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　　My wife and I sometimes go to a nice restaurant to eat. My wife's mother lives with us and she stays with the children. This makes it very easy for us to go out for the evening.

　　Last week we went to the restaurant in a new hotel. We had a wonderful meal. First, we had soup and a salad. Then Helen, my wife, had lamb chops with peas and cars, and I had a medium(中等的) steak with. mashed(捣烂的) potatoes and plenty of gravy. For dessert, I had some ice cream and Helen had fresh fruit. We had several cups of coffee after we finished eating. The food was delicious, the portions(一份) were generous, and it wasn't too expensive.

　　Our children don't like to eat in restaurants because they have to sit and be quiet for a long time. They would rather go to their grandmother's farm. Their grandmother－my mother－prepares everything they like. She usually has fried chicken, corn, and hot biscuits with honey. She always serves plenty of chocolate ice-cream and, cake for dessert.

　　I'm always surprised that my father doesn't weigh a lot more when I see how much he eats. But he works very hard on the farm from about 5 o'clock in the morning until it gets dark in the evening.

　　When my parents visit us in the city, we usually take them to a restaurant. I know they enjoy it, but my father always eats something else after he gets home. The portions may be generous in the restaurant, but they are still not large enough for a hungry farmer.

1．When we go out, ________ stays with our children.

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2．The children enjoy eating their grandmother's food more than going to a restaurant, because ________.

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A．they like their grandmother

B．they don't like the food in the restaurant

C．they don't want to go there with their parents

D．they don't like to sit and be quiet for a long time

3．My father doesn't get fat, because he ________.

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4．My father works ________.

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5．My father eats again right after he back from a restaurant, because ________.

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A．he is hungry again

B．he doesn't like the food in the restaurant

C．he hasn't had enough in the restaurant

D．he wants. to lose weight

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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       always tells me the importance of time in my life.

It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the        to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there        4:30 p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon        the match was too exciting. When the match was nearly over. I suddenly remembered my uncle and        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        with me. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I dared not(不敢)        my uncle and my father. I said hello to them in a very low voice. My father didn’t say       . Instead, he asked me to sit next to him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” He        very disappointed, but his voice was still calm. I felt so sorry and answered in an ever        voice. “Yes, Dad, but I’m really sorry about not        my uncle. This will        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        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        I learned from it. It tells me to respect        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