Tracey was very unhappy and scared. She was starting a new school. “I 1. NOT/WANT to go to school today,” Tracey told her father. “I understand, Tracey,” he said. “Starting a new school can be very difficult. But you have to.” A month before 2. THEY family had moved to a new town and everything was still new and strange for Tracey. Dad smoothed Tracey’s hair down and 3. GIVE her a little hug, “When your classes 4. BE over, I’ll pick you up, ok?” When Tracey got to school and looked at the big building, she thought, “I wish I 5. CAN run away,” but she knew it was impossible. She took a deep breath and walked up the steps to school. She went straight into her 6. FIVE grade classroom. “That must be Tracey,” “Hello, Tracey!”, “Welcome, Tracey!” the 7. CHILD in the room welcomed her. Everyone seemed friendly and Tracey felt a little 8. GOOD. The father picked her up after school. “How was your day?” he asked. To his surprise Tracey answered that she 9. LIKE her new school. “You are a brave girl,” her father said. “I’m proud of you.”
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