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Americans think much about time . Form 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

Answer 1

1D  2C  3B  4C  5A