[单项选择]Americans believe time is a limited resource; they try to conserve and manage it. People in the U.S. often (31) seminars or read books on time management. It seems they all want to (32) their time bet- ter. Professionals carry around pocket planners--some in electronic form--to keep (33) of appointments and deadlines. People do all they can to (34) more life out of their time. The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed this (35) best: "Do you love life Then do not waste time, for that is the (36) life is made of."
To Americans, punctuality is a (37) of showing respect for other people’s time. (38) more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually (39) an apology, and maybe an explanation. People who are running late often call (40) to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less (41) the sit- uation, the less important it is to be exactly on time. At informal get-toge