39． One evening after dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher called a family meeting. "We've got something important to tell you." Mr. Thatcher said. "You see, your mother has been offered a job as co-director of a television station in a big city. After thinking long and hard about it, we've concluded that the right d(1)
is to move to that city."
Kenny looked shocked, while his sister Edith breathlessly started asking when they would be moving.
"It's s(2)
, but exciting!" Edith said.
"We can't go — I can't leave all my friends. I'd rather stay here and live with Tony Strong!" Kenny said.
The Thatchers hoped that by the time they moved in August, Kenny would get more used to the i(3)
of leaving. However, he showed no signs of a(4)
the news and didn't want to pack his belongings.
When the morning of the move arrived, Kenny was nowhere to be found. His parents called Tony Strong's house, but Mrs. Strong said she hadn't seen Kenny.
Actually Kenny had started walking over to Tony Strong's house. There was an empty room in the Strongs' house. Kenny thought maybe he could h(5)
there for a few days. If his family couldn't find him, they would have to move without him. Then he could still stay with his friends.
But something happened on the way as Kenny walked past all the f(6)
places of the neighbourhood:the fence that he and his mother painted, the tree that he and his sister used to climb, the park where he and his father took evening walks together. How much would these mean without his family?Kenny didn't take the time to answer that question but hurried back to his house i(7)
. He wondered if there were any moving boxes of the right size to hold his record collection.
