It was a sunny day. Kate was jumping rope in front of her house. She had all the time in the world to 1 her jumping. The jump rope was 2 to her. It was a birthday 3 from her grandma, who spent several nights 4 making it perfect. As Kate was jumping, a teenage boy 5 to her from across the road. "Give me that," he shouted and 6 the jump rope from Kate's hands and ran away. 7 and angry, Kate ran after the boy, hoping to get it back. "What a 8 boy," thought Kate. She ra n all the way to a park and finally 9 the boy. There, she saw a younger child 10 in the pond（池塘）. The boy threw an end of the jump rope to the child and pulled the child onto the bank. Kate walked up to them and asked if they needed any 11 . "All good. Thank you," said the boy. Handing the jump rope back to Kate, he 12 , "I'm sorry if I frightened you just now, but I was in a 13 . The rope was a big help. "
Back home, Kate told her grandma that the rope had helped 14 a child in the park. She smiled 15 as she thought of the part her jump rope had played.
