He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many boys were after her, but nobody paid any   1   to him. After the party, he invited her for coffee. She was surprised. In order not to   2   rude, she went along.

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      3  they sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too   4  to say anything. Suddenly, he asked the waiter. “Could you please   5   me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee.”

They girl stared at him. He turned red, but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank.   6  , she asked. “Why salt with coffee?” he   7  , “When I was a little boy. I lived near the sea, I liked playing in the sea… I could   8  its taste salty, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it. I think of my   9   and my hometown. I miss it and my parents, who are still there.”

She was deeply   10  , A man who can   11  that he’s homes elk, must love his home and   12  about his family. He must be   13  .

She talked too, about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her   14  . That was the start of their love story.

They continued to date each other. She found that he met all her   15  . He was tolerate, kind, warm and careful.   16  to think she would have missed the   17   if not for the salty coffee!

So they married and lived happily together. Every time she made coffee for him, she put in some salt, the   18   he liked it.

After 40 years, he   19  away and left her a letter which said: “My dearest, please forgive my life – long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous I asked for salt instead of sugar. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again,   20   it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.”

1．A．money                  B．attention              C．visit                    D．respect

2．A．show                    B．look                    C．seem                   D．appear

3．A．As                        B．Because               C．Since                  D．Though

4．A．eager                    B．proud                  C．nervous               D．anxious

5．A．lift                        B．take                    C．carry                  D．bring

6．A．Mysterious            B．Moved                C．Curious               D．Excited

7．A．explained               B．argued                 C．stated                  D．claimed

8．A．taste                     B．feel                     C．smell                   D．sense

9．A．boat                      B．friend                  C．playmate             D．childhood

10．A．touched               B．hurt                    C．pressed               D．interested

11．A．afford                 B．realize                 C．recognize            D．admit

12．A．mind                   B．care                    C．know                  D．attend

13．A．smart                  B．intelligent             C．responsible          D．flexible

14．A．family                 B．school                 C．relatives              D．house

15．A．friends                B．requirements        C．needs                  D．standards

16．A．And                    B．When                  C．Or                      D．But

17．A．sight                   B．train                    C．catch                  D．home

18．A．method               B．style                    C．manner               D．way

20．A．as if                  B．now that           C．even if            D．so that

What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Is it the same all over the world? That’s an easy question, you say. Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. Well, maybe. But in America, time is more than that. Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe that’s why they are fond of the expression, “Time is money.”

Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to keep and manage it. People in the US often attend conferences or read books on time management. It seems they all want to organize their time better. Professionals carry around pocket planners(计划书) — some in electronic form — to keep track of appointments and deadlines. People do all they can to press more life out of their time.

To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people’s time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on time. At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time. But they usually don’t try that at work.

American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set time days or weeks in advance. Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to change it. If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is convenient. Only very close friends will just “drop by” unannounced. Also, people hesitate to call others late at night for fear they might be in bed. The time may vary, but most folks think twice about calling after 10:00 pm.

Even Americans would admit that no one can master time. Time, like money, slips all too easily through our finger. And time, like the weather, is very hard to predict. However, time is one of life’s most precious gifts.

1.The main idea of the passage is _______.

A．time is money	B．different attitude toward time in the world
C．how to save time	D．how Americans treat time

2.In the fourth paragraph, the writer mainly tells us that _________.

A．Americans respect others’ time in daily life

B．Americans seldom call after 10:00

C．Americans inform before paying a visit to their friends

D．when planning an event, Americans usually fix time ahead of time

3.The underlined phrase “think twice” (in Paragraph 4) probably means “_______ “.

A．think for a second time	B．be careful
C．be afraid	D．pay attention

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A．Americans like time better than anything else

B．generally speaking, Americans respect their time

C．on the whole, Americans treasure their time

D．Americans consider their time is difficult to master and predict

 

      What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Is it the same all over the world? That’s an easy question, you say．Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth．Well, maybe．But in America, time is more than that．Americans see time as a valuable resource．Maybe that’s why they are fond of the expression, “Time is money.”

Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to keep and manage it．People in the US often attend conferences or read books on time management．It seems they all want to organize their time better．Professionals carry around pocket planners（计划书） — some in electronic form — to keep track of appointments and deadlines．People do all they can to press more life out of their time.

To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people’s time．Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation．People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay．Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on time．At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time．But they usually don’t try that at work.

American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others．When people plan an event, they often set time days or weeks in advance．Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to change it．If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is convenient．Only very close friends will just “drop by” unannounced．Also, people hesitate to call others late at night for fear they might be in bed．The time may vary, but most folks think twice about calling after 10:00 pm.

