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Alex studied the signature long and hard. In his right
hand, he was (1) ______ (grip) a pen that was pressed
against a blank piece of paper. (2) ______ (Purse) his
lips with a determined frown, he began to practice
forging his father's (3) ______ (sign). "I have to do
it, unless I want another (4) ______
(cane) episode," he thought as he felt tears brimming in
his eyes. Alex had received his report book (5)
______ (early) that day. As the teacher handed it to
him, she shook her head as they made direct eye contact.
It was a mixture of (6) ______ (disapprove) and
disappointment. Alex, though disheartened, was not taken
by surprise when his eyes fell on the red-colored
grades. After all, he was well aware that he had spent
too much time on computer games. Despite (7) ______ (understand)
that his poor results was a consequence of his lack of
efforts, the boy was reluctant to face the music.
The last caning session his father had given him
still remained (8) ______ (vivid) in his memory. Every
time he recalled how the
(9) ______ (intimidate) cane came down hard on his
flesh, causing immediate angry red swells to appear, he
would recoil in terror at the memory of that incident.
As the whole page began to fill with signatures, his (10) ______ (confident)
grew. He was ready to forge his father's signature on
the report book.
Satisfied, Alex went to bed. However, the
guilt-stricken boy tossed and turned that night. It was
going to be a long night for Alex. |
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Alex studied the signature long and hard. In his right
hand, he was gripping
a pen that was pressed against a blank piece of paper.
Pursing his lips
with a determined frown, he began to practice forging
his father's signature.
"I have to do it, unless I want another
caning episode," he
thought as he felt tears brimming in his eyes. Alex
had received his report book
earlier that day. As the teacher handed it to
him, she shook her head as they made direct eye contact.
It was a mixture of disapproval
and disappointment. Alex, though disheartened, was not
taken by surprise when his eyes fell on the red-colored
grades. After all, he was well aware that he had spent
too much time on computer games. Despite
understanding that
his poor results was a consequence of his lack of
efforts, the boy was reluctant to face the music.
The last caning session his father had given him
still remained vividly
in his memory. Every time he recalled how the
intimidating cane
came down hard on his flesh, causing immediate angry red
swells to appear, he would recoil in terror at the
memory of that incident. As the whole page began to fill
with signatures, his confidence
grew. He was ready to forge his father's signature on
the report book.
Satisfied, Alex went to bed. However, the
guilt-stricken boy tossed and turned that night. It was
going to be a long night for Alex. |
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