根据句意及首字母提示补全所缺单词。

1. The poor man lives a____________ in a small village. He feels lonely sometimes.

2. All my friends went to climb the hills e____________ me because I had to look after my sick mother.

3. I have sent my mother a m____________ to tell her I shall be home late.

4. The Internet makes it p____________ for us to send information to each other in a few seconds.

5. Yesterday afternoon he told me about his e____________ as a young man.