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      In the United States, it is not usual to telephone someone very early in the morning.  If you telephone

him early in the day, while he is taking a shower or having breakfast, the time of the call shows the matter

is very important and requires attention at once. If someone receives a call after 11:00 pm, he thinks it is

a matter of life and death.  The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

      In social life,   time   plays  a  very  important part.   In  the  USA, guests will feel they are not highly

regarded if the invitation  to  a dinner party is only three or four days before the party date.  But it is not

true in all countries.  In  other  areas of  the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment

too early because plans that are made for a date more than a week away will be forgotten. The meaning

of time is different in different parts of the world. Therefore, misunderstandings appear between people

from different cultures that treat time differently. Being on time is thought of highly  in  American  life.  If

people are not on time, they may be regarded as impolite.  In  the  USA,  keeping  business  companies

waiting for an hour is too impolite.  A  person  is  expected to say sorry when he is 5 minutes late. lf he is

less than 5 minutes late, he  will  say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the

sentence.

1题判断正误("T"表示正确,"F);2题完成句子；3~4题简略回答问题；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语.

1.  In the USA, it is usual to telephone someone very early in the morning.    [    ]

2.  In the United States, if someone receives a call after 11:00 pm, he thinks it is            

3.  Can you make an invitation more than a week before the date in the USA?

4.  What is thought of highly in American life according to the author?

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