Hello, my name is Bob Smith. Smith is my ________ name. I’m 15. I’m from England, but now I live in China. I have a big family and there are ________ people in it.

Jack and Mary are my ________. They are 62 years old, ________ they are healthy. At home, they often help me with my study. I love them very much.

Henry and Linda are my parents. ________ work in our school. My father is an English teacher. He teaches well. His students like him. My mother works in our school ________. If you want to borrow(借) some books, you can ________ her for help.

Mike is my brother. He is seven years old. He isn’t ________ and he often can’t find his things. This morning, he lost his book. He must find it. There is a big photo ________ a clock on the book. If you see the book, you can ________ him. His telephone number is 3362591. Thanks!

Sometimes, I wonder whether there was any love between my parents. They were busy trying to _______ their new business. They didn’t act romantically (浪漫地). They didn’t _______ their feelings. They just got used to the company of each other, and I _______ it as kinship (亲情), not love.

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (缝被子). I sat down beside her and asked, “Is there any _______ between you and Dad?” She didn’t answer at once.

I thought I had hurt her. At last my mother said, “Susan, look at this thread (线). Sometimes it _______, but most of it disappears in the quilt. It makes the quilt _______ and durable (耐用的). If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can _______ be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there.”

I listened carefully but I didn’t understand her until the next spring. My father suddenly got seriously _______ and he had to stay in hospital for at least one month. My mother took really good care of him without any _______.

After they returned home, my mother helped my father walk slowly down the country road every day for rehabilitation training (康复训练). They two, hand in hand, supported each other. Once, I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But the ________ is that love is just a thread that holds a family together.

Eddie was filled with excitement. The mountain bike race was about to start and he had been training hard. Perhaps, this year, he would finally ________. The waiting crowd shouted encouragement, and Eddie’s dad was among them, smiling ________.

The starter’s gun went off and Eddie got away quickly. The road was bumpy (起伏不平) with lots of sudden turns, but Eddie was ________ for these challenges. As he went around a corner, he _______ that his friend Riley was the only rider in front of him. Putting in more effort, Eddie reached Riley and then suddenly he was ________. He was going to win! Eddie could see the finish line that appears at the top of the next hill. The crowd began to ________ and Eddie heard his father’s voice supporting him.

Moments later, Eddie heard a cry. He looked around to see Riley ________ on the road with his bike on top of him. Any minute now, the other riders would rush toward him over the hill. Eddie jumped off his bike and ran to Riley to check whether he was OK. His friend was unhurt and the boys ________ moved Riley’s bike off the road. The other riders sped past to the finish line, and Eddie heard a cheer go up for the winner.

Slowly, Eddie ________ his bike to the finish line. Tears of disappointment filled his eyes. Then, to his surprise, Eddie heard a sound and looked over at the crowd to see them cheering for ________. And there was his dad, with the proudest smile of all.