Time spent together with family members is always a reminder of happiness. Never will I forget the days with my grandparents. Meals in their dining room, where stood a grandfather clock, were a    for four generations to become one. The    was always spread with delicious food containing         as the main ingredient. That grandfather clock always stood like a family friend,          our happiness.
The clock began to    me in my childhood. I watched and listened to it during meals,      how, at different times of the day, that clock would   with a wonderful sound. Year after year, the clock struck a part of my    , a part of my heart.
More wonderful was what my grandfather did each day. He     wound that clock with a special and magic key, which    the clock ticking and striking. He never let that clock wind down and    . When we grandkids got a little older, he     us how to wind it.
To our great sorrow, my grandfather passed away suddenly one night. Several days after his death, I entered the dining room, with tears flowing    . The clock stood desertedly    , seeming smaller. I couldn’t     to look at it.
Years later, my grandmother gave me the key. Entering the old quiet house one morning, I opened the clock door with my shaking hand. Then     and reverently（虔诚地）, I entered the key and wound the clock. It sprang to      . Tick – tock, tick – tock, life was     into the dining room and into my   . With the hands moving, my grandfather seemed to live again. How beautiful the feeling was!
Dear friends, let’s     the beautiful time being spent together with our family members!

A．party B．time C．place D．occasion

A．room B．clock C．table D．key

A．thrill B．surprise C．care D．love

A．sharing B．meeting C．ignoring D．responding

A．excite B．encourage C．interest D．inspire

A．questioning B．remembering C．doubting D．wondering

A．strike B．hit C．beat D．tap

A．comments B．opinions C．memories D．brains

A．strangely B．carefully C．eagerly D．usually

A．got B．kept C．made D．let

A．break B．fall C．stop D．move

A．showed B．provided C．demanded D．said

A．joyfully B．gently C．difficultly D．freely

A．ticking B．moving C．noisy D．quiet

A．help B．bear C．enjoy D．resist

A．slowly B．quickly C．violently D．naturally

A．feeling B．feet C．sense D．life

A．breathed B．blown C．taken D．appeared

A．study B．bedroom C．heart D．head

A．use B．treasure C．find D．search