During the Second World War, John's family didn't have a washing machine.Therefore, 1 (keep) clothes clean became a problem for them. Before long, a family friend decided 2 (join) the army and his wife was going with him. John's family told them that they could take care of their furniture while they were away. To the 3 (family)surprise, the friend suggested they should use his Bendix washing machine. "It would be better for it to 4 (use), rather than sitting 5 (quiet)," he said. Young John helped with the washing, and he developed a deep love of the old, green Bendix. 6 (Late), the war ended and the family's friend returned. When he came to take the machine away. John became very sad. His mother saw this and said to 7 (he), "Son, you must remember that machine didn't belong to us in the 8 (one) place. It was a gift for us to be able to use it for such a long time. So, instead of 9 (be) sad about the loss, let's be grateful that we 10 (be ) able to use it at that time." We have all experienced loss: loss of people and things. However, if we see the thing we 11 (lose) as a gift that we were given for a time, maybe the sad 12 (memory) will change into 13 (thank ) ones. 1.______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______ 6.______7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______ 11.______ 12.______ 13.______ |