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 \nMc  \nEducation  \nGraw  \nHill  \nCopyright OThe McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.  \nSend all inquiries to:McGraw-Hill EducationTwo Penn PlazaNew York,New York 10121  \nISBN:978-0-02-119285-4  \nMHID:0-02-119285-5  \nPrinted in China.  \n891011 DSS 20191817  \n# STRATEGIES &SKILLS\n\nELL Vocabulary  \nchallenge,painful  \n# Vocabulary\n\nadventurous,courageous,extremely,weird  \nWord count:809  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or byany means,or stored in a database or retrieval system,without the prior written consent of TheMcGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.,including,but not limited to,network storage or transmission,orbroadcast for distance learning.  \nEssential Question  \n## How can others inspire us?\n\nby Katharine Philipson  \nilluostrated by Luanne Marten  \nChapter 1  \nThe Visit..  \n…………2  \nChapter 2  \nThe ldea..  \n………8  \nChapter 3  \nThe Surprise………  \n………………………12  \nRespond to Reading  \n………………………………16  \nPAIRED  \nThe Greedy Puppy ……………………17  \nREAD  \nFocus on Literary Elements………………………20  \n# Chapter 1\n\nThe Visit  \nMelanie went into the kitchen.“I'm bored,”she said.  \nMom said,\"Please take these muffinsto Mrs.Ortez.Then we'll go and playsome tennis.”  \nMelanie said,“Okay,Mom,but you havebeaten me at tennis for the last time.I mightnot be able to sing well,but I am sure I canbeat you at tennis!\"  \nMelanie went to Mrs.Ortez's apartment.She heard music,but it stopped when sherang the bell.Mrs.Ortez opened the door.  \n“Come in,Melanie,”Mrs.Ortez said,smiling.  \nMelanie said,\"It's okay,Mrs.Ortez.I'll comelater,when you haven't got visitors.”  \n\"There's no one else here,dear,\"saidMrs.Ortez.  \nMelanie said,“That's weird.I heard music.”  \n\n| Language  \u003Cbr>Detective   | Went is an irregular verb.What is the  \u003Cbr>present tense?   |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\"I was the one who was playing the piano,Melanie,\"said Mrs.Ortez.“I gave my pianoto my son because my fingers are too stiffto play well.But I missed my piano,so myson sent it to me.\"  \nMelanie and Mrs.Ortez went to see thepiano in the sitting room.  \n\"It's cool,\"said Melanie.  \n\"It is beautiful,isn't it?It belonged  \nto my great-grandmother,\"said Mrs.Ortez.\"Would you like me to play something?You can sing along.”  \nMelanie said,\"No thanks,Mrs.Ortez.Singingis not my favorite thing to do.I don't likemusic very much.I'm more of an outdoors,adventurous kind of girl.”  \n\"You can like being outdoors and enjoymusic,too,“said Mrs.Ortez.”I believe thateveryone can find some music they enjoy.Let me play for you.”  \nMrs.Ortez carefully sat on the piano stool.Mrs.Ortez's fingers were swollen and twisted.They looked painful.  \nThen Mrs.Ortez began to play.The musicmade Melanie want to dance,and she did!Melanie was carried along by the soundsof the music.  \n\n| Language  \u003Cbr>Detective   | Did is an irregular verb.What is the  \u003Cbr>present tense?   |\n| --- | --- |\n\nMelanie asked Mrs.Ortez what 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