What an exciting day it was for Jennifer and Valerie! They　26　　friends since Grade Three and had  27　many of their high school experiences. Now they were driving together to their final high school event. Today was　28　day at Laman High School.　 29　they were close friends, they were different in many ways. Jennifer was a fairly　30　　student while Valerie did just enough to get by and was mainly　31　　in a good social life.

"Isn't it　32　　that we're all finished?" said Valerie. "I'm really looking forward to having a　33　　time this summer."

"　 34　　be nice,"　Jennifer replied. "I'm afraid I'm going to have to work most of the summer to help pay for my college expenses. "

Jennifer's parents had only a small　35　　and she had made up her mind to have a career in which he could　36　　all the things her　37　　could not.

Valerie,　 38　　, came firm a fairly wealthy family. She had little desire to work hard for　　39　　she had always taken for granted.

"I really don't want to go to college for a while," she　40　 . "My uncle　41 a restaurant in the Bahamas and he has　42　　me to spend a year there　43　　a waitress. That should give me plenty of　44　　for the beach. "

"It seems　45　　will really be going different ways now," thought Jennifer.

1.A.has been　　     B. were　C. had been　　　         D. would be

2.A.learned　　　    B. obtained　 C. remembered　　    D. shared

3.A.exam　　　　    B. sports　　   C. graduatioD. working

4.A.If　　　　　    B. Because　　   C. Although　　　 D. When

5.A.diligent　　        B. polite　　 C. active　　　　    D. favorite

6.A.specialized　       B. relievedC. envied　  D. interested

7.A.certain　　　       B. great　　　  C. unfortunate  　　    D. annoying

8.A.nice　　　　    B. high         C. bad　　　　　　  D. happy

9.A.Can　　　　　   B. Shall　　　  C. Must　　　　　   D. Need

10.A.income　　　   B. problem  　  C. family　　　　   D. difference

11.A .afford　　　      B. give　　　   C. support　　  　　    D. send

12.A .teachers　    B. parents　　  C. friends　　　 　 D. relatives

13.A.in fact　　　B. in a way  C. as a result　       D.on the contrary

14.A.what　　　         B. whom　　　   C. that　　　　　   D. these

15.A.admitted　B. complain　    C. proposed　　　   D. screamed

16.A.opens　　  B. runs　　　   C. works　　　　        D. makes

17.A.helped　　B. assured　　   C. invited　　　　      D. promised

18.A.on　　　　　   B. do　　　　   C. like　　　　         D. as

19.A.peace　　　　  B. work　　　   C. energy　　　         D. time

20.A.I　　　　　　  B. we　　　　   C. she　　　　　        D. they

Time is very important in our lives. It organizes our everyday moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more　 1　　 .

　 It’s round in the center with two silver bands that go around my wrist（手腕）. And all of it is made of silver. This object tells me the 　 2　 of time in my life.

　 I received this gift on a gray-sky day. 1 had to go to the airport at 9:00 AM to 　 3　 up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I was late because I was 　 4　 out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 AM, I 　 5　 my uncle, but I was very 　　6　 for him. 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 on the same day and looked at my angry father’s face I felt 　　7　　 of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my angry father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him where he handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Essa, did you have 　　8　 with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes father, and I'm sorry about not picking up my Uncle Ali” He said, "What you did was not very nice and you should be 　 9　 for your actions ” I was ashamed and said, “Father, I'll never do it again. I promise.” He said, “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 　 10　 　

I learned a very important lesson from my father: to 　 11　 time and never be late to get someone. This watch is 　 12　 to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

1. A. confident B. independent　 C. efficient　　 D. responsible

2. A. importance　　　　　　　　 B. similarity　　 C. necessity D. interest

3. A. call　　 B. put　　　　　 C. pick　　　　　 D. bring

4. A. going　　 B. hanging（闲逛）　　　　　　　　 C. standing D. leaving

5. A. forgot　 B. saw 　　　　　 C. remembered　　 D. visited

6. A. anxious　 B. nervous　　　 C. early　　　　 D. late

7. A. ashamed　 B frightened　　 C. disappointed　 D. shy

8.A.pleasure　 B. fun　　　　　 C. appointment　 D. quarrels

9. A. anxious　 B. happy　　　　 C. sorry　　　　 D. proud

10.A.life　　　 B. day　　　　　 C. way　　　　　 D. thought　　　　　

11. A. waste　 B. respect　　　 C. neglect　　　 D. enjoy

12. A. bad　　 B. necessary　　 C. different　　 D. important　

----Why,John ,have you changed your home phone number?

----No.But I　　 with my uncle’s family this week.

A、have been staying　　 B、have stayed　　 C、am staying　　 D、stay