He arrived very late at night, ______ in the early hours this morning.A.in conclusionB.or
He arrived very late at night, ______ in the early hours this morning.
A.in conclusion
B.or rather
C.on the whole
D.by and large
He arrived very late at night, ______ in the early hours this morning.
A.in conclusion
B.or rather
C.on the whole
D.by and large
The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation: at a lunch with a friend and in a university class. He found that if they had a lunch appointment with a friend, the average American student defined lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time. However, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.
In an American university, classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States, but also end at the scheduled time. In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at 12: 00; many remained past 12: 30 to discuss the class and ask more questions. While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, neither is staying late.
The word "punctual' most probably means______.
A.leaving soon after class
B.coming early
C.arriving a few minutes late
D.being on time
He has arrived late ______
A.as usual
B.as usually
C.like usual
D.like usually
He set off very late, and __________ did not catch the morning flight.
A. but
B. however
C. therefore
D. because
He was late this morning. He ______very late.
A.should have got up
B.would have got up
C.must have got up
D.could have got up
Mr. Li was very strict with his students and he never allowed them to he late forschool.
A.无私的
B.体贴的
C.慷慨的
D.严格的
A.in advance
B.in front
C.ahead
D.in excess
Visiting the Bank
Last week Tom Walker arrived in London where his company has a new office. His company started up six months ago in Hong Kong. Now they are expanding their business in Europe. He had to open a new bank account for his company at ABHK Bank. When he arrived at the bank, he couldn't find where to open an account. He asked at the customer service desk. They told him to go up to the Foreign Department on the fourth floor. The bank which has a branch in Hong Kong arranged everything for him. They transferred the funds, and completed everything electronically. He thought thanking was very efficient Then the bank manager Introduced him to their accountants who advise companies about international taxation.
21. Where is Tom Walker's company?
A. Hong Kong
B. Beijing
C. London
22. When did his company start?
A. One year ago.
B. One year before
C. About hail a year ago
23. Where did he open a new account?
A. At the customer service desk
B. in the Foreign Department
C. In the Accounting Department
24. What did the Hong Kong branch send to London?
A. Money
B. Papers
C. Books
25. What do the accountants help with?
A. Keeping books
B. Directors' reports
C.Tax laws
A.The solution to the Nebraska settlers fuel problem.
B.Life in Nebraska in the late ninteenth century.
C.The imporance of the American buffalo.
D.Deforestation in Nebraska in the late nineteenth century.
I was surprised that she was late, ______ since she usually arrived early.
A.specially
B.especially
C.extraordinarily
D.particularly
In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. A person, who is 5 minutes late, will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.
11.What is the main idea of this passage? ________
A.It is not customary to telephone someone in the morning and in sleeping hours in the U.S.
B.The role of time in social life over the world.
C.If people are late, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible in the U.S.
D.Not every country treats the concept of time as the same.
12.What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours? _______
A.A matter of work.
B.A matter of life or death.
C.You want to see him or her.
D.You want to make an appointment with him or her.
13.Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend in the U.S. A.?
A.at 7:00 am
B.at 4:00 pm
C.at the midnight
D.at 4 am
14.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? ________
A.In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.
B.No misunderstandings arise between people from different cultures about the concept of time.
C.It may be considered foolish to make an appointment well in advance in the U.S.A..
D.Promptness is valued highly in American life.
15.From the passage we can safely infer that _______
A.it’s a matter of life or death if you call someone in day time.
B.the meaning of time differs in different parts of the world.
C.it makes no difference in the U.S. whether you are early or late for a business party.
D.if a person is late for a date, he needn’t make some explanation.