[填空题]The idea of what is early and what is late differs from culture to culture. If an American from the North makes an appointment with someone (11) , such as a professor, a manager or an official, for 11:00 a. m. , he will probably arrive at the office (12) —maybe about five minutes before eleven. He will tell the secretary that he has arrived for the 11:00 appointment, and will wait. The American will wait (13) for five minutes. But after ten minutes, he will become uncomfortable and a little annoyed. On (14) , if a Latin American makes an appointment with someone for 11: 00 a. m. , he may not arrive in the office until 11:15 or 11:20. He will not be surprised if he has to wait until (15) .

[填空题]The idea of what is early and what is late differs from culture to culture. If an American from the North makes an appointment with someone (11) , such as a professor, a manager or an official, for 11:00 a. m. , he will probably arrive at the office (12) —maybe about five minutes before eleven. He will tell the secretary that he has arrived for the 11:00 appointment, and will wait. The American will wait (13) for five minutes. But after ten minutes, he will become uncomfortable and a little annoyed. On (14) , if a Latin American makes an appointment with someone for 11: 00 a. m. , he may not arrive in the office until 11:15 or 11:20. He will not be surprised if he has to wait until (15) .

[填空题]workers arrive early and stay late, without an extra pay. Training at weekends may be

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It’s never too early or too late for a parent to become a teacher. In this age of teacher accountability, endless school testing, increased pressure and competition, and the proliferation of "educational" toys, too many people forget that success begins at home.
Freeman A. Hrabowski Ⅲ, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and co-author of Beating the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Males and Overcoming the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Young Women, says that in the interviews he and his co-authors conducted, the overwhelming factor in their children’s academic achievement was that parents inspired and envisioned their children’s success. They thought and talked about what would be required to have a .successful child.
"It just makes such a difference when there’s someone in that house working to relate to that child and inspire that child," Hrabowski s
A. the content the adult wants the children to learn
B. how pleased the parents are when the children are learning
C. the feedback the parents give to children at an early age
D. the physical health of the children