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完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。    Time talks. It speaks more plainly than words. Time 1  in many ways.    Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a 2 meaning to the event. It is not a 3 to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, 4 he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that something is urgent and 5 immediate attention.    The same meaning is 6 telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think it is a 7 of life or death. The time chosen for the call 8 its importance.    In social life, time plays a very 9 part. In the United States, guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the 10 to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But this is not 11 in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far 12because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be 13.    The meaning of time 14 from place to place in the world.15, misunderstandings often arise between people from different cultures that 16 time differently. For example, promptness (准时) is 17greatly in American life. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as 18 or not fully responsible. In the US, no one would think of keeping a business partner 19 for an hour; it would be too rude. A person who is five minutes late is 20 to make a short apology. （1） A . wastes   B . runs C . travels D . communicates （2） A . precious  B . ridiculous C . special D . rare （3） A . deal      B . custom C . problem D . duty （4） A . whenever   B . though C . once   D . while （5） A . requires B . escapes C . pays D . gives （6） A . compared with  B . covered with  C . devoted to D . attached to （7） A . matter       B . story  C . game D . view （8） A . reduces     B . ignores C . stresses D . doubts （9） A . different    B . significant C . small  D . equal （10） A . plan      B . wish  C . gift   D . invitation （11） A . useful    B . true C . clear D . grateful （12） A . on time     B . at length  C . by chance D . in advance （13） A . forgotten   B . remembered C . canceled D . opposed （14） A . rushes      B . separates C . varies D . keeps （15） A . Meanwhile    B . Thus C . Otherwise D . Besides （16） A . make        B . kill   C . treat D . save （17） A . valued   B . complained C . seized D . influenced （18） A . helpless   B . desperate   C . impolite D . unlucky （19） A . working    B . waiting  C . approaching D . thinking （20） A . expected  B . forced C . refused D . blessed 答案：（1）D；（2）C；（3）B；（4）D；（5）A；（6）D；（7）A；（8）C；（9）B；（10）D；（11）B；（12）D；（13）A；（14）C；（15）B；（16）C；（17）A；（18）C；（19）B；（20）A；

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