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summercanbeveryhotinsoutherntaiwanwherethetemperatureusuallygoesupto32"cormore.becauseoftheheatitisatryingexperiencetogotoschoolordoanythingelseinaplacethatisnotair-conditioned.alsobecauseofthisistayathomemostofthetimeduringthesummervacationandonlyoccasionallygotothebeachtoplungemyselfintothecoolwaterasawaytokeepmybodylesssticky.actuallyilikeswimmingandthinknothingismorerefreshingthanaswim.inthesummervacationthathasjustendediwentswimmingmanytimeswithmyclassmatesandweallhadagoodtime.thissummervacation,however,wasnotspententirelyinseekingfun.asasecond-yearseniorstudentihadtopreparemyselfforthecollegeentranceexaminationsthatwereonlyayearaway.inotherwords,imustfindtimetostudy,too.soidividedmytimebetweenworkandplayduringthesummervacationandderivedmuchbenefitfromthisarrangement.
ispentthissummervacationinquiteadifferentway.iusedtorunabouteverydayinprevioussummervacations,butthissummervacationisimplycouldnotaffordtodoso.iwouldsoonbeinthelastyearofmyhigh-schooleducationandwouldaftergraduationbeupagainstthecollegeentranceexaminations.thoughthoseexaminationswerestillayearaway,ihadtostartearlytomakemyselfwellpreparedbyreviewingallthosethingsihadlearnedatschoolandthissummervacationwastheidealtimeformetodothis.atfirstiwasratherdismayedatthethoughtofthis,butlaterithoughtitwasbetterthiswaybecausebyworkinghardthissummericouldcountonendlesshappysummerstocome.withthisinmindithensettoworklikeanythingandonlyoccasionallywentoutforachangeordidsomephysical.iwasnotatallboredbythiskindoflife,foriwassustainedbyahope.
thesummervacationhadcomeroundagain.iwashappythaticouldforgetaboutschoolatleastforawhile.lestifoolaroundallthroughthissummervacation,imadeaplanastohowtospendit.first,ithoughtishouldgooverallthosethingsmyteacherstaughtintheprevioustermsothaticouldhaveabetterunderstandingofthem.thenithoughtishouldtakeupsomeformsofexercise,suchaswalking,runningandrowing,tokeepmephysicallystrong.itstoodtoreasonthatwithsuchagoodplanishouldmakethebestofmyvacationtime.idid,becauseiliveduptowhatihadplanned.