It was very late when I arrived in London. The railway station was big and dark. I didn't know the way to my hotel, so I asked a man. I spoke English very slowly, but the man still could not understand me. I said my questions again, and at last he understood. He answered me, but I couldn't understand him.“I'm not English,”I said. Then he spoke slowly. But I still couldn't understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The man and I looked at each other（彼此）and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it.“You'll soon learn English!”he said. I thought, in England, each man doesn't speak the same language. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them. Do they speak English?

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A．The English don't speak English.

B．The Englishman understands the writer easily.

C．The English understand each other.

D．The English speak many kinds of languages.

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A．The English the man learned in class was quite different from that in England.

B．The Englishman at the station couldn't speak good English.

C．People all over the world can speak the same English and understand each other.

D．The Englishman didn't want to tell him the way.

Time is very important in our lives．But it never had any importance in my life until I  1   a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任)．It  2  me the importance of time in my life．

    I got this gift on a gray - sky day. I had to go to the  3  at 9:00 am to pick up my uncle. Ali and take him to my father's hoarse. However, I forgot it   4  I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I   5  my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and   6  a taxi to my father's house.

    I got to my father's house at 2:00 pm  7  . My father looked at me angrily. I said "hi" to him and my  8  uncle. My father asked me to sit  9  him and handed me this watch which was a gift from  10   . It weighed 8 oz and all of it was made of silver. Then he said,"Essa, did you have fun  11   your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your  12  . "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  13  "

     I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and  14  be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its   15  , but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

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

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

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

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

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

 6. A. got               B. caught            C. invited              D. taken

 7. A. one day before      B. the next day       C. the same day          D. the other day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Daniel was always making excuses for forgetting to do things．His usual excuse was  “I was too busy” or “I didn't have time”．

    Daniel's parents were worried    1    him．“He mustn't go through life making excuses all the time，”his father said．“Nobody will believe him．He won't be able to  keep a  job．No bright girl will marry    2  ．”

    “I don't know  3  we can do．”said his mother．

    “I have a good  4  ，”his father said．“If this doesn't work，nothing will.”

    The next day was Daniel's birthday．When he thought of getting exciting presents，he couldn't wait．He woke up expecting his parents to wish him “Happy birthday!” but all they said was “Good morning，Daniel．Hurry up，  5  you'll be late for school．”  There were no presents，not even a card．He was very   6  ．

    “Never mind，”he thought．“They'll give me a  surprise after school．” But they didn't．Finally，at dinner he said to his parents，“Today is  7  ．”

    “Oh!” his father said．“So it is．I  8  ．”

    “So did I．”his mother said．

    “How could you forget?” Daniel asked．“ There must  9  a reason．”。

    “Well，yes，”his father said．“We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday，Daniel．We didn't remember your birthday 10  we were too busy．”  Poor Daniel．He never had a silly excuse for not doing something again!

    1．A．with                      B．about                   C．at                 D．in    

    2．A．he                         B．his                       C. him                  D．himself

    3．A．how                     B．why                    C．where             D．what

    4．A．excuse                  B．message               C．idea                D．news

    5．A．or                         B．and                    C．then                D．but

    6．A．happy             B．sad                      C．excited            D．grateful

    7．A．Sunday                  B．my birthday           C．Father's Day    D．July 2nd

    8．A．believed                 B．agreed                 C．forgot             D．remembered

    9．A．be                         B．is                        C．are                 D．have

    10．A．so that                 B．before                  C．although          D．because

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.