It was the first day Abbey came to our school in New York.

“Abbey just moved here from a small town near the _________,” our teacher said, “I hope you all help her feel _________ here!”

At lunch, I saw Abbey _________ alone (独自), so I asked my friends, “Shall we invite the new girl to sit _________ our table?”

Olivia said, “If she wants to sit with us, she can just _________ us.”

A few days later, Abbey still kept sitting by _________ and reading during the lunch time.

Then one day, Abbey and I _________ for the school bus when it started to rain.

“Oh no!” I shouted, “I forgot my _________!”

Abbey laughed, “I’m wet, too!”

We ran _________ to the tree near the bus stop.

“Does it rain in winter in your hometown (家乡)?” I asked.

“No, it __________ rains.” She answered, “I lived in the mountain, so it usually snows in winter.”

“You are __________ to have beautiful snowy days! Do you know how to ski (滑雪)?”

“Sure! I took skiing lessons before,” said Abbey, “How about you?”

“I don’t ski very well, __________ it’s still my favorite 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 __________ the book.”

“That’s __________ you always stay by yourself.”

“Yes.” She smiled, “And it’s __________ for me to get used to (习惯于) 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 all.