Time is very important in our life. It 36 our everyday moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until I 37 a watch from my father, which organized my life and made me more 38 . It’s round(圆形的) in the center with two silver bands(带，条) that go 39 my wrist(手腕) and all of it is made of silver.
I received this 40 on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 a.m. to 41 up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. 42 , I was late because I was 43 with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 44 my uncle, but I was very late for him. He had 45 the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. that day and felt 46 of myself at that moment. After I said hello to my 47 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 48 with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, father, and 49
apologized for not meeting my uncle Ali.” He said, “What you 50 was not very nice and you should feel sorry for your 51 .” 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 52 for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my 53 .
I learned a very important lesson from my father: to 54 time and never to be late to get someone. This watch is 55 to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
A．makes B．organizes C．orders D．supplies
A．received B．accepted C．won D．achieved
A．confident B．independent C．efficient D．responsible
A．around B．in C．on D．with
A．card B．thing C．gift D．letter
A．call B．pick C．put D．bring
A．Otherwise B．Fortunately C．However D．Therefore
A．going B．leaving C．standing D．shopping
A．forgot B．remembered C．saw D．visited
A．arrived B．recognized C．left D．found
A．ashamed B．frightened C．disappointed D．shy
A．nervous B．happy C．angry D．doubtful
A．lunch B．quarrel C．appointment D．fun
A．I B．he C．they D．we
A．said B．did C．thought D．forgot
A．idea B．word C．action D．movement
A．wonder B．hope C．requirement D．reminder
A．life B．day C．way D．thought
A．waste B．respect C．ignore D．enjoy
A．useful B．necessary C．helpful D．important
Dear Reader,
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my , Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the to tell Sam what I had .
For years I have been hosting a program on the and writing articles for a magazine. Being to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and . So when Sam was born, I to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these . I hope that Sam would them sooner or later.
However, that expectation when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He to communicate with others, even the family members. That was for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even now to tell him. I wanted him to what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.
Now, the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a .
Daniel
A．son B．nephew C．brother D．grandson
A．seriously B．mentally C．slightly D．quietly
A．ability B．time C．courage D．responsibility
A．written B．suffered C．observed D．lost
A．radio B．television C．stage D．bed
A．ready B．unable C．anxious D．eager
A．warm B．broken C．closed D．open
A．hosts B．visitors C．readers D．reporters
A．began B．stopped C．forgot D．decided
A．letters B．emails C．books D．diaries
A．find B．read C．collect D．keep
A．developed B．disappeared C．changed D．arrived
A．tried B．refused C．regretted D．hoped
A．exciting B．acceptable C．strange D．heartbreaking
A．less B．everything C．more D．nothing
A．understand B．explain C．believe D．question
A．fear B．face C．know D．cause
A．felt B．guessed C．saw D．doubted
A．as B．once C．though D．if
A．teacher B．child C．man D．writer
Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in a farming community. When she was ，her father 16 her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income. With English as her second language and
education, the
didn't look bright for Lilly. Lilly's father was a stubborn man who
took "no" for an answer. He
Lilly to find a job. With small hope of gaining
，each day she would just ride to the city, walk
about and at dusk return home. On one of her
，Lilly saw a sign at a big company.
，she knocked on her very first door. In her
English, Lilly told the office manager she was interested in the secretarial position. The manager
to give the girl a chance. He directed her to type a single letter, and then
. Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11:40 a. m. She thought everyone would be leaving for
at noon, when she could
away in the crowd.
But she knew she should the letter. On her first try, Lilly
one line of five words and made four mistakes. On her second at-tempt, she completed a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes. She looked at the clock ： 11:55-five minutes to
. Just then, the manager walked in. He came directly over to Lilly, read the letter and said，"Lilly, you're doing
work ！ "
With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her began to grow. Lilly thought，" Well, if he thinks it's good, then it must be good. I think I'll stay ！ " Lilly did stay-all because someone had given a
and uncertain girl the gift of self-confidence when she knocked on the door.
A. reminded B. forced C. encouraged D. helped
A. poorB. formalC. goodD. modern
A. advice B. promise C. futureD. change
A. always B. usually C. sometimes D. rarely
A. warned B. toldC. allowedD. begged
A. employment B. experience
C. judgmentD. independence
A. carefully B. happily C. aimlessly D. rapidly
A. stepsB. tripsC. purposesD. choices
A. BravelyB. Proudly C. CalmlyD. Cautiously
A. brokenB. perfect C. writtenD. fluent
A. refusedB. decided C. pretended D. failed
A. stoppedB. continued C. leftD. sighed
A. lunchB. lifeC. funD. luck
A. breakB. slipC. passD. drive
A. readB. writeC. attemptD. deliver
A. went over B. picked up C. gave away D. got through
A. freedomB. successC. discussion D. reward
A. terribleB. excellent C. honestD. easy
A. beliefB. patience C. confidence D. strength
A. shyB. lonelyC. selflessD. modest
Before hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, an expensive car stopped at the Mississippi River Bridge and a gentleman stepped out of the car wearing very clothing.
He climbed over the rail and the bridge onto a platform below the roadway
to jump. Cars started stopping and the traffic was
for miles. The police arrived with firefighting vehicles, a minister and mental health professionals.
