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

--What's the time, please?

--________ six o'clock.

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A．That's	B．This is
C．It's	D．They are

Imagine there is a bank that puts $ 86, 400 in your account ( 账户)each morning. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank writes off( 注销)the balance that you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Take out every cent,  of course \
Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning,  it puts in 86, 400 seconds. Every evening it writes off,  as it is lost. There is no balance or overdraft 透支) . If you fail to use the day's savings,  the lost is yours. There is no going back. There is no taking from " tomorrow". You must make good use of it so as to get more in health,  happiness and success!
The clock is running. Make the most of today. To realize the value of ONE YEAR,  ask a student who failed a grade; To realize the value of ONE MONTH,  ask a mother who gave birth to a premature( 早产)baby; To realize the value of ONE WEEK,  ask the editor of a weekly newspaper; To realize the value of ONE HOUR,  ask the lovers who are waiting to meet; To realize the value of ONE MINUTE,  ask a person who missed the train; To realize the value of ONE SECOND,  ask a person who just avoided(避免)an accident.
Make good use of every moment that you have. Remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called "The Present".
【小题1】The underlined word "balance" in paragraph 1 means_________.

A．平衡

B．贷款

C．余款

D．提款

【小题2】 What is special about the TIME bank we each have?

A．We can store time in it whenever we like.

B．Someone puts $ 86, 400 in it every day.

C．The time in it will surely get lost if you don't use it.

D．Someone helps you spend your time every night.

【小题3】What can be the best title of the passage?

A．The Bank of Money	B．The Bank of Time
C．The value of one hour	D．The clock is running

【小题4】 In this passage,  the writer tries to tell us_________.

A．what a bank is	B．how to save money
C．the difference of time units	D．to make good use of time