It was Mr. Hill’s birthday that day. He was one hundred years old and many people came to1.  ( he ) birthday party. A reporter (记者) came to the party and asked him a few questions.“Many people want 2.   ( know )to know how you live so long,”the reporter said,“Could you tell us3.  it ?”“That is, I always get up at six in the morning,”said Hill.“And have three 4.  ( meal ) a day. Never drink.” “But,”said the reporter,“my uncle also did so, and he only lived to be eighty. 5.   do you think of that ?”“He didn’t keep it long enough,”the old man answered.

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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 watch always   1  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 before 4:30p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon and the match was so __3 that I forgot the time. When the match was nearly over, I suddenly remembered my uncle and hurried to the airport .It was too late. He had left the airport and take a taxi to our house.

I was very worried that my father would complain   4  the thing. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I do not   5 uncle and my father .I said hello to them in a very low voice .My father didn’t say   6 .Instead, he asked me to sit   7 him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” I felt so sorry and answered in a  8   voice. “Yes, Dad, but I ’m really sorry .This will  9 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 me 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   10 I learned. It tells me to respect（重视）and never be late to do what I have promised to .

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A:    1   ?

B:  It was great.  I enjoyed it.

A:    2   ?

B: My family went to the Great Wall.  We visited my uncle in Beijing.

A:    3   ?

B: No,  I stayed at home and studied for the math exam, 

4    .  Did you go?

A:  Yes,  I did.  I saw the Rush Hour last night.

B:    5   ?

A: It was really exciting.

–How do you learn English so well?   

–____ chatting with my uncle in America online.