A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment.

The unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what he has to do at the proper time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained. Time is more valuable than material things. In fact, time is life itself. The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset as well as others’. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or return calls or keep appointments promptly. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it. He knows that he can not get through huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to.

Failure to be punctual in keeping one’s appointments is a sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present.

Unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when it comes to doing one’s duty, whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men. 

5. What is an unpunctual person like?

A. He always does a thing when it should be done.       B. He is always very busy.

C. He always does a thing at the wrong time.            D. He always keeps the appointments.

6. Why is unpunctuality very harmful?

A. Because it makes a man lose many chances of doing important affairs.

B. Because it makes a man lose friends.

C. Because it makes a man work quickly.

D. Because it makes a man be more respected by others.

7. According to the passage, which is right?

A. The punctual person has no much work to do.

B. The unpunctual person is very rich. (from www.nmet168.com)

C. The unpunctual person is often respected by his friends.

D. The unpunctual person loses what can’t be regained again.

8. According to the passage, what are good manners when you are invited to a party?

A. Arriving at the appointed time.     B. Arriving before all other guests.

C. Arriving after all other guests.     D. Keeping all other guests waiting.

9. Why is a person always unpunctual?

A. He is too busy.                  B. He has too much work to do.

C. He does care much about time.   D. He doesn’t manage his time properly.

—— Is Tom still smoking ?

—— No.By next Saturday he ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ for a whole month without smoking a single cigarette.

A.will go     B.will have gone  C.will have been     D.has been going

—— Where ＿＿＿＿＿?

—— I got stuck in the heavy traffic.I ＿＿＿＿＿ here earlier.

A.did you go； had arrived

B.have you been； would have been  C.were you； would come     D.are you； was

＿＿＿＿＿ it rain tomorrow, we would have to put off the visit to the Yangpu Bridge.

A.Were     B.Should     C.Would     D.Will

Though the little boy is often made ＿＿＿by his brother, he made his brother ＿＿＿yesterday.

A.cry； to cry     B.crying； crying  C.cry； cry     D.to cry； cry

It ＿＿＿＿＿ that he was late for the train.

A.loos     B.turns     C.gets     D.seems

As a child, Franc ＿＿＿＿＿.

A.was alive     B.grew patience  C.ran wild     D.came true

＿＿＿＿four years since I joined the army.

A.There was     B.There is     C.It was     D.It is

You must be a student, ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿you?

A. wasn’t     B. are     C. mustn’t     D. aren’t

面表达

假如你是李晓华，住在江城。你的加拿大笔友Bob 来信谈到了他所居住的城市， 并希望了解你家乡江城的情况。请你用英语写一封回信。回信必须包括下表中的内容。

参考词汇： economy n. 经济

词数100 左右，信的开头已为你写好。

Dear Bob,

It’s very kind of you to write me and let me know about your beautiful city. Now I’d like to tell you something about my hometown Jiangcheng. ………………