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One day when I was five years old , my mother was washing the kitchen floor. I was telling her about a new girl at school, and she looked up at me and said, “__1___are your two best friends?”

I was not __2___ what to say, “Um--- Jenny and Mary.”

My mother __3___ washing the floor and asked me, “ Well, what about Kate and Cindy?”

“But they’re my __4___.”

“Yes, but they can __5___ be your best friends. Friends may come and __6___, but your sisters will always be there for you.”

At that time I felt __7___. How could my two sisters be my closest friends? We fought all the time over toys, food, and what to __8___ on TV. How could my sisters be my best friends? They weren’t even the same age as me. We all had our own ___9__ at school. But my mother never let us _10___ that sisters are lifelong friends. Like all mothers, she wanted to give us a great gift ___11__ let us know how lucky we were. She let us play together and always punished us in the same way, too.

We didn’t always __12___ well and fought just like any other sisters. Now twenty years have __13___. We realise that our mother is __14___. Today I share things with my sisters that I don’t ___15__ with anyone else.

　　Matt comes from New York. He loves rap music. When he walks between classes he always wears headphones（耳机）. His classmates respect __4__because he's big for his age and he's really noisy! In his free time he watches action movies and practices Kung Fu. Today he is __5__ part in a Kung Fu competition. Good luck, Matt!

　　Brad is one of Matt's classmates. He was born in Sydney __6__ his parents are from Poland. He speaks Polish and English when he's at home. Brad is a quiet boy, but he can be very funny. He likes speaking Polish to his classmates. Matt gets very __7__ when he can't understand him! Brad's favorite sport is __8__. He wakes up early and trains（锻炼）every day before school.

　　Lucy is __9__ of my favorite students. She's a tall, beautiful girl from London. She's a good student and she's always studying. Sometimes she __10__sleep because she thinks too much about her classes! Lucy loves Beijing but she doesn't like the summer. She says it's too hot! She wants to study medicine when she leaves school. I hope she's successful（成功）!