Read the task below. Then complete gaps 1-7 in the story with the phrases from the box. There is one extra phrase.

Here's the completed story with the correct phrases: An Unexpected Gift I was 17 years old when I moved to my village. Every day I used to walk the same way home from school and every day I used to see an old man. He was sitting quietly under the same tree. He always looked miserable and children didn't use to smile at him. During the next few weeks I started to say hello when I saw him under the tree and later we actually became good friends. I used to tell him about the exams I was taking at school and he told me all about the job he used to have as a conservationist. I must admit I started to think about the environment, but thanks to him, I started to think about it more carefully. Anyway, one day he wasn't there. And he wasn't there the next day. What was going on? I went to his house to look for him. Unfortunately, I found out he died the day before. Then, a few weeks later when I was walking home from school, a young woman came and gave me a letter. It was from the old man's wife. He told her about our conversations and that he felt cheerful when he was talking to me. He decided that he wanted to give me a gift. He gave me his special bracelet. He used to take it off. Now I do the same. The old man is a friend I'll never forget.