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11．In the United States，it is not usual to telephone someone early in the morning．If you telephone early in the day，while he is shaving or having breakfast，the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention．So it is with the telephone calls made after 11：00pm．If someone receives a call during sleeping hours，he may think that it's a matter of life and death．The time chosen for the call communicates its importance．
In social life，time plays a very important part．In the USA guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party reaches them only three or four days before the party date．But it is not true in all countries．In other areas of the world，it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten．The meaning of time is not the same in different cultures that treat time differently； being on time is valued highly in American life，for example．If people are not on time，they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible．In the USA no one would think of keeping a business friend for an hour； it would be too impolite．A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a shout apology．It he is less than 5minutes late，he will say a few words of explanation，though perhaps he will not complete the sentence．

33．A call at midnight would meanA．
A．it is a matter of life and death
B．the matter is too difficult to handle
C．the matter requires immediate attention
D．the matter is less important
34．According to the passage，time plays a very important part inA．
A．getting along with others
B．private life
C．everyday life
D．business
35．In the passage，the author suggests that invitation cards should be sentC．
A．three or four days before the party date in all cultures
B．three or four days before the party date in the USA
C．three or four days before the party date in some cultures
D．at your chosen time．

8．Copycat Elephants
You may have seen a talking parrot on a TV show，in a movie，or even in someone's home．The parrot has learned to copy sounds that people make．Birds are not the only animals that can copy the noises they hear．Dolphins，bats，and some apes also copy sounds．Now we can add elephants to this list of copycats．
Dr．Joyce Poole is a zoologist．She studies the sounds of elephants．While she was in Kenya，she would hear strange noises made by Mlaika after sunset．Mlaika was a 10-year-old African elephant．
Mlaika lived near a highway．Dr．Poole says，"I could not tell the difference between Mlaika's call and the distant truck noise．"She and other scientists studied Mlaika's sounds．It turned out that Mlaika was copying the sounds of the trucks driving by．Why would Mlaika copy trucks that she heard going by on the highway？Animals that are able to copy sounds may enjoy practicing new sounds．When they are kept outside of their natural environment，they may copy unusual sounds．That may be why an elephant would copy the sound of a truck．
"Mlaika was not the only copycat elephant，"Dr．Poole says．Calimero is a 23-year-old male African elephant．He spent 18years with two female Asian elephants．Asian elephants make chirping sounds （sounds made by birds） to talk with one another．African elephants usually do not make chirping sounds．But Calimero now does．He is copying his Asian elephant friends．Dr．Poole says that elephants need to form bonds with their family and friends．She says，"They make sounds to communicate with each other．When they are separated，they use sounds to keep in contact．"
Parrots，dolphins，humans，and elephants show that being a copycat is one way that animals and people make new friends and keep old ones．
56．According to the passage，what does Mlaika copy？B
A．The sound of people
B．The sound of trucks
C．The sound of Calimero
D．The sound of birds．
57．Why is Calimero mentioned in the passage？C
A．To clarify the meaning of copycat elephants．
B．To show the cleverness of African elephants．
C．To add another example of copycat elephants．
D．To introduce a special life skill of Asian elephants．
58．From paragraph 4，we can knowB．
A．how long it takes for an elephant to learn a new sound
B．why the African elephant can make chirping sounds
C．why the Asian elephants make noises after sunset
D．how Asian and African elephants are alike
59．According to the passage，why do some animals like to be copycats？C
A．To keep in touch with nature．
B．To please people and other animals．
C．To make new friends and keep old ones．
D．To avoid the danger from the outside world．

9．He told the truth to the manager in a way ________ surprised everyone present at the meeting．（　　）

A．

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