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"Tommy, wake up. It's time ___1___ school. If you don't
hurry, you're ___2___ to be late," said Mrs Dunn as she popped her
head ___3___
her son's room. Tommy ___4___ his eyes sleepily and covered his face
___5___
his blanket. He immediately ___6___ asleep again. When
his mother came to
___7___ him a second time, he said, "Mother, I don't
want to go to school."
He added, "I have a bad time in school ___8___ day. The
teachers
always nag at me ___9___ they don't like me. The
students ___10___ also
very unfriendly. They avoid me ___11___ they see me
coming and they
hardly ___12___ to me. Each day, I have this sinking
feeling that everyone
___13___ fun of me behind my back. Can I
___14___ to be sick
today
and not go to school just ___15___ one day?"
Mrs Dunn shook her head. "I'm ___16___ not, Tommy," she
said. "In fact,
I can ___17___ of many reasons why you should go to
school. First, you are as
___18___ as a fiddle and have no reason to excuse
yourself by ___19___
to be sick. Secondly, you have a ___20___ of work to be
done in school. Thirdly, you are the school
Principal!" |
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"Tommy, wake up. It's time
for school. If you don't
hurry, you're
sure/going to be late," said Mrs Dunn as she popped her
head into
her son's room. Tommy
rubbed his eyes sleepily and covered his face
with
his blanket. He immediately
fell asleep again. When
his mother came to
call him a second time, he said, "Mother, I don't
want to go to school."
He added, "I have a bad time in school
every day. The
teachers
always nag at me because they don't like me. The
students are also
very unfriendly. They avoid me
when they see me
coming and they
hardly talk to me. Each day, I have this sinking
feeling that everyone
makes fun of me behind my back. Can I
pretend to be sick
today
and not go to school just
for one day?"
Mrs Dunn shook her head. "I'm
afraid not, Tommy," she
said. "In fact,
I can think of many reasons why you should go to
school. First, you are as
fit as a fiddle and have no reason to
excuse yourself by
pretending
to be sick. Secondly, you have a
lot of work to be
done in school. Thirdly, you are the school
Principal!" |
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