Johnson kicked the soccer ball hard against his bedroom wall.
"Johnson, stop!" his father shouted. "You're going to1 the neighbors.
Johnson picked up the ball as it flew back towards him, and then he lay onto his bed, crying silently. His eyes were full of 2 .
Several days earlier, there was a big 3 in Philippines. It had washed away buildings and destroyed lives.
His father, Mr. Reynolds, has a lot of experience of removing debris (碎片) after rainstorms.4 his father saw the destruction on TV, he knew his skills could be of help to the people Philippines. He called a company that performed 5 services after rainstorms. They told Mr. Reynolds they could certainly get the job for his skills were helpful. The company would provide a flat for Mr. Reynolds—meaning Johnson would 6 in Philippines for a year with him.
Johnson thought about his 7 team, his friends, his school, and everything else in America. He would have to 8 all for the next year. How could his father do this to him?
Lying on his bed for a few minutes had helped Johnson 9 . He sat up, and started putting his clothes into bags.
After he finished 10 , Johnson walked into the living room, where his dad and sister were looking at some photos. Mr. Reynolds asked Johnson to sit beside him and explained to 11 what his work would be like in Philippines. One photo showed a group of 12 standing on a muddy soccer field. Johnson suddenly saw himself standing with them, and he realized how 13 he would feel in the same situation.14 , people were coming from all over the world to help. Johnson wondered 15 he could do something to help once they got there. Maybe even playing soccer on the muddy soccer field itself could take their minds off the disaster for a while.
"That might be a wonderful year." Johnson smiled.
