Do you still remember______?

A．that he said                                             B．what he said

C．did he say that                                          D．what did he say

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 __11__ always tells me the importance of time in my life.

It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the __12__ to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there __13__ 4:30 p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon __14__ the match was too exciting. When the match was nearly over, I suddenly remembered my uncle and __15__ 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 __16__ with me. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I dared not ­­__17__ my uncle and father. I said hello to them in a very low voice. My father didn’t say __18__. Instead, he asked me to sit next to him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” He __19__ very disappointed, but his voice was still calm. I felt so sorry and answered in an even __20__ voice. “Yes, Dad, but I’m really sorry about not __21__ my uncle. This will __22__ 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 __23__ 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 __24__ I learned from it. It tells me to respect __25__ and never be late to do what I have promised to.

11.   A. watch       B. clock                C. bell             D. time

12.  A. hotel          B. station               C. bus stop         D. airport

13.  A. before         B. from          C. after             D. to

14.   A. though        B. because              C. and               D. so

15.  A. moved         B. turned               C. hurried           D. flew

16.  A. happy         B. angry                C. sorry           D. lucky

17.  A. look up         B. look for         C. look at     D. look after

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

19.  A. is                  B. was                       C. does               D. did

20. A. funnier             B. louder                    C. happier            D. lower

21. A. waking up                B. giving up          C. picking up   D. putting up

22. A. always                     B. never                     C. often               D. usually

23. A. you                        B. him                C. them     D. me

24. A. what                 B. that                       C. which    D. who

25. A. culture                     B. friendship               C. time                D. family

A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ￥100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students， “Who would like this ￥100 bill？” The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said， “I am going to give this ￥100 to one of you， but first， let me do this.” He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said， “Who wants it now？” The hands went back into the air.
“Well，” he said， “What if I do this？” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty， crumpled bill and said， “Who still wants it？” Hands went back into the air.
“My friends，” he said， “you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter （无论） what I did to the money， you still wanted it because it did not go down in value （价值）。 It was still worth ￥ l00！”
Many times in our lives， we are dropped， crumpled， and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember， no matter what has happened to you， you will never lose your value： you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know， but WHO YOU ARE.
You are special and valuable. Don’t ever forget it！
【小题1】Even though it was dirty， the money _______.