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It was the first day Abbey came to our school in New York. “Abbey just moved here from a small town near the
mountain
,” our teacher said. “I hope you all help her feel
comfortable
here!”
At lunch, I saw Abbey
sitting
alone, so I asked my friends, “Shall we invite the new girl to sit
at
our table?” Olivia said, “If she wants to sit with us, she can just
join
us.”
A few days later, Abbey still kept sitting by
herself
and reading during the lunchtime.
Then one day, Abbey and I
waited
for the school bus when it started to rain. “Oh no!” I shouted, “I forgot my
umbrella
!” Abbey laughed, “I'm wet too!”
We ran
quickly
to the tree near the bus stop. “Does it rain in winter in your hometown?” I asked.
“No, it
hardly
rains,” she answered. “I lived in the mountain, so it usually snows in winter.”
“You are
lucky
to have beautifu
l snowy days! Do you know how to ski?”
“Sure! I took skiing lessons before,” said Abbey. “How about you?”
“I don't ski very well,
but
it's still my favourite thing to do.” I pointed to the book in her hand, “Oh, look! Your book is wet.” “It's OK. I just finished reading it,” she said. “The stories are interesting and it's hard to
put down
the book.”
“That's
why
you always stay by yourself.”
“Yes,” she smiled. “And it's
difficult
for me to get used to a new place.”
It still took a long time for Abbey to feel comfortable in our school. But she said the day we got wet at the bus stop was the day she found living in New York wasn't too bad after she left her hometown.
1. A. sea
B. river
C. forest
D. mountain
2. A. excited
B. sad
C. comfortable
D. hard-working
3. A. sitting
B. speaking
C. shouting
D. running
4. A. before
B. behind
C. at
D. under
5. A. teach
B. call
C. join
D. leave
6. A. myself
B. yourself
C. himself
D. herself
7. A. waited
B. looked
C. paid
D. asked
8. A. schoolbag
B. book
C. notebook
D. umbrella
9. A. slowly
B. quickly
C. carefully
D. quietly
10. A. hardly
B. sometimes
C. usually
D. always
11. A. unlucky
B. lucky
C. silly
D. smart
12. A. and
B. so
C. or
D. but
13. A. put up
B. put down
C. put on
D. put into
14. A. where
B. how
C. why
D. when
15. A. easy
B. difficult
C. wonderful
D. terrible