EXERCISE 5

  The meaning of time differ in different parts of the world.Thus,__1_ arise between prople from culture that _2__ time differently. Promptness¹ is valued _3__ in Americna life.For example, if people are not prompt,__4_ may be regard as impolite __5_ not fully² responsible. In the US,no one would __6_ of keeping a business associate __7_ for an hour.It would be too impolite,_8__ equal meet,a person who is five minutes late is ecpected _9__ a short apology.__10_ he is less than five minuteslate,he _11__ say a few words of explaintion ,_12__ perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

  This _13__ of treating time is quite different from _14__ of several other cultures.This _15__ to explain the _16__ experience of a certain agriculturist from the United States,__17_ a duty in another country.After what seemed to him a suitable _18__ period,he _19__ that he would like to call _20__ the minister of agriculture.For various reasons the suggested time did not suit the minister;there were indirect³ indications⁴ that the time was not yet suitable.

1)    A  understanding  B misunderstanding  C believing    D belief

2)    A  address       B treat             C handle      D apply

3)    A  lowly        B slowly            C immediately D highly

4)    A  friends       B they              C others      D American

5)    A  but          B yet               C or else      D or

6)    A  consider     B suppose            C think       D like

7)    A  waiting      B to wait             C waited     D wait

8)    A  Since       B When              C While      D That

9)    A  making     B to make             C made       D have made

10)   A  Though     B However            C If          D as though

11)   A  can         B will                C likely      D maybe

12)   A  and        B but                 C though     D however

13)   A  practice     B process             C manner     D way

14)   A  those       B which              C want       D that

15)   A  saves      B helps               C serves      D aids

16)   A  happy      B fortunate            C lucky      D unfortunate

17)   A  attributed   B assigned            C distributed   D named

18)   A  waiting     B tried               C waited       D trying

19)   A  announced   B declare            C published    D reported

20)   A  on         B out                C about        D up

答案：
1--5BBDBD 
6--10CABBC  
11--15   BCDDB 
16--20DBAAA