1 . It's sad to know that each year many teenagers experience the death of someone they love. This is likely to have an __________ on their life. Although bereavement(丧失) is a difficult and __________ topic, I'm going to talk about some of the things that __________ helped me to cope better after losing my dad in 2012.

The most important __________ is not to "bottle things up". At first, I didn’t tell anyone how I really felt when I should have spoken about it. No one should be __________ to feel upset after losing someone they love, as it’s an __________ time. It is important to talk about how you feel to people you __________ so they can support you. I “opened up” to few people, but it was nice to know that I had people there who I could __________ if I had a (n) __________ day. I spoke to my friends and my teachers, who would offer __________.

Another thing that I found to be __________ after losing my dad was to make a __________ box. This is a box where I put stuff that reminded me of my dad, and the memories I __________ with him. I still have the_______now, and it makes me __________.

Finally, it’s important to take time to grieve(悲痛) properly. I decided to focus on my studies and the things I __________ doing. I get __________ from time to time but I’ve learned that it’s okay to __________.

Everyone will have their own ways of ___________ after losing someone they love. This outlines what I personally found helpful. Everyone should remember that they are not __________.