Americans think much about time. From children they learn to value (珍視) time. As children they are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.

Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.

They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time , because they feel they have become servants (仆人)of the clock.

1.What do the Americans mean by “ Time is money”?

A. If someone has time and works hard , he can make a lot of money.

B. It takes quite a lot of time to make money.

C. Working hard can bring people health.

D. It is not easy to make money.

2. Americans think it wrong ________.

A. to work late

B. to get up early

C. to be on time to do everything

D. to be late for school

3. The passage says that a dying person ________.

A. is having a good time

B. thinks time goes easily

C. is living on a borrowed time

D. is saving time

4. From this passage we can be sure that _______.

A. Americans live in a quick rhythm(節(jié)奏)

B. Americans live a hard life

C. Americans are good at saving time

D. Americans always like time

5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A. Time is money

B. Americans’ ideas about time

C. Never waste any time

D. Learn to be on time

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