In 2018, when Alan was visiting Rhode Island with his family, he sent (发送) out a message in a bottle (瓶子). The message said, "It's Thanksgiving Day. I'm 13 years old and visiting my cousins in Rhode Island. I'm from Vermont. If you find this bottle, please e-mail me at messageinabottle2018@gmail. com. "
In 2021, 17-year-old Richard from Portugal found the bottle. Richard said, "I often pick up rubbish (垃圾) on the beach (A)____ (help) the environment (环境). One day, I saw a bottle (B)____ a message in it. So I (C)____ (bring) it home. "
(D) Richard sent a message to the e-mail address (地址 . But he didn't hear from anyone. That was because Alan didn't remember the password (密码) to his e-mail. (E) 他也不记得瓶子里的消息。
But the story didn't stop there. One year later, Richard's mother put a picture (F)____ the bottle and message on the Internet. Alan was surprised to see the picture and soon e-mailed Richard. Now, Alan, 17 and Richard, 18 are friends. They think it is really cool to meet each other in this way.
