Robert was walking home from school one day. A boy in front of him fell over and dropped all of his things. Robert stopped and 1 the boy pick them up. They were going the same way, so he helped to carry some of his things. 2 they walked, Robert learned that the boy's name was Tom. When they arrived at Tom's home, Robert was invited in for a coke and they watched some 3 .That afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talks. When it was getting dark, Robert went home. They 4 saw each other at school, had lunch together once or twice a week, and then they 5 finished junior middle school. They entered the same high school. They sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years. Just three weeks before they finished high school, Tom had a 6 talk with Robert. Tom asked Robert if he still remembered the day when they first met. "Do you know 7 I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Tom. "You see, I cleared my locker( 锁柜 .) because I didn't want to leave anything 8 anyone else. I had put away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent 9 together talking and laughing, I my plan 10 So you see, Robert, when you picked up those things that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life. "