阅读短文，前三题选出正确的选项，最后一题回答问题。
TO DO: Let go of the list
Dear Disappointed,
I know how
you feel! For spring break, my family visited my cousins Sam and Kate. It was a
long drive, so I had lots of time to make plans for the world's best vacation.
"You
have been writing for a while!" said my dad." Are you working on the
next great American novel?" "Maybe tomorrow!" I joked. "Now,
I'm making a list of things to do with Sam this week." Because Sam is my
age. We usually hang out when we all get together, while Tex and Indi play with
Kate.
When we
finally arrived, I went to find Sam." How about checking out the
lake?" I said. "Nah, "said Sam." I have something more fun
for us to do." "Awesome" I said, prepared to start checking off
activities on my list. Sam turned on his computer." Which bat do you want
to be?" Which bat?" I repeated." I got the best new computer
game called Bat Adventure." Sam explained," Bats are the coolest
creatures, you can learn all interesting facts about bats."
"Um, this looks fun" I said,
"but it's not exactly on my to-do list." "All the things I want
to do this week." I explained, "are all outside." "Oh,
that's cool." Sam said." You do your thing. And I'll just restart the
game in one player mode."
I wandered out of the room. And Kate called. "Zona, are you coming to play soccer with us?" "Sure, I guess for a minute," I said. Kicking the ball gently in Kate's direction. Kate gave the ball a huge kick. Pow! Tex ran after it.
"Shhh," whispered Tex, pointing at a hole. We saw two little fuzzy bats! They had mousy ears and their wings were spread." Goodness!" I laughed." Let's show Sam. He knows all about bats." Sure enough. Sam was really excited about our discovery. Later that day. We all looked up bat facts on Sam's computer.
I managed to do only a couple of things on my list that week. But I had some other great experience that I wouldn't trade for anything. So dear Disappointed, even though it's helpful to have lists, it's also good to stay open-minded. Life almost never goes exactly the way you plan. So if you are open to the possibilities, something even better can pop up out of nowhere and totally make your day.
Arizona
