It is always a little sad to say goodbye to a long-time friend you are leaving forever, a __51__you have spent many hours with, in all sorts of__52____. David didn’t think I should be so ___53____about the separation. "It’s__54____a car," he said. "And we need a ___55__one. "
We were standing in the hot car park outside a car dealer’s office, keys to the new ____56____in David’s hand, keys to the old one in mine. David took the keys and handed them to the___57____. As we drove away, I _____58____to look at my trusty friend, standing silent and alone.
As it turned out, I _____59______the new car. It ran beautifully, all the tires were good,___60____I happily stopped buying gas every week. Our teenage children were ___61______to ride around in a small green car ____62______ a smoky van (小型客货车). It began to feel like our family’s car.
Still, I _______63______looking in the rear-view mirror (后视镜) and seeing the seats ___64______I used to put my little children. I still thought about the family _____65______in that car and the fun we had together.
Then one day, I happened to go to a ____66______. I parked in a sea of vehicles (车辆). As I ____67______through the car park on my way into the store, I saw a __68______blue van coming slowly toward me. A little boy and a girl looked out the window at me as I stared at them in great _______69______. The boy smiled at me cheerfully and waved. Then, as I waved back slowly with ____70______feelings, and then walked quickly away toward the store’s entrance, I burst into tears.