专题7 完形填空_4

（江西师大附中、鹰潭一中2016届高三下学期第一次联考）完形填空。
 
What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or        or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control       , like the weather? Is time the same all over the world? That's an easy question, you say.        you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. Well, maybe. But in America, time is        that. Americans see time as a valuable       . Maybe that's why they are        of the expression, "Time is money."
 
To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing        for other people's time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually        an apology, and maybe an explanation. People ________ are running late often call ahead to let others know of the  __  . Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be exactly       . At informal get-togethers,       , people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the   ___ time. But they usually don't try that at work.
 
American lifestyles show        people respect the time of others. When people plan an event, they often        the time days or weeks in advance. Once the time is fixed, it takes almost a(n) ________ to change it. If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually    _________ first to make sure it is convenient. Only very close friends will just        unannounced. Also, people hesitate to call others late at night for fear they      be in bed. The time may vary, but most folks think       about calling after 10:00 p.m.
 
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