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 11 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.

1.                A．watch          B．clock           C．bell  D．time

2.                A．hotel          B．station          C．bus stop  D．a(chǎn)irport

3.                A．before         B．from           C．a(chǎn)fter D．to

4.                A．though         B．because        C．a(chǎn)nd  D．so

5.                A．moved         B．turned         C．hurried   D．flew

6.                A．happy          B．a(chǎn)ngry          C．sorry D．lucky

7.                A．look up         B．look for         C．look at   D．look after

8.                A．a(chǎn)nything        B．something       C．nothing   D．everything

9.                A．is             B．was            C．does D．did

10.               A．funnier         B．louder         C．happier   D．lower

11.               A．waking up       B．giving up        C．picking up D．putting up

12.               A．a(chǎn)lways         B．never          C．often D．usually

13.               A．you           B．him            C．them D．me

14.               A．what           B．that           C．which D．who

15.               A．culture         B．friendship       C．time  D．family

缺詞填空，其中13-15是根據(jù)上下文語境根據(jù)首字母填單詞（15分）
1.More information can be ________(可獲得的) on the Internet.
2.We all think his ________ (行為) is very strange. We must stop him from doing so.
3.This gift is so expensive that I can’t ________(接受) it.
4.Thank you very much for giving me so many useful__________(建議)．
5.I have________(答復(fù))to my penfriend’s letter．
6．Mr Wang is busy__________(解釋)everything to us．
7．He often__________(吵架)with his parents in the past．
8．__________(原諒)others for their mistakes is a good virtue．
9．Lily told me that she_________(寧愿)to listen to music to relax herself．
10.Do you know who __________ (發(fā)現(xiàn)) America?  
11.The old man is different from others. He doesn’t act ____________ ( 正常 ).
12.Peter has had his bicycle _______________(修理).
13.Did you know that colours can i _______ our moods?
14.Who has p___________my bedroorn pink? My father.
15．Lin Tao is very clever，but he never shows off．He is m_________ ．