Dale is a 7-year-old boy. He has a good1atschool. Her name is Mary. They are in the2class.Dale likes Chinese. He thinks it's3and Mary does, too. Dale goes to schooland goes home4Mary. They like tennis and they always5itafterschool.
One day, Dale says to his mother, "Mom, I want to lend（借）you to Mary."
"Lend me to Mary?6do you want to do that?" his motherasks.
"All the students in my class have their mothers,7Marydoesn't." says Dale, "She lost her mother and she wants one."
"You want to8your friend. I'm very happy." sayshis mother. "I can be her mother. She can9toour home after class and I can look after（照看）her."
Dale is very happy and says, "How about her10?He doesn't have a wife(妻子)."
