Question

A Meaningful Gift

Time is very important in our lives. It organizes our everyday moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until I received a beautiful watch from my father. The watch organized my life and made me more responsible.

I received this gift on a gray-sky day. On that day, I had to go to the airport at 9:00 a.m. to pick up my uncle Harry and take him to my father’s house. However, I was late because I was hanging out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I remembered my uncle. But at that time he had left the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.

I got to my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. on the same day. Seeing my father’s angry face. I felt ashamed (慚愧的) of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my angry father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him and he handed me this watch.

Then he said, “Lisa, did you have fun with your friends today?”

I answered, “Yes, father, and I’m sorry about not picking up Uncle Harry.”

He said, “What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your actions.”

I was ashamed and said, “Father, I’ll never do it again. I promise.”

He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a reminder for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my life.

The watch taught me to respect time and never be late. That’s why it is important to me.

1.On that day, the writer had to ________.

A. go to the airport to pick up her uncle

B. take a taxi to her father’s house

C. say hi to her father and uncle

D. hang out with her family

2.When the writer got to her father's house, she felt very ________.

A. angry B. tired C. ashamed D. surprised

3.The writer’s father gave her a watch to ________.

A. make her feel sorry B. welcome her uncle

C. celebrate her birthday D. teach her a lesson about time

Answer 1