23. A. going　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hanging　　　　　　　　　　 C. standing　　　　　　 D. leaving

22. A. Otherwise　　　　　　　　　 B. Fortunately　　　　　　　 C. However　　　　　 D. Hopefully

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

20. A. card　　 　　　　　　　　 B. letter　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. gift　　　　　　　　　 D. thing

19. A. object 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. belonging　　　　　　　　 C. matter　　　　　　　 D. stranger

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

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

16. A. appreciates　　　　　　　　 B. organizes　　 　　　　　 C. orders　　　　　　　 D. explains

15. ―May I take your order now?

　　　 ―_________

　　　 ―OK, I’ll come back in a few minutes.

　　　 A. No, we need more time.　　　　　　　　 B. Could you bring us the bill?

　　　 C. Yes, here it is. Thank you.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Sure, we’d love to.

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　　 Time is very important in our lives. It 　16 　our everybody moments. However, time never had any 　17 　in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more 　18 .

　　 It’s round in the center with two silver bands that go around my wrist. And all of it is made of silver. This 　19　 tells me the importance of time in my life.

　　 I received this 　20 　on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to 　21 　up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house 　22 　, I was late because I was 　23 　out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I　 24 　my uncle, but I was very　 25 　for him. He had 　426 　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 looking at my angry father’s face I felt　 27 　of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my 　28 　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 　29 　with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, father, and I’m sorry about not picking up my uncle Ali.” He said, “What you 　30 　was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　31 　.” 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 　32 　for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my 33　 　.

I learned a very important lesson from my father: to 　34 　time and never be late to get someone. This watch is 　35 　to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

14. Online paper-checking requires that more attention _______.

　　　 A. be paid to spelling　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to be paid to spelling

　　　 C. should pay to spelling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. and spelling be paid to