Time is very important in our lives. It organizes our everyday moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until I  16  a watch from my father, which organized my life and made me more responsible. It’s round in the center with two silver bands(带) that   17 around my wrist and all of it is made of silver.
I received this   18 on a gray – sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to  19  up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house.  20  , I was late because I was   21 out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I   22 my uncle, but I was very late for him. He had   23 the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm that day and felt ashamed of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my   24 father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him and handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Peter, did you have   25 with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, father, and   26  apologized for not meeting my Uncle Ali.” He said, “What you   27  was not very nice and you should be sorry for your action.” 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   28  for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my  29  .
I learned a very important lesson from my father: to respect time and never to be late to get someone. This watch is   30  to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

Jack Brown，an office worker，lives in Washington．He inherited(继承)  a million dollars when he was 23，but he wasn’t happy at all．When his college friends were looking for their jobs，he didn’t have to．Jack decided to living a simple life like everyone else．He gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity(慈善机构)to help poor children live a better life．Today he is 36．He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only，but he is Very happy．
Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world，by sending them each$200 a month．The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing．Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress(进步)．They can write to each other．but usually the children do not speak English．
When Jack first heard about these children，he wanted to help them．“It was nothing special,” he said．“Until  I  went to these countries and met the children I was helping，I didn’t know anything about their life．” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa．He said that the meeting was Very exciting．“When I met her．I felt very ,very happy．"he said．“ I saw that the money was used for a good cause．It brought me happiness．I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”
【小题1】Jack didn’t need to look for a job ___________.

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There are more than forty universities in Britain—nearly twice as many as in 1960.  During the 1960s eight completely new ones more founded, and ten other new ones were created
__16__ converting old colleges of technology into universities.  In the same period the__17__of students more than doubled, from 70, 000 to __18__ than 200, 000.  By 1973 about 10% of men aged from eighteen __19__twenty one were in universities and about 5% of women. 
??All the universities are private institutions. Each has its __20__governing councils,  _21__some local businessmen and local politicians as__22__as a few academics（大学教师）.  The state began to give grants to them fifty years __23__, and by 1970 each university derived nearly all its __24__from state grants.  Students have to _25_ fees and living costs, but every student may receive from the local authority of the place __26_ he lives a personal grant which is enough to pay his full costs, including lodging and _27__unless his parents are __28__. Most __29__take jobs in the summer _30__about six weeks, but they do not normally do outside _31__during the academic year. The Department of Education takes __32__for the payments which cover the whole expenditure of the __33__, but it does not exercise direct control.  It can have important influence __34__new developments through its power to distribute funds, but it takes the advice of the University Grants Committee, a body which is mainly _35__ of academics. 
16.  A. with           B. by           C. at               D. into
17.  A. amount         B. quantity      C. lot              D. number
18.  A. more           B. much        C. less             D. fewer
19.  A. with           B. to          C. from             D. beyond
20.  A. self            B. kind         C. own             D. personal
21.  A. making        B. consisting ?  C. including          D. taking
22.  A. good          B. long          C. little       ??   D. well
23.  A. ago           B. before         C. after ??        D. ever
24.  A. suggestions    B. grades???   C. profits           D. funds
25.  A. make        B. pay           C. change ??      D. delay
26.  A. what         B. which         C. where ??        D. how
27.  A. living        B. drinking       C. food             D. shelter
28.  A. poor         B. generous       C. kindhearted          D. rich
29.  A. professor     B. students ???C. politicians           D. businessmen
30.  A. at           B. since          C. with                D. for
31.  A. travel        B. work ???   C. experiment          D. study
32.  A. responsibility  B. advice         C. duty ??          D. pleasure
33.  A. government   B. school ?       C. universities ?      D. committees
34.  A. at           B. to             C. on                 D. form
35.  A. consisted     B. composed ?    C. made               D. taken

Jack Brown，an office worker，lives in Washington．He inherited(继承)  a million dollars when he was 23，but he wasn’t happy at all．When his college friends were looking for their jobs，he didn’t have to．Jack decided to living a simple life like everyone else．He gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity(慈善机构)to help poor children live a better life．Today he is 36．He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only，but he is Very happy．

    Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world，by sending them each$200 a month．The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing．Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress(进步)．They can write to each other．but usually the children do not speak English．

When Jack first heard about these children，he wanted to help them．“It was nothing special,” he said．“Until  I  went to these countries and met the children I was helping，I didn’t know anything about their life．” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa．He said that the meeting was Very exciting．“When I met her．I felt very ,very happy．"he said．“ I saw that the money was used for a good cause．It brought me happiness．I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”

1.Jack didn’t need to look for a job ___________.

A．before he went to college                 B．after he went to Africa

C．because he got one million dollars          D．before he received a report

2.Jack has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children _______．

A．only in Washington             B．only in England

C．only in Africa                  D．around the world

3.Jack learned about the children’s progress by ________.

A．visiting them each year       B．getting a report every year

C．staying with them            D．talking to them in English

4.The underlined(划线的)words “for a good cause ”means“­­­­­­­­________” in Chinese．

A．施舍    B．行善   C．优惠    D. 赏赐

5.What’s the main idea of the story?

A．Help others，and you will feel happy．

B. It’s necessary to write letters to poor children．

C. Live a simple life，and you can give others help．

D.Enjoy life.

Time is very important in our lives. It organizes our everyday moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until I  16  a watch from my father, which organized my life and made me more responsible. It’s round in the center with two silver bands(带) that   17 around my wrist and all of it is made of silver.

I received this   18 on a gray – sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to  19  up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house.  20  , I was late because I was   21 out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I   22 my uncle, but I was very late for him. He had   23 the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.

I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm that day and felt ashamed of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my   24 father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him and handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Peter, did you have   25 with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, father, and   26  apologized for not meeting my Uncle Ali.” He said, “What you   27  was not very nice and you should be sorry for your action.” 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   28  for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my  29  .

I learned a very important lesson from my father: to respect time and never to be late to get someone. This watch is   30  to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.