根据句意及所给首字母提示完成下面单词．

My friend is the s________ as me. We are both outgoing.

  假设你是无锡日报English Weekly的小编辑，请以“The Changes of My Friend” 为题，写一篇80词左右的短文。Sam是你的朋友，他是中学生。内容提示见下表：

注意：1、短文须包括表格内所有信息，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

      2、省略号处请用自己1-2句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；

      3、词数80个左右，短文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

The Changes of My Friend

My friend is Sam. He is a middle school student. In the past,                                 

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A: Hello, Li Lei. Why didn’t you come to the picnic yesterday?

B: My pen friend Qiu Tian came to see me.?

A: Qiu Tian? What a nice name!    1    ?

B: He’s quite good, helpful and honest. We’re getting on well with each other.?

A: So you have the same interests?

B: Yes, he likes swimming, and so do I. Also, we both like computers, music and collecting.

A: That sounds great.   2     ?

B: He’s handsome, tall and strong. Easy to get on with.?

A:    3       

B: No problem. My friend is your friend. By the way, I heard your father was not well.  4  

A: His left leg was hurt in a car accident. Nothing serious now. He’s much better.?

B:     5          I hope he’ll be better soon.

A: Thank you.

从下面方框中选择适当的选项填入短文中，使短文通顺、完整。选项中有两项是多余的。

In my life, I have a lot of friends,  1.  there is a special one who I'm the most thankful to. I first knew him when I began to go to school. He has been with me ever since.

Though he   2.  serious, he is really fun as you get close to him. He is very quiet, smart and knowledgeable.  He knows every language of the world, all the events of   3. , all the

thoughts of great scientists and so on. He is admired(钦佩) by   4.  who meets him.

To me, he has been a great  5.  as well. He first taught me the secrets of my own language and then those of others. With these keys, he showed us how to unlock all the arts and sciences of man.

My friend is quite  6.  . Although I am slow in understanding. I can return to him again and again, and he is   7.  ready to teach me. When I am  8. , he makes me relaxed. When I am lonely, he stays with me silently. When I am sad,  he   9.  me up. He is a friend not only to me, but also to  10.  people around the world. Shall I tell you his name? His name is “Reading”.