Americans think much about time. From childhood they learn to value(珍视)time. They are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.

Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.

They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time , because they feel they have become servants(仆人)of the clock .

1.What do the Americans mean by ‘Time is money’?

A.It is not easy to make money.

B.It takes quite a lot of time to make money.

C.Working hard can bring people health.

D.If someone has time and works hard, he can make much money.

2.Americans think it wrong__________.

A.to work late

B.to get up early

C.to be late for school

D.to be on time to do everything

3.This passage says that a dying person___________.

A.is having a good time

B.is living on a borrowed time

C.thinks time goes easily

D.is saving time

4.From this passage we can be sure that_____________.

A.Americans live a hard life

B.Americans always walk fast

C.Americans live in a quick rhythm(节奏)

D.Americans are good at saving time

5.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A.Americans’ ideas about time

B.Never waste time

C.Time is money

D.Learn to be on time

Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are. When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it’s OK to a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t noisy and , you may think there’s something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are places. If people at a table talk too loud , other people who are eating there might even to the owner of the restaurant.

Paying the bill is also different from country to country. In China, one person usually pays for . In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客), but friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “going Dutch(均摊费用)”. Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the . This is called “leaving a tip”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the US, it’s to leave tips of 10%, 15%, or 20% of the bill, which is decided by how good the service(服务) is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!

The way people eat food is not the same in different parts of the world, but you can the same kinds of food in many countries. Chinese and Indian foods, for example, are popular all over the world.

1.A. popular B. difficult C. important D. enjoyable

2.A. cause B. keep C. hear D. make

3. A. lively B. friendly C. lucky D. polite

4.A. noisy B. quiet C. busy D. clean

5.A. shout B. explain C. complain D. speak

6.A. everybody B. nobody C. somebody D. none

7.A. until B. when C. unless D. since

8.A. gatekeeper B. seller C. waiter D. visitor

9.A. terrible B. common C. serious D. unusual[来

10. A. invent B. discover C. prefer D. find

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