The picture that sits on my desk in my bedroom is my favourite. (A)When I have trouble studying, or
I'm worried about an exam, I always take a look at it. It is a picture of my best friends taken three years
ago when we were in middle school. It reminds (使……想起) me of the good time we've shared and the
support (支持) their friendship still gives me today. Our lives have gone in different directions,
(B) _____ our friendship we created has kept us close. Every week I get a message on my answering
machine from one of them, or a letter in the mail with the latest news or vacation photos. I often get an
email with a joke for the day or words of comfort about some problems in my life. My friends often show
up for surprise birthday parties, and one of them (C) _____ travelled two hours from the other end of
town just to watch my first English speech contest. Our friendship has carried me through a lot of difficult
experiences, and has enriched the good ones.