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Read the story and then fill in the chart of causes and effects below it.

Budi woke up late for school. It was about 7:50 a.m. He should have been up 50 minutes earlier
and had missed his bus, Running quickly downstairs, he saw that his brother had already left for
work. Hurrying back upstair, he skipped his slow-getting-ready routíne, in hopes of catching a
nde with his friend next door. He didn't want to be late to school because there were only 20 days
left, and he had had perfect attendance the entire year. Hurrying back downstairs, he picked up
the phone and dialed his friend's number. The phone rang, but there was no answer. He went out
the door, stepping onto the front porch, just in time to see the tail lights of his friend's familiar
blue motorcycle drive off into the distance. Sighing, he sank to the porch, unsure of what to do.
After a little more thought, he hurried back inside, phoned his brother's nearby office, explained
the situation, and then waited for his brother to return home. Less than happy, his brother pulled
up in the driveway five minutes later. Due to the time constraints, and his own need to be back at
work for an important meeting, Budi's brother drove rather fast, but they arrived safely at
Nusantara School, with just enough time left for Budi to make it to homeroom without being
late.

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