Americans think much about time. Form childhood they learn to value (珍视)time. They are taught to be on time...

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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

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In some foreign countries, some people don't like the number 13. They don't think 13 is a lucky number, for example, they don't like to live on the thirteenth floor.

One day, my friend Jack asked some friends to dinner. When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit at the table. He began to count the people in his mind while they were having the delicious food. Soon, he cried out, "Oh, there are thirteen people here!"

Everyone's face turned white except Mr. Brown. He said slowly with a smile on his face, "Don't worry, my friends. We have fourteen people here. My wife Mrs Brown will have a baby in a few weeks. She is in the family now. "

All of them became happy again, "Congratulations!" they said. They all had a good time that evening.

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8 , the book is almost a collection of short stories. In each chapter（章节）, some new characters 9 . However, Alice's adventures 10 all the characters together at the end of the book. I think 11 should read the book at least once in his life. No matter what year it is or how old you are, Alice's adventures will never become 12 .

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