Question

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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Answer 1

74. until/before

75. looked

76. 这块表对于我来说非常重要，并不是因为它的价格，而是因为我从中吸取的教训。