ForAmericans,timeismoney.Theysay,“Youonlygetsomuchtimeinthislife;you’dbetteruseitwisely.”The(1)______willnotbebetterthanthepastorpresent,asAmericansare(2)______toseethings,unlesspeopleusetheirtimeforconstructiveactivities.Thus,Americans(3)______a“well-organized”person,onewhohasawrittenlistofthingstodoanda(4)______fordoingthem.Theidealpersonispunctualandis(5)______ofotherpeople’stime.Theydonot(6)_______people’stimewithconversationorotheractivitythathasno(7)______beneficialoutcome.
TheAmericanattitudetowardtimeisnot(8)______sharedbyothers,especiallynon-Europeans.Theyaremorelikelytoregardtimeas(9)________________.OneofthemoredifficultthingsmanystudentsmustadjusttointheStatesisthenotionthattimemustbesavedwheneverpossibleandusedwiselyeveryday.
Inthiscontext(10)_______________.McDonald’s,KFC,andotherfastfoodestablishmentsaresuccessfulinacountrywheremanypeoplewanttospendtheleastamountoftimepreparingandeatingmeals.AsMcDonald’srestaurants(11)_______________________,bringingnotjusthamburgersbutanemphasisonspeed,efficiency,andshinycleanliness.