In1990．whenI（50）___（be）nineyearsold．Iwantedverymuchtofind（51）___penfriend．IfoundAshley'saddressinamagazine，anddecided（52）___（write）toher．Isentoffmyletterwithalittlehope．Veryquickly．

　　In1990．whenI （50）___ （be） nineyearsold．Iwantedverymuchtofind （51）___penfriend．IfoundAshley'saddressinamagazine，anddecided （52）___ （write） toher．

　　Isentoffmyletterwithalittlehope．Veryquickly．Ireceivedherletter．（53）___mysurprise．Ashleywasonlyonemonth （54）___ （old） thanme．Ilearnedsomenewexpressionsfromher.1 （55）___ （real） likedthisnewfriend．

　　Letterafterletter，yearafteryear，AshleyandIcontinuedtowritetooneanother．AletterwouldbereceivedandI'dwritebackrightaway．WewouldsendeachotherbirthdayandChristmas （56）___ （gift）．

　　Eightyearslater，myparentsdecideditwastime （57）___metomeetthisfriend．TheydrovemedowntoMississippiforafewdays．We （58）___ （have） afuntimetogether．Wedidthethingsthatteenagegirlslovetodo．

　　Twenty-fiveyearsafterthe （59）___ （one） letter．AshleyandIstillhaveanamazingfriendship．Althoughwedon'twritelettersnow．wecommunicatethroughmobilephonesandtheInternet．