【推荐1】Several weeks ago, I finally got a limited-edition (限量版) novel The old Man and the Sea. The book was so special that my mother managed to buy it online. I _________ the book to my best friend, Maggie, on our way home. When she asked whether she could borrow after I _________ reading, I lent it to her at once _________ I knew she also loved the novel.

However, something wrong happened. The next day she told me that the book was _________. She read it on the bus and must have dropped it as she was _________. I was so angry.

How could she be so careless! I expected the book for weeks. To make things _________, she couldn’t understand why I was angry, saying it didn’t matter whether the book was missing or not.

I didn’t speak to her for the following two _________. However, she apologized (道歉) to me on the third afternoon. She said she was _________ for losing the book and understood how I felt.

Seeing the tears in her eyes, I knew she felt regretful about _________ my feelings. After all, a friend was much more important than a book. Then I held her hands and told her to leave all her stress and __________ behind. Don’t hold on to the past. Learn to forget and look forward.

【推荐2】Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. _________ is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to stay by ourselves. We don’t always want people _________. But we would feel lonely if we _________ had a friend.

No two people are _________. Friends sometimes don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean _________ they no longer like each other. Most of the time, they will make up and become friendly again.

Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very _________. We miss them very much, but we can _________ them or write to them. And we can _________ new friends. It is surprising to find out _________ we like new people when we get to know them.

There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being ____________ helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you will take better care of yourself.