题目内容：

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The story I have read is about what Sam felt about his first boarding school life.1. a child, he never left his parents, so he didn’t get used to 2. (deal) with everything in school independently. Once I had a similar experience. I finished my junior middle school in a boarding school. At the age of 13, I never dealt with the daily 3. (thing), such as washing clothes, taking care of money etc. I 4. (especial) felt lonely because I hardly knew any people. At first, I could not get on well with my classmates and I always looked forward to being on holiday 5. (meet) my parents. I could not concentrate on my subjects. As time 6. (go) by, I gradually adapted 7. (me) to the school life. I made several friends with my classmates and often took part in the activities, in 8. I improved my communicating skills. As I had a lot of 9. (mean) things to do, I finally enjoyed my school life. Now, whenever I think of my first boarding school life, I think 10. instructive and unforgettable.