Part Ⅲ CLOZE
Directions:Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in
the corresponding blanks.Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.
Americans believe time is a limited resource；they try to conserve and manage it.People in the U.S.often 51 seminars or read books on time management.It seems they all want to 52 their time better.Professionals carry around pocket planners—some in electronic form—to keep 53 of appointments and deadlines.People do all they can to 54 more life out of their time.The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed this 55 best “Do you love life Then do not waste time，for that is the 56 life is made of.”To Americans，punctuality is a（n） 57 of showing respect for other people’s time. 58 more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually 59 an apology，and maybe an explanation.People who are running late often call 60 to let others know of the delay.Of course，the less 61 the situation，the less important it is to be exactly on time.At informal get-togethers，for example，people often arrive 62 60 minutes past the appointed time.But they usually don’t try that at work.
To outsiders，Americans seem tied to the clock.People in other cultures value relationships more than 63 .In these societies，people don’t try to 64 time，but to experience it.Many Eastern cultures，for example，view time as a cycle.The 65 of nature—from the passing of the seasons to the monthly cycle of the moon—shapes their view of events.People learn to 66 to their environment.As a result，they find it easier to“go with the flow”than Americans，who like plans 67 and unchangeable.
Even Americans would 68 that no one can master time.Time，like money， 69 all too easily through our fingers.And time，like the weather，is very hard to predict. 70 ，time is one of life’s most precious gifts.And unwrapping it is half the fun.
51.A.participate B.attend C.adjoin D.associate
52.A.organize B.orient C.establish D.classify
53.A.trace B.trail C.pace D.track
54.A.grind B.crush C.squeeze D.squash
55.A.view B.conception C.impression D.belief
56.A.staff B.stuff C.stiff D.storage
57.A.vehicle B.way C.medium D.instrument(https://www.daowen.com)
58.A.If being B.Been C.Be D.Being
59.A.calls out B.calls over C.calls in D.calls for
60.A.ahead B.advance C.front D.forward
61.A.informal B.formal C.indecent D.inappropriate
62.A.as many as B.as usual as C.as much as D.as long as
63.A.finances B.schedules C.conventions D.rituals
64.A.catch B.contain C.control D.cherish
65.A.rhyme B.rhythm C.swing D.circle
66.A.respond B.move C.submit D.comply
67.A.to fix B.to have fixed C.fixing D.to be fixed
68.A.receive B.admit C.consent D.confess
69.A.skims B.slides C.slips D.skips
70.A.Moreover B.Therefore C.Nevertheless D.Likewise