During the Second World War．John's family didn't have a washing machine．Therefore，_____ （keep）clothes clean became a problem for them.
Before long，a family friend decided ______（join）the army and his wife was going with  him．John's family told them that they could take care of their furniture while they were away. To the family’s surprise，the friend suggested they should use his Bendix washing machine．“It would be better for it to ______（use），rather than sitting quietly，”he said．
Young John helped with the washing，and he developed a deep love of the old，green Bendix．
later，the war ended and the family's friend returned．When he came_____(take) the machine away．John became very sad．His mother saw this and said to him．“Son， you must remember that machine____(not belong) to us in the first place. It was a gift for us_____(be) able to use it for such a long time．So，instead of _____ （be）sad about the loss．Let’s be grateful that we _____ （be）able to use it at that time.”
We have all experienced loss：loss of people and things．However，if we see the thing we______（lose）as a gift that we were given for a time，maybe the sad memories _____( change) into thankful ones．