SECTION B
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context. ( 12 points)
Time is very important in our lives. It organizes our everyday moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until 1 received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more 46 .
It’s round in the center with two silver bands that go around my wrist. And all of it is made of silver. This object tells me the 47 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 48 up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I was late because I was 49 out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 AM, I 50 my uncle, but I was very 51 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 52 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 53 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 54 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 55
I learned a very important lesson from my father: to 56 time and never be late to get someone. This watch is 57 to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
46. A. confident B. independent C. efficient D. responsible
47. A. importance B. similarity C. necessity D. interest
48. A. call B. put C. pick D. bring
49. A. going B. hanging C. standing D. leaving
50. A. forgot B. saw C. remembered D. visited
51. A. anxious B. nervous C. early D. late
52. A. ashamed B frightened C. disappointed D. shy
53.A.pleasure B. fun C. appointment D. quarrels
54. A. anxious B. happy C. sorry D. proud
55.A.life B. day C. way D. thought
56. A. waste B. respect C. neglect D. enjoy
57. A. useful B. necessary C. different D. important