Sorry,I' m late. I got struck in traffic.
（）.You' re here now. Come in and sit do

not yet. I'm just going to make some coffee. Guest: ______ , though I'd really love to stay. I've got to be up by six tomorrow morning, unfortunately. Thank you for a wonderful party.

A．I'm sorry, but I must

B．Excuse me, but I have to go

C．Pardon me, but I should go

D．It's a pity, but no way out

rom Mike’s life in London now. We went to school together on our bicycles. Every morning I went to his house and knocked on the door. Every morning Mike’s mum said, “I’m sorry, he’s a bit late this morning”, and so I had to wait. Each day we were late for school, and I remember the teacher got very annoyed with us. I never told her we were late because of Mike. Now, 25 years later, I play tennis with Mike. I usually drive him to the tennis club. I go to his flat and he opens the door and says, “I’m sorry. I’m a bit late today.” The only reason he wasn’t late for his own wedding is that we lied to him about the time! As boys we spent a lot of time out exploring on our bikes. We went walking and fishing. I didn’t like fishing because I couldn’t swim. Probably the funniest thing we did was when we stole a bottle of whiskey from my Dad. We cycled about 5 miles away to drink it in one of our favorite places. When we finished drinking it, we couldn’t cycle back – it was a long, slow walk. I’m sure we looked awful. We still do, when we come back from the pub on Friday nights. Nothing’s changed really. Oh, and I still can’t swim.

1.Mike now lives in __________.

A.a village in Scotland

B.a village near London

C.London

2.__________ got up late every morning.

A.Mike’mum

B.Mike

C.I

3.25 years later, Mike __________.

A.is early in doing everything

B.still is late as in the past

C.is never late again

4.As boys both of us liked __________.

A.fishing

B.swimming

C.riding bicycles

5.We walked 5 miles back home because we __________.

A.were drunk

B.were tired

C.enjoyed walking

nt. Good morning, Roberta.

M: Good morning, Cindy.

W: Roberta, what exactly do time management consultants do？

M: Well, Cindy, it's all about helping people to organize their work in an ef fective way: maximum efficiency; minimum stress.

W: Hah, sounds like something I need. Who are your clients？

M: Um, mainly business people, but I've also worked with politicians, civil servants and university lecturers.

W: Um, quite a range, then. And what sort of things help people to organ ize their time？ I suppose punctuality is important.

M: Um, yes and no. It's easier to finish a meeting on time if it starts on time. But in international contexts, you do have to be aware of cultural differences.

W: For example？

M: Well, in Britain big, formal meetings usually start on time, but less for mal meetings often begin a few minutes late. In Germany, on the other hand, people expect all meetings to begin on time; In some countries, er, for example, in Latin America, there's a more relaxed attitude. So, you d6 have to adapt to circumstances.

W: Um, it sounds like even if you manage your own time very well, you still can't control what other people do.

M. Well, you can set limits. If you're meeting a friend who always arrives late, you can say, "Well, I'm going to wait for 15 minutes. If they aren't there by then, I'll leave,"

W: Hmm. I've got one friend who's always late. I don't think I'd ever see her if I did that.

M: Hah, but people who are always late are the ones you need to set limits with. If they know that you won't wait, then, perhaps they'll make an effort.

W: Isn't that rather harsh？

M: No, not really. Someone who constantly turns up late is putting a low value on your time. Let them know you've got other things to do. And I'm not suggesting you do that with everyone just the persistent latecomers.

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A．To help people to organize their work in an effective way.

B．To help people to become efficient at their jobs.

C．To help people to arrange their time properly.

D．To help people to reduce stress.

A.I don’t know

B.I will be late

C.I have got

D.Got it

I got . _____very late this morning. I watched too much TV last night.

A. in

B. up

C. together

A.latter

B.lately

C.late

D.lattest

A.Got it

B.I don’t know

C.I will be late

D.I have got

Jessica:I got home very late last night. I hope I didn't disturb you.

Landlady:______

A、No. I heard a lot of noise

B、Yes, I didn't hear any noise

C、Yes. I didn't hear you

D、No. I didn't hear a thing

A. lately

B. late

C. later

D. latter

To be frank, I（)the train because I got up late this morning.

A、miss out

B、missed

C、miss out on

D、missing

A.Well,the bus might have been late

B.Come on.Wouldn’t you like to go somewhere and do something？

C.I just got up late