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h of the Hudson River. 1. It is about 3, 000 miles wide _________. A. from Canada to Mexico B. from the East Coast to the West Coast C. from the Atlantic Ocean to the East Coast D. from the Pacific Ocean to Canada 2. “The American people are of almost every race in the world,” means ________. A. the American people include nearly all the races of the world B. there are several main races in the United States C. the American people are made up of the white and the black people D. the American people consist of only one race 3. What do you know about New York? A. It is the capital of the United States. B. It is in the central part of the country. C. It is the largest city in the United States. D. It is at the mouth of the Missouri River. 4. New York is ________. A. in the central part of the U. S. B. on the West Coast C. at the mouth of the Mississippi River D. at the mouth of the Hudson River B In the United States, it is not usual to telephone someone early in the morning. If you telephone early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. So it is with the telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think that it’s a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call municates its importance. In social life, time plays a very important part. In the USA guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party reaches them only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas 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 fotten. The meaning of time is not the same in different cultures that treat time dif ferently。 being on time is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not on time, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the USA no one would think of keeping a business friend for an hour。 it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a shout apology. It he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not plete the sentence. 5. A call at midnight would mean_________. A. the matter is less important B. the matter is too difficult to handle C. the matter requires immediate attention D. it is a matter of life and death 6. According to the passage, time plays a very important part in_______. A. everyday life B. private life C. getting along with others D. business 7. In the passage, the author su