Time is very important in our life. It      our everyday moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until I       a watch from my father, which organized my life and made me more responsible. It's around my wrist with two silver bands.

    I received this gift on a gray-sky day. I went to the airport a.m. to       up my uncle Ali and take him to my house. However, I was late because I was       with my friends. Later, around 11:00 a.m. I      my uncle , but he had left the airport and taken a taxi to my house. I got to my house at 2:00 p.m. and felt       of myself at that moment. After I said hello to my angry father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him and handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, "Peter, did you have       with your friends today? I answered, "Yes, Father, and I apologized for not meeting my uncle Ali." He said, "What you       was not very nice and you should feel sorry for your action." 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       for you." He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my life.

    I learned a very important lesson from my father: to respect time and never to be late to get someone. This watch is       to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

1.A. makes    B. organizes            C. orders                 D. deals

2.A. received     B. accepted      C. won                     D. achieved

3.A. call                   B. put                       C. pick                      D. bring

4.A. going      B. leaving       C. standing    D. shopping

5.A. forgot    B. remembered       C. saw                      D. visited

6.A. ashamed           B. frightened          C. disappointed        D. shy

7.A. lunch              B. quarrel                C. chance                D. fun

8.A. said       B. did              C. thought      D. forgot

9.A. wonder            B. hope                    C. requirement    D. reminder

10.A. useful            B. necessary           C. important           D. helpful

 

補(bǔ)寫(xiě)對(duì)話

閱讀下面的對(duì)話，選出能填入空白處的最佳答案，有兩個(gè)多余的選項(xiàng)。

Wei Hua： Hello! 1

Han Mei： Yes, what is it?

Wei Hua： 2 Could I borrow your bike again?

Han Mei： Certainly. 3 Is yours broken again?

Wei Hua： No, I've lost my key to the bike. But I have to go to see a friend.

Han Mei： I see. 4

Wei Hua： I think I'll be back before six.

Han Mei： All right. Here's the key. 5 Bye!

Wei Hua： Thank you very much. Bye!

A．Can I help you?

B．I hope everything goes well.

C．What happened?

D．Is there anyone at home?

E．Why not use your own bike?

F．I'm sorry to trouble you.

G．When will you return?

Foreign visitors are often puzzled (迷惑不解) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is just across the bus stop.”

In the Midwest of America, usually there are not many landmarks. There are no mountains, so people will tell you directions (方向) and distance (距離). In Kansas, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”

People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map. They measure (測(cè)量) distance by telling time. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.

People in Greece (希臘) sometimes do not even try to give directions because few visitors understand the Greek languages. Instead of giving you the directions, a Greek will often say, “Follow me.” Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.

Sometimes a person doesn’t know the answer to your question. A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan think “I don’t know” is not polite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get very, very lost in Yucatan!

One thing will help you everywhere. You might not understand a person’s words, but maybe you can understand his body language. He or she will usually turn and then point in the correct direction. Go on in that direction, and you may find the post office!

(　 ) 53. What do you think of the word “l(fā)andmark” mean?

　　　　 A. Street names.　　　　　　　

B. Building names.

　　　　 C. Hotels, markets and bus stops.　

D. Buildings or places which are easily seen (看到).

(　 ) 54. In the passage, ________ countries are mentioned (提到).

　　　　 A. seven　　　　　　　　　　 B. four　　　　　 C. five　　　　　 D. eight

(　 ) 55. The passage mainly tells us that _________.

　　　　 A. there are not many landmarks in the Midwest of America

　　　　 B. we needn’t carry a map for travel

　　　　 C. there’re different ways to give directions in different parts of the world

　　　　 D. people give directions in the same way in different parts of the world