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广东省汕头市达濠华桥中学2017-2018学年高二上学期英语阶段考试（二）试卷
The life of George Washington was well-known for punctuality. For him, being on time was a way of showing 1 for others, and he 2 to be treated with the same level of respect 3.
Once Washington asked a man to bring some 4 he was interested in buying at five in the morning. 5, the man arrived fifteen minutes late. Washington's groom（马夫）told the man that the general had been 6 there at five, but had now moved on to other business. Washington said that he wouldn't be able to 7 the horses again until the following week. The man left with his horses, feeling a deep sense of 8.
When he told Congress（国会议员）that he'd meet with them at noon, he could almost always be found walking into the meeting room just as the clock was 9 twelve.
Washington's punctuality extended to his 10 as well. He ate dinner each day at 11 four o'clock. When he 12 members of Congress to dine with him, and they 13 late, they were often 14 to find the president halfway done with his meal or even leaving the table. To his shocked, late 15 he would say, "We are punctual here. My cook never asks whether the guests have arrived, but whether the hour has 16."
And when Washington's secretary arrived late for a meeting, and blamed his 17 for his lateness, Washington quietly replied, "Then you must get another watch, or I another 18."
Washington, one of the most respected presidents in American history, is a good example to us all. Today, punctuality is still a(n) 19 part of the character of a nice person. So next time when you are struggling with arriving 20, think of these stories about the punctual president.
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