A knock at the front door announced a visitor. Phil Radcliffe opened the door, looked down, and found a small boy of about 10, head down and face hidden, nose sniffling(抽鼻子), obviously in some unhappiness.
Phil and his wife Molly lived in this neighbourhood for almost three decades. The families here all knew and trusted one another. Youngsters bounced from home to home looking for friends and entertainment. In the school holidays, Molly and Phil had been known to take children at a time to the local cinema to give some of the parents a break.
Having taken him to the living room and had him seated, Phil asked the boy, "Philip, what's happened?"
The boy seemed genuinely upset by the inquiry. "Sorry, Mr. Radcliffe, " he sobbed, "My dad's just left home. He is not going to live with us any more. Mum's crying. It's made me cry. I don't think I'm going to see him again. "
Phil sat down next to him and put a comforting arm around his shoulders, trying to reassure the youngster, "I'm sure that you'll see your father again very soon Philip. You're a lovely boy and he'll want to see you a lot. And your teachers will understand if sometimes you're a bit sad. "
The boy wiped away his tears with the back of a hand.
"Let me get something for us," Phil suggested. He went into the kitchen, and then returned with an orange juice for the boy, a coffee for himself and a selection of biscuits for them. However upset he might have been, young Philip was obviously happy with the drink and concentrated on the chocolate samples among the biscuits.
Once the boy seemed more settled, Phil proposed, "Perhaps you should call your mum and tell her where you are, so that she doesn't worry. "
"It's OK, Mr. Radcliffe" he insisted. "I'll go home in a few minutes. But I like talking to you. "
"You can stay as long as you want, Philip. I just don't want your mother to think that she's lost you. "
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1）所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
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The response surprised and troubled Philip.
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On the doorstep ， young Philip looked up at his friendly neighbour.
