Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. After I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days: some days the sun shone(閃耀), and some days it didn’t.
In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hairs. The summer of my life passed quickly.
Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking slowly. One day I stopped working. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits.
But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come, I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left. I will enjoy them to the end.
【小題1】The writer was very busy in the ______ of his life.

What is time？We can’t   1  it and we can’t catch hold of it．But we can feel it pass by．Time is   2  with us in our life．When we wash our faces，time  3away in front of us．And when we play，time goes away 4 ．

Time is fair(公平)to everyone of us．If we make the best use of it(充分利用它)，time will give   5  a lot，or we will miss a lot．The best time will not be found again．

Today，time is becoming more and more valuable(寶貴的)tp us．We often    6  people

7 ．”Time is money．Time is life．”It warns us not to waste any time．

My friends，we must keep in mind，”Time and tide wait for no man．”Now we are still

8．It is the best time for us to learn  9 ．We must make good use of every  10  and be the master of time．

1  A．see                           B．watch                     C．look                       D．find

2  A．sometimes                B．usually                 C．never                      D．a(chǎn)lways

3  A．runs                         B．puts                        C．throws                   D．takes

4  A．sadly                        B．slowly                    C．happily                   D．quickly

5  A．me                           B．we                         C．us                          D．them

6  A．listen                        B．remember               C．think                      D．hear

7  A．speak                       B．read                        C．tell                         D．say

8  A．old                           B．young                     C．strong                    D．weak

9  A．some                        B．nothing                   C．more                      D．thing

10 A．minute                    B．week                      C．month                    D．year

In California, there lives a pretty girl called Donna Green. She is   26__  18-year-old girl with big eyes and golden hair. She is good at singing and  27_  the first place in the Singing Competition three times.

However, She became very weak two years ago. She had an unhealthy heart. “Donna needs a new heart,   28  she will die soon,” the doctor said.

Jim Smith,   29  was worried about Donna, was her best friend. He liked her very much and didn’t want her   30 . Jim talked to his mother about Donna. “If I am going to die, I   31  my heart to Donna.” Jim’s mother didn’t pay much attention to him. She thought, “Jim is strong and healthy. He is still young.”

But Jim was not healthy at all. He   32  had terrible headaches. One morning, he woke up   33  a sharp pain in his head and   34  breathe. The Smiths rushed Jim to the hospital, but the doctor couldn’t save him. The Smiths were heart-broken. Yet they remembered Jim’s words. Jim wanted to give his heart to Donna!

After several tests, Jim’s heart   35  out and put into Donna’s chest. In a short time, the heart began to beat. The operation was a success.

Now, Donna can sing again. She is thankful to Jim for the great gift.

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