— Be more careful.

— At 8:00 p.m.

It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and sighed(叹气). Dad had promised to play 1 with him, but he still didn't get home. Paul was so disappointed that he walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, 2 he couldn't.

Then the phone rang. It was Dad: "Paul, I'm sorry, but I couldn't play baseball with you tonight. I'm still at work. Maybe we can play next weekend?"

Paul couldn't understand why Dad was so busy. He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep 3 doing homework.

The next day at school, Paul didn't hand in his homework and failed a test. Mrs. Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. "Paul, you didn't do your homework. You didn't pass the test and only got a D. What's wrong?"

Paul just sat there 4. "Paul, if you don't want to talk, I will. I know that 5 is worrying you, but you have to get it out. You need to tell someone."

On Paul's way home, he 6 what Mrs. Green said. Maybe he didn't do his homework because he wanted to get his dad's attention. He knew Mrs. Green was right. He decided to take her7.

When Paul got home, he 8 his dad, "Dad, I can't play with you next weekend. I've got lots of problems with my homework. Whenever you break our plans, Dad, it hurts me. It's not too late to rebuild 9 relationship. Maybe you can help me with my homework sometime. Dad, I love you."

As Paul ended the call, he felt relaxed. He didn't know whether his dad would be different, but it didn't matter. He himself 10. He expressed(表达) his feelings to the right person. He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening.

— Sorry, my alarm clock didn't work.

— Yes, I did.