A Trap
Mr. Smith left his car outside his apartment one night as usual, but when he came down the next morning to go to his office, he discovered that the car wasn’t there. He called the police and told them what had happened, and they said that they would try to find the car.
When Mr. Smith came home from his office that evening, the car was back again in its usual place in front of his house. He examined it carefully to see whether it had been damaged, and found two theater tickets on one of the seats and a letter which said, “We’re very sorry. We took your car because of an emergency.”
Mr. and Mrs. Smith went to the theater with the two tickets the next night and enjoyed themselves very much.
When they got home, they found that thieves had taken almost everything they had had in their apartment.

1. 1.

   What did Mr. Smith find one morning?

   1. A.
      His car was missing.
   2. B.
      The door of the car was open.
   3. C.
      His car was in the garage.
   4. D.
      His car was outside of the garage.
2. 2.

   What did he do then?

   1. A.
      He got in and drove it.
   2. B.
      He closed the door of his car.
   3. C.
      He called the police.
   4. D.
      He looked everywhere for it.
3. 3.

   What happened when he came home from his office that evening?

   1. A.
      The police was waiting for him.
   2. B.
      His car was back.
   3. C.
      His car was damaged.
   4. D.
      His car was stolen.
4. 4.

   What did Mr. Smith find on one of the seats in his car?

   1. A.
      Some books.
   2. B.
      Some tickets.
   3. C.
      Some money.
   4. D.
      Some food.
5. 5.

   What did Mr. and Mrs. Smith do with the thing(s) they found in their car?

   1. A.
      They sold them.
   2. B.
      They gave them to their friends.
   3. C.
      They threw them away.
   4. D.
      They went to the theater with them.

A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the correct time and is never late for anything.
An unpunctual man never does what he has to do at the right 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 got back. Time is more useful than material things. In fact, time is life itself. An unpunctual man is always wasting his most important things as well as others'. An unpunctual person is always saying unhappily that he finds no time to answer letters or return calls. But the man who really has much to do is very careful of his time. He knows that he can not finish all his work unless he carefully does every piece of work.
Being unpunctual is the sign of disrespect (不尊重_) towards others. If a person is invited to
dinner and arrives later than the time when he should be there, he keeps all the other guests (客人)
waiting for him. Usually this will be thought as a great disrespect to the host and all the other guests.
Not like a punctual person, an unpunctual one can't do his duty wonderfully, whether it is public or personal. Imagine how it would be if those who should do important tasks failed to be on time. A man who is known to be often unpunctual is never believed by his friends or fellow men.
【小题1】The Chinese meaning of the word "punctual" in this passage is probably “      ”.