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．airport

 

3.                A．before         B．from           C．after D．to

 

4.                A．though         B．because        C．and  D．so

 

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

 

6.                A．happy          B．angry          C．sorry D．lucky

 

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

 

8.                A．anything        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．always         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

 

 

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 12 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．airport

 

3.                A．before         B．from           C．after D．to

 

4.                A．though         B．because        C．and  D．so

 

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

 

6.                A．happy          B．angry          C．sorry D．lucky

 

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

 

8.                A．anything        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．always         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

 

 

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 my 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 time．"

The watch has been with me for twelve 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．airport

3．A．before               B．from               C．after               D．to   

4．A．though              B．because           C．and               D．so   

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

6．A．happy               B．angry             C．sorry              D．lucky   

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

8．A．anything             B．something        C．nothing                  D．everything

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

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

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

12．A．always            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

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 __11__ always tells me the importance of time in my life.

It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the __12__ to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there __13__ 4:30 p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon __14__ the match was too exciting. When the match was nearly over, I suddenly remembered my uncle and __15__ 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 __16__ with me. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I dared not ­­__17__ my uncle and father. I said hello to them in a very low voice. My father didn’t say __18__. Instead, he asked me to sit next to him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” He __19__ very disappointed, but his voice was still calm. I felt so sorry and answered in an even __20__ voice. “Yes, Dad, but I’m really sorry about not __21__ my uncle. This will __22__ 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 __23__ 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 12 years. I wear it not because of its price, but because of __24__ I learned from it. It tells me to respect __25__ and never be late to do what I have promised to.

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

12.  A. hotel          B. station               C. bus stop         D. airport

13.  A. before         B. from          C. after             D. to

14.   A. though        B. because              C. and               D. so

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

16.  A. happy         B. angry                C. sorry           D. lucky

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

18.  A. anything               B. something         C. nothing             D. everything

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

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

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

22. A. always                     B. never                     C. often               D. usually

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

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

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

    A 10-year-old British girl saved 100 other tourists from the Asian tsunami because she had warned them a huge body of water was on its way after learning something about these weeks earlier at school.

    “I was on the beach and the water started to go funny,” Tilly Smith told the Sun.

    “There were bubbles（水泡）and the huge waters went out suddenly. I realized at once what was happening and had a feeling that there was going to be a tsunami. I soon told mummy about this.”

    While other holidaymakers stood and watched when the disappearing waters left boats and fish on the sands. Tilly seemed to know the danger signs at once because she had just learned a school lesson on huge waves caused by the moving and shaking of the underwater earth.

    Quick action by Tilly’s mother and workers of the Thai(泰国的) hotel meant Maikhao beach was quickly cleared, just minutes before a huge wave fully swept（风浪等的席卷）the beach. The beach was one of the few on the Thai island of Phuket where no one was killed.

    Her teacher, Andrew Kearney, was proud of his quick-thinking student. “Tilly is a very bright, clear-headed girl. It happened that our class was learning about tsunami just two weeks before Christmas,” he told the newspaper.

1. What is “the Sun” in the second paragraph of the passage?

  A. It is the name of a person.           B. It is the name of a star in the sky.

  C. It is the name of a newspaper.       D. It is the name of one of the tourists.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

  A. Andrew Kearney came to the Thai island of Phuket two weeks before Christmas.

  B. Tilly Smith knew a tsunami would happen, so she learned about it in her lesson.

  C. Tilly Smith and her mother went to the Thai island of Phuket for their holidays.

  D. Maikhao beach is one of few beaches in Britain where a tsunami sometimes happens.

3. What does the underlined sentence “The beach was one of the few on the Thai island of Phuket where no one was killed.” in the fifth paragraph mean?

  A. Only 100 tourists were not killed on the Thai island of Phuket.

  B. No tourists were killed on Maikhao beach in the Asian tsunami.

  C. All tourists were saved by Tilly on the Thai island of Phuket.

  D. Few tourists were killed on the Thai island of Phuket in the tsunami.