Reading comprehension B1 practice

I felt nervous (1) __________  the phone rang. It was midnight, and I (2) __________  trying to sleep. Who could it be?

I got up and (3) __________  to the phone. However, as I was running, the phone stopped ringing. I was angry, (4) __________  I decided to go to bed again. But when I was falling asleep, the phone started (5) __________  again. Oh, my God! This is so annoying," I thought. This time I picked up the phone (6) __________  and shouted, "Hello!" Nobody said anything at first, but (7) __________  of a sudden I heard, "Happy birthday, brother!"

I had completely forgotten that it was my birthday. My sister was always the first person to (8) __________   me.