Sadie looked out of the window and sighed (叹气) as she thought about another long, boring day of summer. She wondered what all of her friends from school were doing on their summer vacations. It had to be a lot better than looking out of a window. Sadie thought about the fun she had last summer when she and her best friend Allison went to the beach. They built sandcastles, played beach volleyball, and even tried surfing. But they wouldn’t be going to the beach together this summer because Allison had moved to a different city far away from Sadie’s.

Suddenly, Sadie had an idea. She could call her friend Wendy, who always had funny ideas. Maybe they could ride their bikes together around the park. Sadie raced to the living room, picked up the phone, and called Wendy. She sighed more deeply as the phone rang and rang. Then Sadie seated herself on the sofa, picked up the television remote, and put it down again. She didn’t really want to watch television, so she went to her room and found the list of phone numbers of her good friends from school. In the living room, she called almost each of them, but no one was at home.

After hanging up the phone, Sadie wandered into the kitchen and sat down at the table, watching her mom do the cleaning. “Mom, I don’t have anyone to hang out with because my friends from school aren’t home and Allison moved away,” said Sadie. “Honey, there are many things you can do by yourself, like playing your guitar or having a walk in the garden. You could even finish that story about our camping trip,” said Mom.

“I don’t want to do those things by myself. I want to play with a friend.” “Sometimes, it is nice to do things by yourself,” said Mom. “I like seeing my friends, but I also like doing things alone like taking a walk by myself or finding a quiet spot to read. Why not have a try?”

Sadie thought about her mom’s words and returned to her room.

【小题1】根据文本内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中，每词限用一次，有两词为多余选项。

Disappoint     ride     take     suggest     bore   strike     phone     look     how     friend     her     tired
A Different Way to Spend Summer
__________out of the window, Sadie sighed and wondered___________her friends spent their summer vacations.	→	Sadie felt quite___________.
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It___________her that she could call her friend Wendy___________ bikes.	→	Sadie raced to the living room and picked up the___________.
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Since Wendy didn’t answer the phone, Sadie called other____________, but nobody was at home.	→	Sadie felt quite___________.
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Without anything to do, Sadie turned to her mom for___________.	→	Mom told Sadie sometimes it was nice to do things by___________.

【小题2】What was the problem Sadie faced and why?
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【小题3】How did Sadie spend her vacation last summer?
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【小题4】What changes will Sadie make after listening to her mother’ words?
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