--- You are supposed to come to school on time. But you are five minutes late for class.

--- _______________

A. I’m very sorry, sir, but there’s something wrong with my bike.

B. Yes. Because I live far from here.

C. I have to mend my watch.       

D. But I was here on time yesterday.

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.

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

 

 

詞匯運用 用所給詞的適當形式填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

1.Thank you for          _____ on them on the plane. (operate)

2.I thought of my good friend when I read your            . (advertise)

3.We should help all children to get an              at school. (educate)

4.His father died because of         (ill).

5.The old man is          to the policeman. (grate)

6.I was made__________(read) the text once more by Miss Chen.

7.I think I should Share his ________ when he is sad. (happy)

8.He says that he wants to be a _________(fly) doctor when he leaves school.

9.I don’t know what made him laugh so__________(excite)?

10.My watch doesn't work. It needs to ______ (repair).

11.Coffee ______ by most Chinese people. (not drink)

12.He spend his spare time_____________ watching TV. (most)

13.The car was one of the _______________. (run)

14.ORBIS is one of the______________ in the world. (charity)

15.Many people in poor area don’t have enough money for______________ treatment. (medicine)

 

An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day’s hard work. When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend (修理) it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter.
“Where is your light?” asked the policeman. “No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law (法律).” “I had a light, but it has just gone out,” said the old man.
“I don’t believe that story,” said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. What’s your name and where do you live?” he asked.
“Please don’t take my name,” said the old man. “My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven’t come far without a light.”
“You came all the way without a light. What’s your name?”
The carter quickly took the policeman’s hand and put it down on top of the light. The light was still hot and burnt the policeman’s hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. “Now, what do you think?” said the carter. “Did I come all the way without a light?”
【小題1】In the passage the word “cart” is ____.

A．something like a car

B．something like a light

C．something pulled by a horse

D．something with a light

【小題2】The old man drove home ____.

A．on the back of his horse

B．late one night

C．very late every night

D．with a policeman

【小題3】Where did the policeman stop the old man?

A．Near the old man’s home.

B．At the traffic lights

C．Under a road light

D．Far from the old man’s home

【小題4】The cart was stopped by the policeman because ____.

A．the old man didn’t have a light

B．the policeman didn’t believe the old man’s words

C．the old man didn’t want to tell his name

D．the light on the old man’s cart was not on

【小題5】What made the policeman believe the old man’s words?

A．He made the policeman touch the light.

B．He jumped and shouted angrily.

C．He made the policeman angry.

D．The light burnt the policeman’s hands.

An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day’s hard work. When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend (修理) it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter.
“Where is your light?” asked the policeman. “No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law (法律).”“I had a light, but it has just gone out,” said the old man.
“I don’t believe that story,” said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. What’s your name and where do you live?” he asked.
“Please don’t take my name,” said the old man. “My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven’t come far without a light.”
“You came all the way without a light. What’s your name?”
The carter quickly took the policeman’s hand and put it down on top of the light. The light was still hot and burnt the policeman’s hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. “Now, what do you think?” said the carter. “Did I come all the way without a light?”
1. In the passage the word “cart” is ____.
A. something like a car
B. something like a light
C. something pulled by a horse
D. something with a light
2. The old man drove home ____.
A. on the back of his horse
B. late one night
C. very late every night
D. with a policeman
3. Where did the policeman stop the old man?
A. Near the old man’s home.
B. At the traffic lights.
C. Under a road light.
D. Far from the old man’s home.
4. The cart was stopped by the policeman because ____.
A. the old man didn’t have a light
B. the policeman didn’t believe the old man’s words
C. the old man didn’t want to tell his name
D. the light on the old man’s cart was not on
5. What made the policeman believe the old man’s words?
A. He made the policeman touch the light.
B. He jumped and shouted angrily.
C. He made the policeman angry.
D. The light burnt the policeman’s hands.