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to be honest , no longer , clear out , part with, give up ,
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My children are growing up fast. As they get bigger, our house seems to get smaller . So we want to sell some of our things in a yard sale and give the money to a children’s home.
We have already _________ a lot of things from our bedrooms. We have decided to each sell five things that we ______ use. My son was quite sad at first. Although he has not played with his old toys for a long time, he still wanted to keep them. For example, he has owned a train and railway set since his fourth birthday, and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven. And he did not want to lose his toy monkey, either. He slept next to the monkey every night when he was a child. My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad to_____ certain toys.
As for me, I did not want to _____ my football shirts, but, _______ , I have not played for a while now. I am getting older, too!