Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 　41　 a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 　42　 me the importance of time in my life.

I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 　43　 at 9:00 a.m. to pick up（接）my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 　44　 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 　45　 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 　46　 a taxi to my father’s house.

I　47　 my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 　48　 uncle. My father asked me to sit 　49　 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 　50　. It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 　51　 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　52　.” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 　53　.”

I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 　54　 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 　55　, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

41. A. bought　　　　　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. borrowed　 　　 　D. broke

42. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　 　　 　D. told

43. A. airport　　　　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　　 　D. station

44. A. when　　　　　　　　 　　 B. because　　 　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 　　 D. though

45. A. saw　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　 C. remembered　　 　D. took

46. A. had　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. driven　　　　　　　　　　 C. invited　　　 　　 D. taken

47. A. visited　 　　 　　　 B. reminded　　　　　 　 C. reached　　 　　 D. left

48. A. surprised　　　　　　 　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervous　　　　　　 　D. lonely

49. A. next to B. around　　　 　 C. behind　　　 　　 D. away from

50. A. us　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. him　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. them　　　　　　　　 　D. you

51. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　 　D. about

52. A. words　　　　　　　　 　　 B. actions　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. play　　　　　　　　 　D. fun

53. A. important　　　　　 　　 B. interesting　　　　　　　　 C. expensive　　　　 　D. wonderful

54. A. never　　　　　　　　 　　 B. usually　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometimes 　　 D. often

55. A. look　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. price　　　　　　　　　　　 C. size　　　　　　　　　 　D. weight

完形填空。

One day when Jamie came home after school, his mother had on her "worry" face. He knew she was thinking of     1     . "It's bad out there. Black clouds are coming from the sea, " Jamie said.          "Yes, I'm thinking of those fishing boats at sea, " she said. At that moment,     2     went out. Jamie and his mother were in the dark.          "The coastline(海岸) will be in the dark, " Jamie's mother said. She got more worried. "     3     always come in threes.I broke my best glasses this morning, and my sister has the cold."          "Now, don' t worry, mum. They're    4     to come through this all right." But Jamie really worried about those fishing boats himself. The fishing boats would     5     the cove(海湾) in the dark.          Jamie took flares(火焰信号弹) and rushed into the wind. There was a cliff(峭壁) by the sea. He started to climb. He    6     himself up hand over hand. At last he reached the top.          He     7     three times. On the fourth try he fired off (发射) one of the flares. It rose and cut into the black sky in bright light. Then he saw an answering flare up at sea. Jamie fired off two more. He saw another answering flare up, then another, then another. The answering flares from the fishing boats showed they     8    the entrance to the cove but then changed course (路线) and were      9     sailing (航行) into the cove. They were almost home.           Jamie helped     10      the fishermen of the village.

(     )1.A.the wind (     )2.A.Jamie　　 (     )3.A.Messages (     )4.A.sure 　　 (     )5.A.lose 　　 (     )6.A.pushed　 (     )7.A.made 　　 (     )8.A.were at　 (     )9.A.now 　　 (     )10.A.answer

B.the clouds B.his mother B.Accidents　 B.lucky　　　 B.miss　　　 B.pulled　　 B.tried　　　 B.had found　 B.then 　　　 B.save

C.the rain　 C.the fire　 C.Troubles 　 C.safe 　　　 C.leave　　　 C.carried 　 C.failed 　　 C.had passed by  C.once 　　　 C.find out

D.the weather    D.the lights     D.Questions      D.ready          D.forget         D.climbed        D.finished       D.were going into D.again          D.look for

My glass，____ I was like a blind man，fell to the ground and broke.

A. which　B. with which　  C. without　   D.  without which