Are you listening, Jim? Jim's teacher asks.
Jim smiles and shakes his 1 . He doesn't often 2 or try hard in class. Talking is so much better. He wants to be heard. That evening, Jim doesn't feel 3 . By bedtime, his throat feels really bad. He has cakes and 4 water to make his throat feel better, but he isn't sure if it will 5 .
The next 6 , when he opens his mouth to say "Good morning", 7 comes out but a "Guh".
When he is in school, Mrs. Green says "Hello" to him, and he just nods. When his friends talk to him and ask him what TV shows he watches, he just can ‘t say anything. When 8 begins, all his classmates look at him as if he has a 9 eye.
Jim sits in the class. He feels very bored 10 he can't talk to his classmates. He watches them talk to each other, but he can't even do that. But you know what? It isn't so bad. He can really do his homework that night. It 11 him more TV and game time because he 12 all his homework early.
The next day, his voice 13 back, but he doesn't speak in class again. Now he is 14 , but he doesn't talk in class. He listens and 15 his hand to speak.
What a difference that one day makes