Fill in the Blanks The Big InterviewOnline version ............. by Tea Cher 1 cards science water stammered cafeteria helper pieces seventh sweaty red five hot Swanson question Swanson hair nervous Charles sat in the with other students , waiting for Ms . to interview all of them . Ms . Swanson , the - grade teacher , was looking for a lab . Charles ? s palms were and his face felt . He wondered if his face was ? and if anyone would notice . As he prepared for his interview , Charles reviewed a set of index with notes that he had made earlier . On each card , he had written an answer to a that Ms . Swanson might ask . " The emergency eyewash station is not a place to get a drink of , " he quietly read aloud from one card . Charles decided to check out the other candidates . Nearby , a girl with dark red was shuffling her own set of index cards . He watched as she tore a card into tiny and stuffed the pieces into a pocket . Suddenly she looked up at Charles . " Are you ? " she asked . " No , I ? m not nervous ? not at all , " Charles . " What about you ? " " Uh , no , me neither , " the girl responded . At that moment , Ms . appeared . " Charles Locke ? " she called out .