New York is 3 hours ahead of California, but it does not make California slow, or that New York is fast. Both are working based on their own “ Time Zone”（时区）.

Someone graduated at the age of 22, yet waited 5 years before finding a good job! And there is another who graduated at 27 and got hired immediately!

Someone became a CEO at 25, and died at 50.While another became a CEO at 50, and lived to 90 years.

Someone is still single, while someone else got married and waited 10 years having a child. There is another who had a baby within a year of marriage.

Obama retires(退休) at 55, but Trump starts at 70.

Absolutely everyone in this world works based on their Time Zone. People can have things worked out only according to their pace. (步调)

People around you might seem to go ahead of you; some might seem to be behind you. But everyone is running their own race, in their own time.

Don’t envy them or laugh at them. They are in their TIME ZONE, and you are in yours!

Life is about waiting for the right moment to act. Hold on, be strong, and stay true to yourself .Fight in your time zone.

So, RELAX. You’re not LATE. You’re not EARLY. You are very much ON TIME , and in your time zone destiny set up for you.

(1) When it’s 8:00 in New York, what time is it in California?

A. 11:30	B. 5:00
C. 12:30	D. 11:00

(2) Which is true according to the passage?

A. We should get married earlier

B. If you fall behind, you needn’t to try hard

C. Obama starts his job of president at a younger age than Trump

D. Life is about waiting for the right TIME ZONE

(3) What’s the meaning of the underlined word “ envy”?

A. 观摩	B. 嘲笑
C. 羡慕	D. 跟随

(4) According to the passage, if you don’t do well in your study now, you should______.

A. have a rest and wait

B. stay in your own TIME ZONE

C. stop to have a relax.

D. work hard and wait for the right moment.

(5) Which do you think is the best title?

A. Time Zone

B. Wait for the Right Moment

C. Fight in Your Time Zone

D. You Are on Time