Time is very important in our lives. It organizes our everyday moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more　 1　　 .

　 It’s round in the center with two silver bands that go around my wrist（手腕）. And all of it is made of silver. This object tells me the 　 2　 of time in my life.

　 I received this gift on a gray-sky day. 1 had to go to the airport at 9:00 AM to 　 3　 up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I was late because I was 　 4　 out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 AM, I 　 5　 my uncle, but I was very 　　6　 for him. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to my father's house.

　 I got to my father's house at 2:00 PM on the same day and looked at my angry father’s face I felt 　　7　　 of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my angry father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him where he handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Essa, did you have 　　8　 with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes father, and I'm sorry about not picking up my Uncle Ali” He said, "What you did was not very nice and you should be 　 9　 for your actions ” I was ashamed and said, “Father, I'll never do it again. I promise.” He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a reminder for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my 　 10　 　

I learned a very important lesson from my father: to 　 11　 time and never be late to get someone. This watch is 　 12　 to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

1. A. confident B. independent　 C. efficient　　 D. responsible

2. A. importance　　　　　　　　 B. similarity　　 C. necessity D. interest

3. A. call　　 B. put　　　　　 C. pick　　　　　 D. bring

4. A. going　　 B. hanging（闲逛）　　　　　　　　 C. standing D. leaving

5. A. forgot　 B. saw 　　　　　 C. remembered　　 D. visited

6. A. anxious　 B. nervous　　　 C. early　　　　 D. late

7. A. ashamed　 B frightened　　 C. disappointed　 D. shy

8.A.pleasure　 B. fun　　　　　 C. appointment　 D. quarrels

9. A. anxious　 B. happy　　　　 C. sorry　　　　 D. proud

10.A.life　　　 B. day　　　　　 C. way　　　　　 D. thought　　　　　

11. A. waste　 B. respect　　　 C. neglect　　　 D. enjoy

12. A. bad　　 B. necessary　　 C. different　　 D. important　

Last night when I got home, the clock was s_____________ ten.

During the day, they will walk across the land, following the __________ (脚印) of big

You can see the stars on a clear night，but in the daytime they are ________.
A．unavoidable B．invisible
C．inaccessible D．unavailable

He was p　　 for his crime and was sentenced to death.

---Let’s go Dutch for this supper, OK?

---No, _______ this time, as a reward for all your help．

　 A．it’s up to you 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．it’s my treat

　 C．let’s talk about it 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．it doesn’t matter

The old sick lady entered the hospital,                 her two sons.   

A .to support            B. supporting           C. supported by            D. having supported

The earth is one of the nine p________ which go around the sun.

______ is known to all that the Amber Room belongs to the Russians.

A. As　　　　　 B. which　　　　 　　C. It　　　　　　 　　D. What

I wonder what it feels like to be one of______really rich. The Jenkinsons already have two Rolls Royces and now they are buying ____ third!

A.the; a　　　 B.the;the　　　 C./;a　　　　　 D./;the