Mary Allen was my best friend-like the sister I never had. We did everything together, piano lessons,
movies, swimming, horse riding. When I was 13, my family moved to another city. Mary and I often wrote
to each other,and sometimes we saw each other-like my wedding and Mary's. Soon we were busy with
children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent to Mary came back
with the words "Address Unknown". I had no idea how to find Mary.
     Over the years,I thought of Mary often. I wanted to share stories of my children and then grandchildren.
And I needed to share my sorrow when my brother and then mother died.There was an empty place in my
heart that only a friend like Mary could fill.
     One day I was reading the newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman. She looked like Mary
and her last name was White-Mary's married name."There must be thousands of Whites, "I thought, but I
wrote to her anyway. She called as soon as she got my letter."Mrs. Green!" she said excitedly."Mary Allen
White is my mother. "Minutes later I heard a voice that I recognized at once, even after 40 years. We laughed
and cried. The empty place in my heart is filled and there's one thing that Mary and I know. We won't lose
each other again!

1. Mary is the writer's ______.

A. mother
B. friend
C. sister
D. teacher

2. After the writer moved to another city, they ______ each other.

A. had never seen
B. had never written to
C. often e-mailed
D. sometimes visited

3. The underlined word "sorrow" means ______.

A. something sad
B. something happy
C. something exciting
D. something interesting

4. What happened to Mrs.Green when she was reading the newspaper?

A. She saw a photo of Mary.
B. She saw a photo of Mary's daughter.
C. She got a call from Mary.
D. She got a call from Mary's daughter.

1. She _____ a teacher. Her name _____ Mary.
2. I _____ a boy. My name _____ Li Ming.
3. Who _____ this girl? She _____ Li Mei.
4. How old ______you? I _____ eleven.
5. What _____ this? It _____ a bird. Its name _____ Polly.
6. David _____ a student. His sister _____ a student, too.
7. These books _____ blue. They _____ English books.
8. Li Lei _____ at school today. He _____ drawing a picture now.
9. Amy and Kay _____ here. They _____ not at home.
10. _____ you teachers? No, we _____ not. We _____ students.
11. My favorite color _____ blue.
12. Tom's brother _____ not in the room.