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The class had already started but the desk next to me was still unoccupied. It wasn’t like Ted to be late for school - he usually came ________________ (EARLY) than me. I wanted to text or call him but it was prohibited to use the phone in class. ‘Do you know where Ted is?’ I turned to Amy who was Ted’s neighbour and usually____________ (KNOW) everything about everyone. ‘I have no idea,’ Amy shrugged her shoulders. ‘He ___________ (NOT/TAKE) our school bus in the morning.’ Her answer made _____________ (I) feel even more worried than before. ‘I _________________ (CALL) him up as soon as I can,’ I decided and got back to the maths. We _________________ (WRITE) a test when Ted appeared at the doorway. His left arm was in plaster. Without asking any questions, the teacher gave him a sign to sit down. In a whisper I asked Ted what had happened. ‘Nothing serious,’ Ted whispered back and said that he _____________ (TELL) me everything after the class.’ At break time Ted felt like a celebrity. His arm ________________ (BREAK) in two places but it only made him more popular with his classmates. Everyone wanted to know the details of the accident. ‘There _____________ (BE) one really good thing about it all,’ Ted laughed. “I won’t have to write tests for some time, as I’m lefthanded.