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　　Time is very important in our lives. It 1 our everyday moments. However, time never had any 2 in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more 3 .

　　It’s round in the center with two silver hands that go around my wrist. And all of it is made of silver. This 4 tells me the importance of time in my life.

　　I received this 5 on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 AM to 6 up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. 7 , I was late because I was 8 out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 AM, I 9 my uncle, but I was very 10 for him. He had 11 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 12 of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my 13 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 14 with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes father, and I’m sorry about not picking up my Uncle Ali.” He said, “What you 15 was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 16 ” 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 17 for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my 18 .

　　I learned a very important lesson from my father: to 19 time and never be late to get someone. This watch is 20 to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

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

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

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

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

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

　　6. A. call B. pick C. put D. bring

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

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

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

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

　　11. A. reached B. recognized C. left D. found

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

　　13. A. kind B. happy C. angry D. doubtful

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

　　15. A. said B. did C. thought D. forgot

　　16. A. ideas B. words C. actions D. promises

　　17. A. wonder B. hope C. requirement D. reminder

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

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

　　20. A. useful B. necessary C. different D. important