There are seven days in a week. They are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Most children go to school from Monday to Friday. Most people don’t work on Saturday or Sunday. In England most shops are closed on Saturday and Sunday. But in China shops are open every day. In England some people go to church（去做禮拜）. The time between Friday evening and Monday morning is the weekend. It is the time for rest. We can’t work all the time. We have to work from time to time. We rest over the weekend.

(    )46. Most children don’t go to school on        and Sunday.

A. Saturday      B. Monday        C. Wednesday     D. Tuesday

(    )47.In China shops are open       .

A. on Tuesday                   B. every day     

C. Thursday                     D. from Monday to Friday

(    )48.We have ________ at weekends.

A. to work         B. a good rest       C. lessons      D. a look

(    )49. Most children have _______ days’ holiday（假日）.

A. two            B. one           C. three         D. four

(    )50. There are ______ people in most shops in England on Sunday.

A. some          B. many           C. no         D. any

Americans think much about time. Form childhood they learn to value (珍視)
time. They are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time,  they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying,   they say he is living on a borrowed time.
Time is money.  Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week.  This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money.  Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual.   In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly.  They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.
They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time,  because they feel they have become servants (仆人)of the clock.
1. What do the Americans mean by "Time is money"?
A. It is not easy to make money.
B. It takes quite a lot of time to make money.
C. Working hard can bring people health.
D. ff someone has time and works hard, he can make much money.
2. Americans think it wrong _____________.
A. to work late                B. to get up early
C. to be late for school
D. to be on time to do everything
3. This passage says that a dying person___________.
A. is having a good time
B. is living on a borrowed time
C. thinks time goes easily
D. is saving time
4. From this passage we can be sure that
A. Americans live a hard life
B. Americans always walk fast
C. Americans live in a quick rhythm (節(jié)奏)
D. Americans are good at saving time
5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A. Americans’ ideas about time
B. Never waste time
C. Time is money
D. Learn to be on time

Americans think much about time. Form childhood they learn to value (珍視)

time. They are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time,  they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying,   they say he is living on a borrowed time.

Time is money.  Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week.  This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money.  Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual.   In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly.  They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.

They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time,  because they feel they have become servants (仆人)of the clock.

 1. What do the Americans mean by "Time is money"?

    A. It is not easy to make money.

    B. It takes quite a lot of time to make money.

C. Working hard can bring people health.

  D. ff someone has time and works hard, he can make much money.

2. Americans think it wrong _____________.

   A. to work late                 B. to get up early

   C. to be late for school

   D. to be on time to do everything

3. This passage says that a dying person___________.

A. is having a good time

B. is living on a borrowed time

C. thinks time goes easily

D. is saving time

4. From this passage we can be sure that

   A. Americans live a hard life

   B. Americans always walk fast

   C. Americans live in a quick rhythm (節(jié)奏)

   D. Americans are good at saving time

5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

  A. Americans' ideas about time

  B. Never waste time

  C. Time is money

  D. Learn to be on time

　　There are seven days in a week. They are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs-day, Friday, and Saturday. Most（大多數(shù)）children go to school from Monday to Friday. Most people don't work on Saturday or Sunday and most shops are closed in England on Saturday and Sunday. But in China shops are open every day. Sunday is always a holiday（假日）. Some people go to church（教堂）on that day. The time between（在……之間）Friday evening and Monday evening is the weekend. It is the time for rest（休息）. We can't work all the time. We have to rest from time to time （偶爾）. We rest over the weekend（周末期間）.