be of medium height， social， bored， laughter， this ， compete， eighth， introduction

Do you have a friend？ In the modern（1） 　　，friends are an important part of our life． Without friends， life will be（2） 　　． As a matter of fact，a true friend reaches for our hands and touches our hearts． Here，let me（3） 　　my friend Jack to you． Jack is a handsome boy who（4） 　　. When I was in Grade Seven，I took part in an English singing（5） 　　. When the result came out, I learned I failed ! I could hardly hold back my tears. I felt that the world became cold and I was（6） 　　at by everyone. How sad I was! Just at that time，I received a letter in English, saying, "Cheer up! Have confidence in yourself. Keep on practicing and you'll succeed．" I knew it was from my friend Jack.（7） 　　words encouraged me greatly. From then on, I practiced even harder. When I was in Grade（8） 　　，I took part in another contest and won first prize． I' m so lucky to have such a good friend．

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