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Americans think much about time. From childhood they learn to value 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 hate time because they feel that they have become servant of the clock.
36. 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. They spend no time making money.
C. Working hard can bring people health.
D. It is easy to make money.
37. Americans think it wrong to .
A. work hard B. make a lot of money
C. be on time in doing everything D. be late for school
38. The passage says that a dying person .
A. is having a good time B. thinks time goes quickly
C. is living on a borrowed time D. is wasting time
39. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. Time is Knowledge B. Americans’ Idea about Time
C. How to Value Time D. Learn to Use Time
40. From this passage we can be sure that .
A. Americans live in a quick pace of life B. Americans live a hard life
C. Americans are good at having a good time D. Americans always work late