Even Americans would admit that no one can master time．Time, like money, slips all too easily through our finger．And time, like the weather, is very hard to predict．However, time is one of life’s most precious gifts.

77．The main idea of the passage is _______.

       A．time is money             B．different attitude toward time in the world

       C．how to save time            D．how Americans treat time

78．In the fourth paragraph, the writer mainly tells us that _________.

       A．Americans respect others’ time in daily life

      B．Americans seldom call after 10:00

       C．Americans inform before paying a visit to their friends             

       D．when planning an event, Americans usually fix time ahead of time

79．The underlined phrase “think twice” （in Paragraph 4） probably means “_______ “.

       A．think for a second time               B．be careful

       C．be afraid                           D．pay attention

80．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

       A．Americans like time better than anything else          

       B．generally speaking, Americans respect their time 

       C．on the whole, Americans treasure their time      

       D．Americans consider their time is difficult to master and predict

 

       What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Is it the same all over the world? That’s an easy question, you say．Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth．Well, maybe．But in America, time is more than that．Americans see time as a valuable resource．Maybe that’s why they are fond of the expression, “Time is money.”

Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to keep and manage it．People in the US often attend conferences or read books on time management．It seems they all want to organize their time better．Professionals carry around pocket planners（计划书） — some in electronic form — to keep track of appointments and deadlines．People do all they can to press more life out of their time.

To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people’s time．Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation．People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay．Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on time．At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time．But they usually don’t try that at work.

American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others．When people plan an event, they often set time days or weeks in advance．Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to change it．If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is convenient．Only very close friends will just “drop by” unannounced．Also, people hesitate to call others late at night for fear they might be in bed．The time may vary, but most folks think twice about calling after 10:00 pm.

Even Americans would admit that no one can master time．Time, like money, slips all too easily through our finger．And time, like the weather, is very hard to predict．However, time is one of life’s most precious gifts.

1.The main idea of the passage is _______.

       A．time is money                                     

       B．different attitude toward time in the world

       C．how to save time                                

       D．how Americans treat time

2.In the fourth paragraph, the writer mainly tells us that _________.

       A．Americans respect others’ time in daily life

      B．Americans seldom call after 10:00

       C．Americans inform before paying a visit to their friends                  

       D．when planning an event, Americans usually fix time ahead of time

3.The underlined phrase “think twice” （in Paragraph 4） probably means “_______ “.

       A．think for a second time                        B．be careful

       C．be afraid                           D．pay attention

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

       A．Americans like time better than anything else                      

       B．generally speaking, Americans respect their time 

       C．on the whole, Americans treasure their time                        

       D．Americans consider their time is difficult to master and predict

 

 

       What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Is it the same all over the world? That’s an easy question, you say．Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth．Well, maybe．But in America, time is more than that．Americans see time as a valuable resource．Maybe that’s why they are fond of the expression, “Time is money.”

Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to keep and manage it．People in the US often attend conferences or read books on time management．It seems they all want to organize their time better．Professionals carry around pocket planners（计划书） — some in electronic form — to keep track of appointments and deadlines．People do all they can to press more life out of their time.

To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people’s time．Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation．People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay．Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on time．At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time．But they usually don’t try that at work.

American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others．When people plan an event, they often set time days or weeks in advance．Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to change it．If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is convenient．Only very close friends will just “drop by” unannounced．Also, people hesitate to call others late at night for fear they might be in bed．The time may vary, but most folks think twice about calling after 10:00 pm.

Even Americans would admit that no one can master time．Time, like money, slips all too easily through our finger．And time, like the weather, is very hard to predict．However, time is one of life’s most precious gifts.

1.The main idea of the passage is _______.

    A．time is money                                      B．different attitude toward time in the world

    C．how to save time                                 D．how Americans treat time

2.In the fourth paragraph, the writer mainly tells us that _________.

    A．Americans respect others’ time in daily life

      B．Americans seldom call after 10:00

    C．Americans inform before paying a visit to their friends                  

    D．when planning an event, Americans usually fix time ahead of time

3.The underlined phrase “think twice” （in Paragraph 4） probably means “_______ “.

    A．think for a second time                      B．be careful

    C．be afraid                             D．pay attention

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

    A．Americans like time better than anything else                      

    B．generally speaking, Americans respect their time 

    C．on the whole, Americans treasure their time                        

    D．Americans consider their time is difficult to master and predict