Reading 5

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Janice and her sister, Hilda, like arts and crafts. Janice likes to embroider and Hilda likes to paint. The sisters get together once a week. One week they meet at Janice’s house and the next week they meet at Hilda’s house. The sisters work on craft projects all year. When someone they know has a birthday, they give them a homemade gift. Friends and family members appreciate the gifts. Many of them have suggested that the sisters rent a booth at the swap meet and sell their crafts. But Janice and Hilda prefer to make things for friends. They don’t want to turn their hobbies into a business.

Hilda is Janice’s ...

Janice and Hilda meet ... a week

Homemade gifts are made in factories by machines.

Hobbies are for fun. Businesses are for money.

Janice and Hilda prefer to make things for ...

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It’s 3:00 in the morning and Irma is sound asleep. She is dreaming about a vacation. In her dreams she is on a beach in Acapulco, Mexico. She is staying at a resort overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The water is blue and warm and the sand is white. A gentle breeze cools the heat of the Mexican sun. Irma can hear mariachis in a nearby restaurant. They are playing traditional music. Tropical plants are everywhere. The blooms of their flowers are yellow, pink, red, and blue. Everything there is slower and more relaxed. Irma is happy. She stretches and smiles. She continues to sleep and dream.

Acapulco is in ...

Mariachis are ...

Some tropical plants have ...

Irma is ...

Irma is awake.

Mexico is not a great place for vacation.

People feel happier when the weather is warm