They began talking to the man and telling him not to . They told him that he might not die; he might break all of his bones and be
. About half mile back in traffic was an old truck with lawnmowers, rakes, and shovels. An elderly
got out of his truck and walked up to where the crowd
.
He made his way through the people, looked over the side and down to the man on the edge of the platform，" Hey, I've got to go to work. Either jump or get on the
. If you decide not to jump, tomorrow is going to be
！"
With that the man up the bridge. The police
him and placed him in the back seat of the police car. The gardener walked back to his truck waiting for the
to move.
The minister asked a fireman ，" What did he say?" The fireman said，" He said he had to go to work ！ "
The police reported to the press that all the way to the for an examination the man kept saying over and over，" Tomorrow is going to be better. "
One must see a to have a future. It is not what you do not know that will
you the most. It is what you think you know
does so! Please do not stand too close to see the
！You will not be able to enjoy the forest ！
A. shabbyB. thickC. warmD. expensive
A. aboveB. offC. beyondD. under
A. preparing B. fearingC. wondering D. refusing
A. slowed down B. went by C. held up D. built up
A. riskB. hesitateC. jumpD. fall
A. sentenced B. concernedC. ashamed D. paralyzed
A. lawyerB. gardenerC. soldier D. worker
A. gatheredB. controlledC. attracted D. blocked
A. lookedB. smiledC. shouted D. waved
A. carB. bridgeC. bankD. rail
A. warmerB. betterC. longerD. colder
A. rushedB. rolledC. climbed D. walked
A. caughtB. welcomedC. questioned D. whipped
A. policeB. trafficC. gentleman D. crowd
A. loudlyB. politelyC. angrilyD. puzzlingly
A. stationB. hospitalC. prisonD. church
A. futureB. chanceC. honorD. result
A. urgeB. giveC. costD. hurt
A. whatB. whenC. thatD. who
A. riversB. mountainsC. wallsD. trees
A young school teacher had a dream that an angel appeared to him and said，" You will be given a child who will grow up to become a world . How will you prepare her so that she will realize her intelligence, develop both her confidence and sensitivity, be open-minded, yet
in character? In short, what kind of education will you
so that she can become one of the world's truly great leaders?"
The young teacher in a cold sweat. It had never occurred to him before-any one of his present or future students could be the person
in his dream. Was he preparing them to reach any position which they may
？ He thought，" How might my
change if I knew that one of my students were this person?" He
began to formulate （规划；想出）a plan in his mind.
This student would experience as well as instruction. She would need to know how to solve problems of various kinds. She would need to know the value of lifelong learning in order to keep a curious and
mind.
His teaching . Every young person who walked through his
became, for him, a future world leader. He saw each one, not
they were, but he treated them as if they would be the world leaders. He
the best from his students, yet tempered （使缓和）it with pity. He taught each one as if the future of the
depended on his instruction.
After many years, a woman he knew to a position of world fame. He realized that she must
have been the girl de-scribed in his dream. Only she was not one of his
，but his daughter. For of all the
teachers in her life, her father was the best.
Where and how you will this child is a mystery. But believe that one child's future may depend upon the influence only you can provide, and something remarkable will happen.
A. leader B. destroyer C. rescuer D. protector
A. bad B. weak C. special D. strong
A. afford B. provide C. receive D. have
A. shook B. feared C. awoke D. stood
A. described B. appeared C. imagined D. lived
A. buy B. send C. make D. desire
A. performance B. teaching C. acting D. learning
A. gradually B. gladly C. suddenly D. finally
A. like B. have C. need D. mean
A. actual B. dependent C. absent D. active
A. worked B. changed C. developed D. finished
A. classroom B. office C. house D. mind
A. like B. unlike C. likely D. as
A. begged B. expected C. forced D. learned
A. world B. school C. class D. family
A. appeared B. stood C. rose D. raised
A. completely B. nearly C. hardly D. surely
A. children B. students C. friends D. followers
A. male B. wise C. various D. language
A. raise B. help C. love D. meet
Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of ____ is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the __
__ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his __
_. Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he __
__ it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without __
__. When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter __
__ what happened to Persephone, she became so _
__ that she caused all plants to _
__ People were in __
__ of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow __
__ her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her. __
__, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone’s __
_. She could go back to her mother if she had not __
__ anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter __
__ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate(石榴) seeds in the underworld. When Zeus __
__ this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her __
__, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it __
__ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore __
__ not let the crops grow. That is __
_ we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is _
__, it is spring, and plants begin to grow again.
A. periods B. seasons C. time D. age
A. winner B. ruler C. advisor D. fighter
A. wife B. lover C. partner D. daughter
A. forbid B. forgive C. admit D. accept
A. arrangement B. warning C. reason D. permission
A. let out B. worked out C. thought out D. found out
A. excited B. tired C. angry D. serious
A. grow fast B. start growing C. stop growing D. grow slowly
A. danger B. hope C. turn D. case
A. since B. until C. after D. when
A. Persephone B. Zeus C. Demeter D. Hades
A. return B. change C. marriage D. journey
A. stolen B. found C. eaten D. heard
A. understood B. refused C. doubted D. accepted
A. discovered B. studied C. forgot D. prepared
A. daughter B. mother C. god D. ruler
A. works B. remains C. happens D. starts
A. should B. can C. dare D. will
A. where B. because C. why D. how
A. nice B. friendly C. fresh D. happy