People of different countries have quite different lifestyles. Americans are wasteful people, (25) _____________ saving.

Our grandfathers began this pattern, for nature’s resources seemed so plentiful that no one ever imagined a shortage. Within a few years of the first Virginia settlement, for example, pioneers burned down their houses when they were ready to move west. They only wanted to have the nails for (26) _____________ use. No one ever gave in to the priceless hardwoods that went up in smoke. We the people in the United States destroy many things that other peoples save. I (27) _____________ this when I was living in Britain. I received a letter from one of England’s largest banks. It was enclosed in a used envelope that had been readdressed to me. Such a practice would be (28) _____________ in the United States. American banks, (29) _____________ the smallest, always (30) _____________ expensive stationery with the names of all twenty-eight vice-presidents listed on one side of the page.

25. A. accustomed        B. dislike                C. enjoy                D. not used to

26. A. urgent                B. practical                C. various                D. future

27. A. noticed                B. notified                C. remembered        D. reminded

28. A. common        B. aggressive                C. unthinkable                D. inadequate

29.A. excluding        B. however                C. even                        D. usually

30. A. use                B. using                C. be used                D. being use

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