“Ring…ring…”the telephone suddenly rang.Sam got up to 1 the call.It was his aunt.“Sam, 2 are you still at home?”she asked surprisingly.Sam 1ooked at the clock.It was already 7∶30 a.m.“Oh, my goodness!There's an important 3 today,”Sam shouted out.He hurried to wash his face and get 4 .When he was going to leave the house, he 5 that he had not put away his books.He ran quickly to the 6 and put them into the bag.He then went to the bus stop to go to school as 7 as he could.When he got into the classroom, his classmates were 8 writing.“Why are you so 9 ?”asked the teacher.“I'm sorry, sir,”Sam answered, afraid of looking 10 .“It was my clock.It 11 to wake me up this morning and….”“Don't say anything about it,”his teacher 12 him.“Don't try to come late next time!”Sam said yes and walked to his 13 quickly.But when he tried to do the paper, he could not 14 in a right way.He put his head on the desk and said,“What a 15 day it has been for me!”
It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade.Carmen found she couldn't see things 1 all the time.She became very worried, but she hoped 2 would know that.When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn't 3 .But her mother's mind was made up.
Three days later.Carmen got new glasses and instructions 4 .her doctor."All of the kids will think I'm silly." Carmen said.Her mother 5 and shook her head."You look just as beautiful as before, she said.But Carmen didn't believe her.
The next day.Carmen kept the 6 in her pocket(口袋))as she walked into the schoolyard.She stood alone away from her friends, feeling 7 Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout.
Carmen ran over to the other girls."What's the 8 ?" she asked.
"My ring is gone!" Theresa cried."My sister sent it to me from California.It's very 9 and I can 't lose it."
Carmen and her friends began to 10 the ring in the grassy area of the playground.Carmen realized that she could do better 11 she could see better.She took the glasses out and put them on.Everything looked so 12 ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her 13 .It was the ring.
"Here it is," she shouted.She handed it to Theresa.
"Thanks, Carmen," she said."I 14 thought we'd find it." She paused(停顿).“Hey, 1 didn’t know you wore glasses.They look great!"
Carmen had 15 that she was wearing the new glasses.“Thanks,” she replied.
"Maybe wearing glasses won't be so bad after all." Carmen thought.