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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 watch always   1  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 before 4:30p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon and the match was so __3 that I forgot the time. When the match was nearly over, I suddenly remembered my uncle and hurried to the airport .It was too late. He had left the airport and take a taxi to our house.

I was very worried that my father would complain   4  the thing. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I do not   5 uncle and my father .I said hello to them in a very low voice .My father didn’t say   6 .Instead, he asked me to sit   7 him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” I felt so sorry and answered in a  8   voice. “Yes, Dad, but I ’m really sorry .This will  9 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 me and said, “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of time.”

The watch has been with me for twelve years .I wear it not because of its price, but because of   10 I learned. It tells me to respect（重视）and never be late to do what I have promised to .

Martin is an American boy. He is eight years old. His parents   41  _ five years ago and he is now living with his grandmother in New York.

　　One morning,  Jimmy ,  one of his classmates, came to his home with an exercises book in his hand. Jimmy lives in a house not far from Martin's. They often go to school together.

　　"Would you help me with this maths problem?" Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room. "It's too hard for me and I can't work it out."

　　"Let me try, " Martin said. "I   42  it isn't too hard for me. "

　　Martin tried his best but he couldn't work it out,   43   .

　　"If we had a small computer,  all the problems would be  44   for us to do. " Jimmy said.

　　"A small computer . . . , " Martin thought for a minute,  then he said, "I've got an idea. We can   45  one in a shop. "

　　"A computer is very   46   ,  and we don’t have enough money. "

　　"That's OK, " said Martin. "We can ask the new president (总统)   47  some money. He said he would help anyone in trouble. I' m sure he will help us. He is very rich, you know."

　　So they decided to write a letter to the new president. Soon the letter was finished and they hurried to the post office.

　　In front of the post office stood a small box. They   48   the letter into the box carefully and went home happily.

The next morning, they    49   the post office on their way to school. They found   50  ,  the box was not a post box but trash-box (果皮箱).

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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       always tells me the importance of time in my life.

It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the        to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there        4:30 p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon        the match was too exciting. When the match was nearly over. I suddenly remembered my uncle and        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        with me. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I dared not(不敢)        my uncle and my father. I said hello to them in a very low voice. My father didn’t say       . Instead, he asked me to sit next to him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” He        very disappointed, but his voice was still calm. I felt so sorry and answered in an ever        voice. “Yes, Dad, but I’m really sorry about not        my uncle. This will        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        and said. “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of time.”

The watch has been with me for twelve years. I wear it not because of its price, but because of        I learned from it. It tells me to respect        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

A lady in an old cotton dress and her husband, dressed in an old suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked into the president of Harvard’s outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such country people had no business at Harvard. She frowned(皱眉). “We want to see the president,” the man said softly. “He’ll be busy all day,” the secretary said coldly. “We’ll wait,” the lady replied.
For hours, the secretary didn’t talk to them, hoping that the couple would finally become tired and go away. They didn’t. And the secretary finally decided to disturb the president. “Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes, they’ll leave,” she told him. He frowned too. Someone of his importance obviously didn’t have the time to spend with them.
The president walked toward them unwillingly. The lady told him, “We had a son that attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard, and was very happy here. But he was accidentally killed. And my husband and I would like to set up a memorial(纪念碑) to him somewhere on campus. ” The president was so surprised that he shouted sharply, “We can’t put up a statue(塑像) for every person who attended Harvard and died. This place would look like a cemetery (墓地).
“Oh, no” the lady explained, “We don’t want to build a statue. We thought we would give a building to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at their plain clothes, and said with surprise, “A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? We have over seven and a half million dollars in the physical buildings here at Harvard.”
For a moment the lady was silent. The president was pleased. He could get rid of them now. The lady turned to her husband and said quietly. “Is that all it costs to start a university? Why don't we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they set up the university with their name, Stanford University, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.
【小题1】What did the old couple go to Harvard for?