Jawaban:

a. Answer:

1. The writer's aim to write the text is to recount and share the events of a difficult and unfortunate day.

2. Several factors made everything go wrong: not sleeping well the night before, oversleeping, missing breakfast, missing the school bus, forgetting homework, tripping and falling down the stairs.

3. The writer's father got angry with him because the writer's lateness caused him to be late for his own teaching job.

4. If the writer had not gotten up late, they would have been able to catch the school bus on time and avoid making their father late for work.

5. In the sentence, "I tripped it," the word "it" refers to the writer's own shoelace.

6. "Was starving" means feeling extremely hungry.

7. The writer's day was terrible, as many things went wrong and caused difficulties and inconveniences.

8. To have a better day, the writer should aim to wake up on time, be more organized, double-check their belongings, and manage their time effectively.

9. The writer should hope for a much better day tomorrow.

10. The main idea of the last paragraph is that despite the terrible day experienced, the writer hopes for a better day in the future.

b. Completed Text:

On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was a large crowd of people. It was the last day of the year and a gathering had taken place under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, "It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!" I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock had refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.