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Part 2.
1 I, therefore, decided to join a gymnasium and a music club. I also became a member
2 of the local library. Thus, I used to wake up early every morning and be punctual at the
3 nearby gymnasium from seven to nine. After working out, I came home, bathed, had my
4 breakfast and left for the library. I spent the next two-three hours reading all the
5 newspapers, magazines, journals and a few books. Reading was turning out to be my
6 major passion.
7 I spent my afternoon in a peaceful siesta and thereafter, I picked my guitar for an hour
8 at my music class. It sounded a little more difficult than I had expected but I continued to
9 struggle through my daily guitar lessons and gradually I could see the improvement.
10 Despite engaging myself in so many activities, my evenings were usually free and boring.
11 Someone advised me to take computer classes and so I also joined the latest course offered
12 by a nearby computer institute. But they had classes only 3 days a week. That left me with
13 another 3 days and so I thought of trying my hand at Tennis. With all of these activities, I
14 gradually I got myself completely occupied and busy.
15 Thus, my summer vacation flew by without my realizing how fast the time went by.
16 The time for the result to be declared was fast approaching and that made me anxious.
17 Moreover, the dilemma of what field to choose and what subjects to opt for increased my
anxiety. But my busy schedule kept me pre-occupied and therefore I learnt to cope up with
the baseless fear. Soon it was time to be ready to plunge into a new phase of life and after
an enriching summer vacation, I was fresher, stronger and mature. This is how I
constructively spent my summer vacation and enjoyed every moment of it too.

Adapted from: http://www.shareyouressays.com/83856/essay-on-how-i-spent-my-
last-summer-vacation

1. What did the writer used to do after 9 am during his/her summer break?

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2. What does the word “siesta” on paragraph 2 line 7 mean?

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3. On a regular basis, at what times did the writer usually have the most leisure time?

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4. How many club and courses did he/she took on his/her summer? What are they?

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5. What does the word “baseless fear” on paragraph 3 line 19 refer to?

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6. What about you? How do you define constructive vacation? What activities will you do to

enrich yourself? Give sufficient explanation.
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