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19．Time never had any importance to me until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more responsible．
I received this gift on a gray-sky day．I had to go to the airport at 9：00a．m．to pick up my uncle Ali and take him to my father's house．However，I was late because I was hanging out with my friends．Later that day，around 11：00a．m．，I remembered my uncle，but I was very late．He had already left the airport and taken a taxi to my father's house．
I got to my father's house at 2：00p．m．on the same day and looked at my angry father's face．I felt ashamed．After I said hi to my angry father and tired uncle，my father asked me to sit next to him and handed me this watch as a gift．Then he asked，"Eric，did you have fun with your friends today？"I answered，"Yes，father，and I am sorry about not picking up my uncle．"He said，"What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your actions．"I was ashamed．"Father，I'll never do it again．I promise．"Then he replied，"I hope today you learned something important，and this watch will be a reminder for you．"He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my life．
I learned a very important lesson from my father that day：to respect time and never be late to meet someone．This watch is important to me，not because of its price，but because of the lesson that I learned from it．
21．What do we know about Eric's watch？D
A．It was quite expensive．
B．It was made especially for Eric．
C．It was a prize for his good behavior．
D．It helped to organize his life．
22．From the passage，we knowC．
A．Eric was with his friends until 2：00p．m．that day
B．Uncle Ali had been to Eric's father's house before
C．Eric didn't live with his father
D．Eric always forgot important things
23．What would be the best title for the passage？A
A．A Special Watch
B．Time Is Important
C．How to Be on Time
D．My Father and His Watch．

12．Just before Christmas 1978，Kenneth was a passenger in a car as it drove through the Navajo Nation．The night was dark，and the driver，an elderly woman，（1）A and killed an eight-year-old boy．
Later，when he saw how sad the boy's family were，Kenneth made a（n）（2）C．He would"do whatever it takes to make （3）B happy at Christmas time．"
A year later，at the age of 18，he was living with his mother and younger brother．They were hardly making ends meet on his low wages，but Kenneth bought a used Santa suit and went around （4）Bpeople as poor as himself to give candy and fruit for families even more needy．
Just before midnight on Christmas Eve，he went knocking on doors of （5）A houses in the poorest section of the Navajo Nation．Many of the darkened homes didn't have （6）A．
Some families were （7）C to open their doors so late at night．"It's a man!He has a big bag!"
He （8）D a boy，holding up a lantern and watching from behind the curtains，tell his parents．Kenneth convinced them he was （9）C．
At every opened door，he （10）D candies，oranges，toys and so on．Many Navajo kids had never seen （11）D before，so his old costume and store-bought beard didn't（12）A them．It touched Kenneth that the kids were excited by so （13）C．
He （14）B it up year after year，gathering more"elves （精灵）"to help him．His Christmas Eve（15）D have grown into an annual Navajo feast with gifts of clothing，tools and toys for over 700people．Kids who can't make it to the event because they're sick or lack transportation get a personal visit from Kenneth or one of his elves．
"My grandfather taught me that you learn to be a man by sharing and by keeping promises，"he says．

1．A．struck	B．touched	C．found	D．stopped
2．A．conclusion	B．excuse	C．promise	D．effort
3．A．the family	B．children	C．brothers	D．his mother
4．A．suggesting	B．persuading	C．requiring	D．calling
5．A．old	B．big	C．bright	D．lonely
6．A．electricity	B．food	C．doors	D．windows
7．A．happy	B．angry	C．afraid	D．eager
8．A．thought	B．hoped	C．let	D．heard
9．A．gentle	B．generous	C．harmless	D．helpful
10．A．reached for	B．put down	C．picked out	D．handed out
11．A．Kenneth	B．candies	C．elves	D．Santa Claus
12．A．disappoint	B．satisfy	C．attract	D．please
13．A．much	B．big	C．little	D．many
14．A．held	B．kept	C．gave	D．took
15．A．gifts	B．experiences	C．excitements	D．visits