After school on Friday, I waited at the school gate to walk home with Jemma, as usual. Then I saw ______ talking and laughing happily with some other girls. She glanced(瞥了一眼) at me and left me alone there. I knew right then that I had ______ my best friend.

After dinner, Mom asked, “Is Jemma coming by tomorrow?”I shrugged(耸肩) and said nothing.The next morning, Mom asked, “Today is ______, What are you and Jemma going to do?” I shrugged again. “______ is Jemma?”Mom took a look at me. Then she said, “Will you take these magazines to Grandma, please?”______ I walked down the street, a new girl in the neighborhood came towards me, smiling. But I just went ______ her.Grandma welcomed me at the door with a warm hug.

Sitting on the sofa, I noticed a (an) ______ of kids in old-fashioned clothes on the table. Grandma pointed at a girl with short fair hair.“That’s Beth Lambert, ” she said. “My best friend. Until a week before we took this photo.” I was ______ at that.“Beth and I were best friends in school. We did everything ______. Then one day, she made new friends and said she didn’t want to hang out with me anymore. Nothing hurt ______ that.”I didn’t say anything. I couldn’t. I knew I’d start ______ if I opened my mouth.

Grandma hugged me again. “Simone, sometimes friends grow ______. It might happen to anyone,” she continued. “Then, see him?” Grandma’s finger ______ to a boy with glasses in the photo. “He lived near me. When I was walking home by myself ______ this boy was, too, I said ‘hello’. And we became friends.”

“So if we want to start a new friendship,” she smiled. “One ______ is all it took.”

As I was heading home, that new girl appeared again. I went towards her and spoke, “Hello.”

A traveler came out of the airport.There were a lot of taxis.He asked every taxi driver his name.Then he took the third one.

It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel.

“How much does it cost for the whole day?” The man asked.“100 dollars,” said the taxi driver.This was very expensive,but the man said it was OK.

The taxi driver took the man everywhere.He showed him all the parks and museums in the city.In the evening they went back to the hotel.The traveler gave the taxi driver 100 dollars and said,“What about tomorrow? It's another 100 dollars.” But the man said,“That's OK! See you tomorrow.” The taxi driver was very pleased.

The next day the taxi driver took the traveler everywhere again.They visited all the parks and museums again,and in the evening they went back to the hotel.The man gave the taxi driver 100 dollars again and said,“I'm going home tomorrow.” The taxi driver was sorry because he liked the traveler and,above all,100 dollars a day was a lot of money.

“So you're going home.Where do you come from?” he asked.

“I come from New York!” said the traveler.“I have a sister in New York.Her name is Susanna.Do you know her?” “Of course I know her.”

“She gave me 200 dollars for you!”