Oh, no? How silly I was to practice basketball inside! Mom’s favorite ___1___ was in pieces! What should I do?

At that time my dog Toby came in and jumped around me happily. That gave me a(n) ___2___. “Mom, Toby broke your cup,” I told a lie when mom walked in. “Toby, you bad boy,” she said ___3___. “Go outside. No treats for you.” Hearing this, I felt a little sick.

Toby went outside to his dog house, looking sad. Since I couldn’t play inside, I had to ___4___ my basketball skills in the living room. Suddenly it began to ran heavily. Through the window I could see the rain fall down Toby’s nose. “Is he ___5___?” I wondered. “What have I done?” I asked myself. “How could I make Toby outside because of my ___6___?” I knew what to do next.

“Sorry, Mom! I have something to tell you,” I quietly ___7___ with my head down. “To win this final match this Saturday, I played basketball inside and broke your cup.” “So it was ___8___ to punish Toby.” Mom touched my head. “Thank you for being ___9___ my boy, but as a punishment you cannot watch the basketball matches on TV this month.”

I wanted to say it was not fair, but it was. I made a mistake. I had to ___10___ the punishment. I opened the door and Toby ran back in. He jumped up and gave me a big lick (舔) then I felt fine.