There is always something that we can never forget. And it can really change our life.
　　Time is important for everyone. It organizes our everyday moments. However, ①before I received a watch from my father, time never had any importance in my life. It organized my life and made me more responsible.
　　I received this gift on a Sunday. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to pick up Uncle Jim and take him to my father’s house. However, I was late because I hung out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I remembered my uncle and went to the airport to meet him, but I was too late. 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 that day. ② Looking at my father’s face, I felt ashamed (羞愧的) at that moment. My father asked me to sit next to him and he handed me this watch as a gift. Then he said, “Bob, did you have fun with your friends today?” “Yes, Father, and I’m sorry about not picking up Uncle Jim,” I replied. He then said, “What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your actions. I think you should learn something from it, and this watch will be a reminder for you in your future life.” ③ The watch is very important to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
　　Today I still remember my father’s words “Respect time and never be late for anything.”
74. 请将文中①处划线句子改为同义句。(每空一词)

    Time didn’t have any importance in my life ________ I received a watch from my father.

75. 请改写文中②处划线部分，使其句意不变。(每空一词)

    When I __________ my father’s face

76.  请将文中③处划线句子翻译成汉语。
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Cloze test. The first letter is given. 在空格内填入适当的词, 使内容通顺. 首字母已给.

　　I have a wonderful time today. The (1) w________ is fine. I get up early. In the morning, I (2) p________ tennis with Linda. Then I go to the English (3) C________ in People's Park. I (4) m________ some new friends there. I have lunch at a restaurant.

(5) A________ lunch, I visit my uncle Bob.