Helen is in Grade Eight. She smiles at everyone and she's always glad to help others. But do you know she had a sad story?
Helen's parents died in fire when she was nine years old. After that, her aunt and uncle adopted(收养) her. They sent her to a new school. In that school, Helen(know) nothing about her new classmates. She didn't talk too much and she was(shy)and quieter than most kids. That madedifficult for her to make friends, so she had few friends at school. Her aunt and uncle worried about her.(lucky), Helen met a funny girl named Sandy. After making friendsSandy, Helen became more outgoingbefore. Sandy usually tells jokes to make her laugh and Helen often helps Sandy with her studies. Now they are good friends.
Helen is really hard-working and she always(get) A's in her subjects. Sandy says, "Helen studies very hard. She often helps me with my homework. Now I'm getting better(grade) with her helpshe is different from me, I like her very much.
