江蘇張家港市東渡實驗學校五（1）班 陳語佳

Everybody needs friends,or he/she will be lonely.Also,in our daily life,our study and our work,sometimes we’ll have to face some difficulties.If you have some good friends,you can turn to them for help.That’s why there’s such an old saying,“He is rich enough who has true friends.”

Fortunately,I am “rich”,because I have a true friend named Lu Yi.Lu Yi is a girl.She is my classmate and best friend.We have been friends for five years.

Lu Yi is beautiful.She has long black hair,big eyes and a small mouth.She is a little bit taller than me,but much thinner than me.

Moreover,Lu Yi is quite clever and hard-working.Therefore,she does well in all subjects.She often comes first or second in the exam.

Lu Yi is very friendly and helpful.Whenever I ask her something that I don’t know,she is always happy to help me.

One day,I failed in the Chinese exam.I was so sad that I cried.She came to me and said,“Hey,friend! It’s OK.Never mind.Let’s try to find out the mistakes and make sure you understand them.I’m sure you will be better if you are more careful next time.Come on!” She taught me patiently until I understood well.You see,the old proverb “A friend in need is a friend indeed!” is absolutely correct!

This is my best friend Lu Yi.I’ve learned a lot from her.I hope that we can be best friends forever.

Do you have such a good friend? I hope so!

Keys toPractice of the Simple Past Tense

I.1.went 2.saw 3.bought 4.ate 5.taught 6.made 7.took 8.read 9.stopped 10.got 11.had 12.said

II.1~5 B D B A B 6~10 B C B B A

III.1.studied 2.was 3.lost 4.was 5.had 6.sat 7.didn’t find 8.came 9.drew 10.picked 11.went 12.gave

IV.1.do → did 2.drops → dropped 3.goes → went 4.can → could 5.saw → see

V.1.didn’t play 2.Did; read; did 3.Where did; go 4.did; last night 5.Where did; go

VI.1.What did you do yesterday? 2.Did John watch TV last weekend? 3.I went to the park by bike.4.He jumped into the lake and swam like a fish.5.What was the weather like yesterday?