When your friend is feeling sad, how nice it feels ________ a good friend around! You may feel shy about it, but it might be a good idea to show how much you ________ her or him. ________, Kate could say, “Sarah, I’m sorry about your ________.” That’s a way for Kate to let Sarah know that she feels ________ for her. It may help Sarah start talking about her feelings. However, it’s OK ________ Sarah doesn’t want to talk about it. Kate could ________ say, “If you want to talk about it later on, I will listen.”