Amy did not have any friends and felt sad. All the girls in her class were _________ with a best friend or in groups, and she always felt left out. So, Amy just walked around alone instead of playing with anyone. She wanted to seesaw（玩跷跷板）, but that is something you need to do with a friend. Also, she liked to swing and wished someone would _________ her to get her started.

One day, the teacher, Mrs. Gibbs, walked up and put her arm around Amy, “What’s the _________, Amy? Why don’t you play with other children?” she asked _________.

Amy replied, “Everyone has a friend except me. I don’t have anyone.” Mrs. Gibbs _________ and said, “Amy, the way to get a friend is to be a friend.” Amy asked, “How do I do that?”

Mrs. Gibbs answered, “Look around the _________. There are three classes of third- graders out here during this _________ time. Find someone who is alone and then go to ask them to play.” Amy said she would think about it, but she was _________ she would be refused. She wasn’t sure she could do it.

The next day, Amy noticed a dark-haired girl all alone on the playground. She worked up her _________ and walked to the girl. “Hi! My name is Amy. Do you want to play with me?”

“Okay,” the girl said shyly. As they ____________ pushing each other on the swing, Amy found out that the girl’s name was Ming. Her family had just moved from Japan and she also needed a friend.

“Want to seesaw?” Amy asked. Ming smiled and nodded. Paired up with each other, they played so happily.

Amy finally had a friend!

Shelly hated cabbage. Now she sat there in silence with tears in her eyes. In front of her, was a bowl _______ with cabbage.

“Shelly, my dear, why don’t you eat a little? If not, both of us might _______ trouble.” Then Shelly looked quite _______.

“OK, Dad. I will eat, but just a little.” But after a while, she asked, “Dad, if I eat it all, will you give me what I want?”

“Yes.”

_______ she began to eat. It took her _______ half an hour to finish all the food in the bowl. Then she came up to me and said, “Dad, I want to have my hair cut!”

“Shelly, can you ask for _______ else? If we see your head like that, we’ll feel very _______.” I said.

“But Dad, you _______ keep your promise! Now you’re going back on your words.”

I had to agree with her. Shelly had all her hair cut. She _______.

On Monday morning, I took Shelly to school. Just when we arrived, a boy ran towards us and shouted, “Shelly, please wait _______ me!”

Guess what? The boy had no hair, _______.

“Sir, your daughter is great!” a man stood aside said, “This boy is my son, Henry. He has cancer. He lost his hair when he got _______. Shelly cut her hair so that Henry felt less _______. And he is now in high _______ every day with her help. She is a special girl.”

Standing there quietly, I knew my little daughter taught me how selfless real _______ was.

When I was 13, a girl gave me an important gift. It was a_________.

It was the early autumn of my first year at a new school._________knew me, I was very lonely and afraid to make friends with anyone.

Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing. I felt even more lonely. I couldn’t_________anyone about my problem and I did not want my parents to_________about me.

One day my classmates were talking with the friends, but I sat in_________. At that moment (时刻), a girl_________the classroom, I did not know who she was. She passed me and then_________. She looked at me and, without a word, smiled.

Suddenly I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and_________.

That smile did change my_________. I started to talk with the other students. Day by day I learned to__________people and they included me in their circle (圈子) of friends. The girl with the bright senile has become my best friend now, and we stick together like glue.

One day I ask her why she smiles at me at that day. She said she could not remember!

Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. My advice is smile at the world and it will smile back.