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Kevin
sat at the desk in his study, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English
class by Friday. "I don't know what to1," he complained to his
dog, who was asleep at his feet. Kevin was talkative when speaking to his friends,
yet he had2finding words he had to write.
By bedtime
Kevin had drawn a picture of his dog smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches(树枝) blowing in a high wind. He had also written a3asking
his friend to go to the movies on Saturday.4he had not written a single
word of his story.
On Wednesday,
Mrs. Scott, Kevin's English teacher, asked the class to5the
first draft of their stories. Kevin had to turn in the only work that he had—the
page with his name, the6, and the note.
Kevin
wasn't7when Mrs Scott asked him to stay after class
the next day. But he was surprised by what8said to him. "Kevin, this
is a fantastic story—the dog, the movie, the tree in the9I
can't wait to find out how they all fit together. I think you have the idea of a
story there. Look at your note and the pictures and try to see10a
story comes to you."
That night
Kevin sat at his desk, and this was what he wrote: "One Saturday Tom went to
meet his friend at the11it looked as if it might rain, so Tom12his
umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in. The noise of the wind13like
Tom's dog Spotty. Spotty really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be
let inside. Then Tom saw Spotty running after him down the busy street, barking.
The sound was full of blame(责备). Tom felt14because
he had left Spotty outside. He turned and headed home with Spotty. Tom let Spotty
in the door just and the rain started to pour down."
Kevin
had a story after all. The last thing he did was to write his name15at
the top of the page.
