Friends

When my friend, Didi, lost her thirty-year-old brother, Danny, in a car accident, I took it upon myself to be there for her no matter what. I __________________ all her other close friends and they came forward to help.

• informed

• have been informing

• informs

• inform

Her friends (9) __________________ very supportive.

• is

• are

• was

• were

They helped her and her family get (10) __________________ this horrendous experience.

• by

• out

• away

• through

It was understandably a very difficult period for the family, as Danny was the eldest (11) __________________ much-loved member of the family.

• so

• or

• and

• but

Many of Danny's and Didi's friends called everyone who knew them to (12) __________________ the sad news.

• break

• broke

• breaks

• breaking

They made sure that Didi ate and (13) __________________ and continued to care for herself.

• sleep

• slept

• sleeps

• sleeping

They even cooked and cared for her family and helped to (14) __________________ the house.

• clean

• cleans

• cleaned

• cleaning

Even after the funeral services, they did not leave Didi (15) __________________ her own.

• in

• by

• on

• at

Didi and her family felt that they could not have (16) __________________ their grief during that time, without their friends.

• braved

• survived

• accepted

• tolerated

Didi's family has started (17) __________________ special school for autistic children in Danny's name, as Danny was also mildly autistic.

• a

• an

• the

• this