Different people have different ideas about time. People in the USA think that it is important to know the time. In cities in America, there are clocks in stations, factories and other buildings. Radio or TV reporters give you the correct time during the day. Most Americans also have watches with them wherever they go. They want to do certain (一定) things at certain time. They don't like to be late.

But time is not so important to everybody in the world. When you visit a country in South America ( 南 美 洲 ) , you will find that people there don't like to hurry. If you had an appointment with somebody, he could probably be late, because he may not want to arrive on time. Even the radio programs may not begin on time. The men on the radio may not think it is important to tell the exact time. People in South America think that clocks or matches are just machines. They think that you let a clock or a watch control(控制) your life if you do everything on time.

1.You can see clocks in stations, factories and other buildings in the USA because_______.

A. Americans want to make these places beautiful

B. Americans want to sell these clocks

C. Americans think that it is important to know the time

D. Americans don't think that it is important to know the time

2.The underlined word "appointment" most probably means .

A. 经历 B. 约会 C. 承诺 D. 争吵

3.If you want to meet someone at 2 p. m. in South America, he may .

A. come earlier B. come on time C. come later than 2 p. m. D. not come

Over recent years, letter writing has been replaced by other ways of communicating. Technology has developed so fast that we now expect to be able to see people at any time and get response__________. Rather than put pen to paper, it feels much more natural for us to send text messages and emails.

It is true that these modern ways of communicating have their own ___________. We can talk to people all over the world within seconds. We can also edit our emails before sending them. _________, if we make a mistake in a letter, we have to cross it out(删掉) or start again.

But have you ever thought about what we are __________? Yes, we are forgetting about the art of letter writing.

Not a single person would say that reading a hand-written from a friend isn’t __________. When you know someone has spent the time writing a letter for you, especially a birthday letter, there’s something very special in your heart.

On the other hand, not only the person receiving the letter will benefit from a lovely envelope , but also the writer himself. When we know we’re doing something that will make our friends very happy, we feel good about ourselves, too.

__________, writing a letter can improve your language skills and you can also learn some new expressions.

Letter writing has much fun. Why not begin your writing journey from now on?

1.A. clearly B. exactly C. safely D. immediately

2.A. points B. advantages C. facts D. orders

3.A. Also B. Therefore C. However D. Finally

4.A. choosing B. believing C. searching D. losing

5.A. enjoyable B. available C. awful D. painful

6.A. After all B. In addition C. In fact D. At least

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