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Time talks. It speaks more plainly than words. Time 41 in many ways.
Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a 42 _ meaning to the event. It is not a _ 43 to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, _ 44 he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that something is urgent and 45_ immediate attention.
The same meaning is 46 _ telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think it is a _ 47 of life or death. The time chosen for the call 48_ its importance.
In social life, time plays a very 49 _ part. In the United States, guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the 50 _ to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But this is not 51 _ in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far _52 because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be 53 ___ .
The meaning of time 54 _ from place to place in the world. 55 _, misunderstandings often arise between people from different cultures that 56 _ time differently. For example, promptness (准时) is 57_ greatly in American life. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as 58 _ or not fully responsible. In the US, no one would think of keeping a business partner 59 _ for an hour; it would be too rude. A person who is five minutes late is 60 _ to make a short apology.
41. A. wastes B. runs C. travels D. communicates
42. A. precious B. ridiculous C. special D. rare
43. A. deal B. custom C. problem D. duty
44. A. whenever B. though C. once D. while
45. A. requires B. escapes C. pays D. gives
46. A. compared with B. covered with C. devoted to D. attached to
47. A. matter B. story C. game D. view
48. A. reduces B. ignores C. stresses D. doubts
49. A. different B. significant C. small D. equal
50. A. plan B. wish C. gift D. invitation
51. A. useful B. true C. clear D. grateful
52. A. on time B. at length C. by chance D. in advance
53. A. forgotten B. remembered C. canceled D. opposed
54. A. rushes B. separates C. varies D. keeps
55. A. Meanwhile B. Thus C. Otherwise D. Besides
56. A. make B. kill C. treat D. save
57. A. valued B. complained C. seized D. influenced
58. A. helpless B. desperate C. impolite D. unlucky
59. A. working B. waiting C. approaching D. thinking
60. A. expected B. forced C. refused D. blessed
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41~45 DCBDA 46~50 DACBD 51~55 BDACB 56~60 CACBA
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