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It was a (1) ___________ day during the summer holiday. My mother and I got on the bus to my grandma’s village. It was (2) ___________ dry that I was really thirsty. I began to think of the sweet watermelons and other (3) ___________ in Grandma’s house. I could hardly wait to arrive there.
(4) ___________ took us two hours to get there . Grandma brought out a big watermelon and cut it. It was nice to eat the watermelon (5) ___________ such a hot day.