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(一)

Time is, for the average American, of utmost importance. To the

(1) visitor, Americans seem to be more concerned with getting things(2) on

time(according to a predetermined schedule) than they are with developing deep(3) . Schedules, for the American, are meant to be planned and then followed in the smallest detail.

It may seem to you that most Americans are completely(4) by the little machines they

wear on their wrists, cutting their discussions off (5) to make it to their next appointment on time.

Americans’language is filled with(6) , giving a clear (7) of how much it is valued. Time is something to be”on”, to be “kept”,

“filled””saved”,”wasted”,”gained””planned””given””mad

e the most of”, even”killed”.

The international visitor soon learns that it is considered very rude to be late- even by 10 minutes-

for an(8) in America.

Time is so valued in America, because by considering time to be important one can clearly achieve more than if one”wastes”time and doesn’t keep busy. This philosophy has proven its worth. It has enabled Americans to be extremely productive and (9) is highly valued in America. Many American proverbs stress the value of guarding time, using it wisely, and setting and working toward specific goals. Americans believe in spending their time and energy today so that the (10) of their labor may be enjoyed at a later time.

(二)

Our lives are woven together. As much as i enjoy my own company, i no longer imagine i can (1) a single day, much less all my life,(2) on my own. Even if i am (3) in the mountains, I am eating food someone else has grown, living in a house someone else has built, wearing clothes someone else has sewn from cloth woven by others, (4) someone else(5) to my house. (6) is

everywhere. We are on this journey together. As i was growing up, i remember

(7) that indepence not interdependence was everything. “Make you own way”, “Stand on your own feet”, or my mother’s favorite remark when i was face-to-face with (8) of some action:”Now that you’ve made your bed, lie on it!”

Total independence is a dominant theme in our culture, I imagine that what my parents were trying

to teach me was to take (9) for my actions and my choices.

But the teaching was shaped by our cultural images, and instead i grew up believing that I was supposed to be totally “independent”and consequently became very (10) to ask for help. I would do almost everything not to be a burden and not require and help from anybody.

(三)

Psychologists are finding that hope plays a (1) in giving people a measurable advantage and diverse

as academic achievement, bearing up in tough jobs

and coping with tragic illness. And,

(2) the loss of hope is turing out to be a stronger sign that a person may (3) than other factors long thought to be more likely risks.

“Hope has proven a powerful predictor of outcome

in every study we’ve done so far,”said Dr. Charles R. Snyder, a psychologist who (4) a scale to assess how much hope a person has.