Time is very important in our life. However, I had never realized it until I received a beautiful gold watch from my father one day when I was 19 years old. This __1__ always tells me the importance of time in my life.
It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the __2__ to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there __3__ 4:30 p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon __4__ the match was too exciting. When the match was nearly over, I suddenly remembered my uncle and __5__ to the airport. It was too late. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to our house.
I was very worried that my father would be __6__ with me. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I dared not __7__ my uncle and father. I said hello to them in a very low voice. My father didn’t say __8__. Instead, he asked me to sit next to him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” He __9__ very disappointed, but his voice was still calm. I felt so sorry and answered in an even __10__ voice. “Yes, Dad, but I’m really sorry about not __11__ my uncle. This will __12__ happen again. I promise.” My father handed me a box with a beautiful gold watch inside. It was a gift my uncle bought for him. He gave it to _13__ and said, “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of him.”
The watch has been with me for 12 years. I wear it not because of its price, but because of __14__ I learned from it. It tells me to respect __15__ and never be late to do what I have promised to.
| 小题1: | | A．watch | B．clock | C．bell | D．time |
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| 小题2: | | A．hotel | B．station | C．bus stop | D．airport |
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| 小题3: | | A．before | B．from | C．after | D．to |
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| 小题4: | | A．though | B．because | C．and | D．so |
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| 小题5: | | A．moved | B．turned | C．hurried | D．flew |
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| 小题6: | | A．happy | B．angry | C．sorry | D．lucky |
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| 小题7: | | A．look up | B．look for | C．look at | D．look after |
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| 小题8: | | A．anything | B．something | C．nothing | D．everything |
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| 小题10: | | A．funnier | B．louder | C．happier | D．lower |
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| 小题11: | | A．waking up | B．giving up | C．picking up | D．putting up |
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| 小题12: | | A．always | B．never | C．often | D．usually |
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| 小题15: | | A．culture | B．friendship | C．time | D．family |
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