Part IV. Cloze

　　Time talks. It speaks more plainly than words. Time communicates (1) ______ many ways.

　　(2) _____ the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something (3) ____ can give a special (4) ____ to the event. Factory managers in the United States fully realize the importance of an announcement (5) ______ during the middle of the morning or afternoon that (6) _____ everyone away (7) _____ his work. (8) _____ they want to make (9) _____ important announcement, they ask: "When shall we let them know?"

　　In the United States, it is not (10) _____ to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, (11) ____ he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the (12) _____ is very important and (13) _____ immediate attention. The same meaning (14) _____ telephone calls made after 11:00 P.M. If someone receives a call during (15) _____ hours, he (16) _____ it is a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

　　In social life, time (17) _____ a very important part. In the United States, guests (18) ______ to feel they are not highly regarded (19) ______ the invitation (20) _____ a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.

　　1. A. in B. by C. out of D. under

　　2. A. Look at B. Suppose C. Imagine D. Consider

　　3. A. is doing B. does C. is done D. is to do

　　4. A. mean B. meaning C. means D. meantime

　　5. A. making B. being made C. made D. having made

　　6. A. takes B. take C. is taking D. took

　　7. A. over B. with C. off D. from

　　8. A. Whatever B. Whenever C. However D. Whatever

　　9. A. an B. a C. the D. /

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　　10. A. strange B. necessary C. popular D. customary

　　11. A. since B. while C. for D. but

　　12. A. question B. subject C. topic D. matter

　　13. A. claims B. asks C. seeks D. requires

　　14. A. is attaching to B. is attached to C. is attached D. attaches

　　15. A. slept B. sleeping C. sleep D. being slept

　　16. A. thinks B. is sure C. suspects D. assumes

　　17. A. plays B. is C. regards D. takes

　　18. A. are B. seem C. like D. tend

　　19. A. as B. if C. for D. since

　　20. A. at B. with C. to D. of

　　Part V Writing

　　Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition under the title "Teachers and Society " in three paragraphs.