My mother told me a good friend is _______a mirror. I’m quieter and _______ serious than most kids. That’s _______I like reading books and _______ harder in class. My best friend Yuan Li is ______too, so we enjoy studying together. I’m shy ____ it’s not easy for me _____ ______friends. But I think friends are like _______---you don’t need a lot of them ______________ they’re good.
It’s not necessary to be the _______. My best friend Larry is quite different ________ me. He is taller and more __________ than me. We ________ like sports, but he plays tennis better , so he always ________. However, Larry often helps to _________ out the best in me. So I’m getting ________ at tennis. Larry is much less __________, though. I always get________ grades than he does, so maybe I should help him __________.
I don’t really_______ if my friends are the same as me _______ different. My favorite ________ is, “ A true friend reaches _______ your hand and touches your ________ .” My best friend Carol is really kind and very funny. _____________ , she’s funnier than _________ I know. I broke my arm last year but she made me _______ and feel better. We can talk about and _________ everything. I know she cares ________ me because she’s always there to listen.