I arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before checking in（办理登机手续）．The past three days was a very busy time because of lots of ___1___．So I was glad to have extra time to plan what to do the following days．Just then I was told that my __2___ had to be delayed（延误）because there was a problem with the plane．

As I sat ___3___ for my flight，my last meeting came to my mind．It was not a business meeting but rather a very ___4___ lunch with an old business friend．We had not seen for twelve years．We both laughed and smiled happily ___5___ we were talking about the good times and the experiences we had shared together．How much we had enjoyed it!

I realized ___6___ is important to have a chance to remind myself of good times in my life．It was somewhat（有点儿）like looking ___7___ an old photo album．Before my eyes there are lots of wonderful memories that take me back to times and places，and ___8___ to those people who are in the photos．

My flight was finally called three hours later．1 was not at all ___9___ about the delay in the flight，because I had been able to ___10___ the time recalling（回想）the nice experiences from the old days．

Do you have the same feeling like me?

1．A．classes              B．meetings           C．activities            D．parties

2．A．flight                B．train              C．bus               D．ship

3．A．cheering             B．caring             C．waiting             D．looking

4．A．extra                B．enjoyable           C．healthy             D．formal

5．A．before               B．till                 C．while                 D．since

6．A．it                   B．that               C．there              D．this

7．A．at                  B．for                C．after               D．like

8．A．specially             B．especially           C．differently          D．correctly

9．A．excited              B．crazy              C．clear              D．worried

10．A．waste             B．save                 C．forget               D．spend

　　“I'm 2 tomorrow,” he said.

　　“I know.” My 3 was almost a whisper（低声）. I was 4 at myself for being so weak, but I wasn't about to cry.

　　“My 5 is early, so there is still 6 time to come to the airport,” he said. Seeing the 7 look on my face, he quickly added. “I promise（答应）I won't leave without saying goodbye.”

　　I tried to say 8 , but didn't. It's always 9 to keep quiet if you're about to cry. “You promised you wouldn't cry,” he said to me, thinking that I was close to 10 .

I stood in the doorway，watching my older brother carefully putting clothes into his bag．I coughed uneasily．Finally  1   that I Was there，Rocky turned toward me with a sad smile.

   “I’m leaving tomorrow．”He said．

   “I know．”My  2  was almost a whisper(低声)．I was angry at myself for being so weak, but I Wasn’t about to cry．

    “My  3  is early，so there is still enough time to come to the airport，”he said．Seeing the  4   look on my face，he quickly added，“I promise(答应)1 won’t leave without saying goodbye．”

    I tried to say  5  ，but didn’t．It’s always better to keep quite if you’re about to cry． “You promised you wouldn’t cry，”he said to me，thinking that I was close to tears(流泪)．

    I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike．  6   I thought he was always right behind me，holding the seat to keep me from   7  ．I was happy with this，but he knew he couldn’t hold me up all my life． He told me that one day he would have to let go．

    His coughing stopped my thinking．What was left to say? How could I say  8  to the person who taught me everything?

    The next morning I  9  looked at my alarm clock, and I realized he had left

10  ago．We never even said goodbye．

    Goodbye，Rocky! Although he may have been many miles away，I knew he heard me，even if it was only an answer in his heart．

1．A．forgetting    B．realizing     C．watching    D．learning

2．A．voice         B．sound         C．noise       D．word

3．A．ship          B．flight        C．train       D．bus

4．A．surprised     B．excited       C．sad         D．happy

5．A．anything      B．everything    C．something   D．nothing

6．A．At 1ast       B．From now on   C．At first    D．So far

7．A．riding        B．running       C．walking     D．falling

8．A．goodbye       B．hello         C．yes         D．sorry

9．A．gave up       B．stood up       C．looked up  D．woke up

10．A．minutes       B．hours          C．days       D．weeks

I stood in the doorway，watching my older brother carefully putting clothes into his bag．I coughed uneasily．When he realized that I was there，Rocky turned toward me  1  a sad smile．

    “I’m  2  tomorrow，”he said．“I know．”My  3  was almost a whisper（低声，耳语）．I was angry at  4  for being so weak，but I wasn’t about to（将要）cry．“My  5  is early so there is enough time to come to the airport，”he said．Seeing the sad look on my face，he quickly added，“I  6   won’t leave without saying goodbye．”

    I tried to say  7  ．but didn’t．It’s always better to  8  if you’re about to cr．

    “You promised you wouldn’t cry，”he said to me，thinking that I was to cry．I remember the day he   9   me how to ride a bike．At first I thought he was always right behind me，holding the seat to keep me from  10  ．I was happy with this，but he knew he  11  hold me up all my life．He told me that one day he would have to leave．His coughing stopped my  12  ．What was left to say?  13  could l say goodbye to the person who taught me everything?

    The next morning I   14  ，looked at my alarm clock，and realized he had left  15  before．We never even said goodbye．

Goodbye，Rocky! Although he may have been many miles away，I knew he heard me，even if it was only an answer in his heart．

1．A．In                            B．of                           C．by                         D．with

2．A．leaving                     B．coming                  C．traveling                 D．returning

3．A．word                        B．noise                      C．voice                     D．sound

4．A．me                           B．him                        C．myself                   D．himself

5．A．bus                          B．ship                        C．train                             D．flight

6．A．hope                        B．promise                  C．wish                      D．agree

7．A．something                B．anything                 C．everything              D．nothing

8．A．cheer up                  B．keep quiet               C．enjoy yourself         D．keep away

9．A．teaches                     B．taught                    C．is teaching              D．had taught

10．A．riding                     B．running                  C．walking                  D．falling

11．A．could                      B．couldn’t                 C．had to                    D．didn’t have to

12．A．dreaming                B．imaging                  C．thinking                  D．realizing

13．A．How                       B．Why                       C．What                     D．When

14．A．gave up                  B．looked up                C．woke up                D．stayed up

15．A．hours                            B．days                       C．weeks                    D．minutes