Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 18–26, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию 18–26.
Paul was going to be late for his morning class again. He 18)_________(NOT/UNDERSTAND) why it happened to him so often. This was going to be the 19)_________(THREE) time in one week and that was too much even for Mrs Pitt. She was the 20)_________(KIND) teacher in the world but Paul wasn’t sure that she would forgive him again.
“If I don’t invent a very good excuse, she 21)________(CALL) my parents.” Paul thought.
His parents 22)_________(NOT/BE) very strict people but they didn’t approve of Paul’s habit of playing computer games till late at night. As a result, he couldn’t make 23)_________(HE) get up in the morning and was regularly late for school. Paul quietly opened the door and 24)_________(GO) into the classroom. His classmates 25)_________(WRITE) something in their notepads and didn’t pay any attention to him.
Mrs Pitt looked at him and said in a flat voice: “You are late again, Paul. What 26)_________(HAPPEN)?”
Paul was not ready with an answer.