The meaning of time differ in different parts of the world.Thus,__1_ arise between prople from culture that _2__ time differently. Promptness is valued _3__ in Americna life.For example, if people are not prompt,__4_ may be regard as impolite __5_ not fully responsible. In the US,no one would __6_ of keeping a business associate __7_ for an hour.It would be too impolite,_8__ equal meet,a person who is five minutes late is ecpected _9__ a short apology.__10_ he is less than five minuteslate,he _11__ say a few words of explaintion ,_12__ perhaps he will not complete the sentence.
This _13__ of treating time is quite different from _14__ of several other cultures.This _15__ to explain the _16__ experience of a certain agriculturist from the United States,__17_ a duty in another country.After what seemed to him a suitable _18__ period,he _19__ that he would like to call _20__ the minister of agriculture.For various reasons the suggested time did not suit the minister;there were indirect indications that the time was not yet suitable.
1) A understanding B misunderstanding C believing D belief
2) A address B treat C handle D apply
3) A lowly B slowly C immediately D highly
4) A friends B they C others D American
5) A but B yet C or else D or
6) A consider B suppose C think D like
7) A waiting B to wait C waited D wait
8) A Since B When C While D That
9) A making B to make C made D have made
10) A Though B However C If D as though
11) A can B will C likely D maybe
12) A and B but C though D however
13) A practice B process C manner D way
14) A those B which C want D that
15) A saves B helps C serves D aids
16) A happy B fortunate C lucky D unfortunate
17) A attributed B assigned C distributed D named
18) A waiting B tried C waited D trying
19) A announced B declare C published D reported
20) A on B out C about D up

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