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.
A．watch B．clock C．bell D．time
A．hotel B．station C．bus stop D．airport
A．before B．from C．after D．to
A．though B．because C．and D．so
A．moved B．turned C．hurried D．flew
A．happy B．angry C．sorry D．lucky
A．look up B．look for C．look at D．look after
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．is B．was C．does D．did
A．funnier B．louder C．happier D．lower
A．waking up B．giving up C．picking up D．putting up
A．always B．never C．often D．usually
A．you B．him C．them D．me
A．what B．that C．which D．who
A．culture B．friendship C．time D．family
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Getting to places can sometimes be difficult，especially（特别）when you are going to a place for the________time．
In big cities，many people take buses，trains________subways to get from________to another．Buses are a popular means of transportation．If you are using a bus，you need to know________bus to take and where you can get on．You________need to be able to （能够）read the timetable right，so you can take the right bus and________your place on time．At last，you need to know________to get off and________the driver the name of the station．
In the countryside，transportation can be much simpler．In some places，people get to school or work________boat．Some children ride in long boats on the river to get to school．In________places，students walk to school．
A．first B．second C．third D．fourth
A．or B．so C．and D．too
A．one place B．the place C．places D．the places
A．what B．where C．which D．why
A．too B．as well C．also D．either
A．get to B．arrive C．reach in D．arrive to
A．why B．where C．when D．how
A．say B．talk C．speak D．tell
A．on B．in C．by D．at
A．other B．others C．another D．else
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Many parents want their children to be famous one day．But do children have the same_______?
A new________- Hi ，Ke'aiis on at Beijing Children's Art Theatre．It tells the story of a boy called Ke'ai．His parents would like him to become a painter or a________one day．They teach him to________and to play the violin，but Ke'ai doesn't enjoy these activities．Then one day Ke'ai's parents see Liu Xiang win a gold________at the Athens Olympic Games，and they want him to be a sportsman．
"________do they want me to be someone else?"Ke'ai asks and says，"I only want to be________．"
The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to________their children．It helps parents to think about what kids want to do．
Young audiences(观众)enjoy the story，and also the________in the play．There are two songs in the play．One of them，"Ke'ai's Song"is very________to learn，so the audiences can sing the song on their way home after the play!
| 1． |
A．jobs B．dreams C．habits D．hobbies |
| 2． |
A．song B．film C．play D．opera |
| 3． |
A．writer B．teacher C．sportsman D．musician |
| 4． |
A．paint B．write C．run D．drive |
| 5． |
A．match B．ring C．medal D．race |
| 6． |
A．How B．Why C．When D．Where |
| 7． |
A．myself B．different C．alone D．great |
| 8． |
A．encourage B．understand C．criticize D．inspire |
| 9． |
A．light B．clothes C．skill D．music |
| 10． |
A．easy B．difficult C．important D．necessary |
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Is the art of conversation dying?The other day，my wife________two teenage children did something we haven't________for ages．It didn't require the Internet，a TV screen，batteries…or anything else for that matter．But we all________it so much we're thinking of doing it again sometime．
We had a conversation，the kind of real，live conversation that was________when I was growing up，which seems all too rare these days．Today we have chat rooms，text messages，e-mails…but we seem to be losing the________of communicating face-to-face．We all know________young people are out on a date(约会)these days，they spend most of that time________their mobile phones．And teenagers nowadays seem to________communicating with their friends by sending text messages to actually_______to them．
If we carry on like this，in the future，we'll lose the use of our_______．What do you think?E-mail me，and who knows?Maybe we could even have a real conversation about it!
| 1． |
A．and B．or C．but D．after |
| 2． |
A．made B．known C．done D．seen |
| 3． |
A．acted B．blamed C．decided D．enjoyed |
| 4． |
A．common B．careful C．extra D．enough |
| 5． |
A．name B．art C．attention D．aim |
| 6． |
A．because B．how C．when D．unless |
| 7． |
A．buying B．collecting C．repairing D．answering |
| 8． |
A．dislike B．prefer C．admire D．believe |
| 9． |
A．writing B．introducing C．speaking D．hurrying |
| 10． |
A．eyes B．voice C．mouths D．hands |
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If a snake bites you，take a photo with your mobile phone!It may save your life．This is the surprising________of a British cook．
One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen．He picked up a dish from the table，and________a snake appeared…and bit him on the hand．
A few days earlier，the snake came to the________from Asia in a box of bananas．It climbed out of the box and________under the dish．
“I went to try to pick it up and it bit me again．I threw it________the kitchen，and it landed in the fridge．So I closed the door，”Mr Jackson said．
Anyway，Mr Jackson stayed________and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile phone．Soon his________began to ache and he went to hospital．Then his chest began to hurt．Doctors couldn’t say what was wrong________they didn’t know what kind of snake it was．
Then Mr Jackson remembered his mobile phone photo．The doctors________it to London Zoo．When they knew the kind of snake，they could give Mr Jackson the right medicine，and he left hospital the next day．
“So my advice is this：If a snake bites you，pick up your phone．Take________photo first and then show the photo to the doctors，”suggests Mr Jackson．“Oh，and if the snake doesn’t smile for the photo，don’t worry!”
A．chance B．advice C．excuse D．business
A．suddenly B．nearly C．especially D．fortunately
A．garden B．hospital C．restaurant D．school
A．hung B．hid C．jumped D．ran
A．under B．into C．towards D．across
A．cool B．noisy C．pleased D．afraid
A．foot B．leg C．hand D．mouth
A．but B．though C．so D．because
A．wrote B．sent C．sold D．taught
A．his B．her C．its D．their
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My father was sick．I wished I________as close to him as my brothers and sisters．They often helped him cook his meals and clean the house．He was sick badly，so he needed a lot of help________the everyday things．
Dad was sitting in his old armchair and listening to the radio when I arrived．He turned and smiled．
“What’s new，Jim?”he said，________I sat down on the sofa．
I wanted________him all about my problems at work，but I couldn’t seem to find the words．________he think that I was a failure，out of work at 58?“Nothing much，”I said，finally．He told me lots of family news．He was in good spirits．Then it was time for Dad________his medicine．
“I’ll get it，”I said．I went into the kitchen and poured a glass of water from the refrigerator．I found a red apple in the kitchen．I cut it________small slices，put them on a plate，and then I carried the snack to Dad．He was very surprised．For a second，I thought I’d done something________．He looked as if he were going to cry．
“Dad?What’s the________?”I asked．
“Nobody’s cut me an apple like________since my wife died，”he said．“It’s just like what she used to do．”I shut and opened my eyes quickly to bring back the tears．I couldn’t let myself cry in front of him．
A．may B．should C．must D．could be
A．did B．do C．doing D．to do
A．and B．as C．but D．so
A．speak B．to say C．told D．to tell
A．Will B．Can C．Would D．Could
A．to take B．to have C．taking D．to eat
A．up B．into C．on D．with
A．interesting B．wonderful C．right D．wrong
A．matter B．problem C．wrong D．things
A．this B．that C．those D．these