阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A, B, C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
We have all heard how time is more
valuable than money, but is it possible to have too much time?
I 1 back in high school I spent most of my day at
school since I also 2 a
team sport. By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework,
so I had to do it at once.
When I got into college, things 3. I suddenly found myself out of class
before noon time. Because of all this 4 time, there was no need to do my school work
immediately. I waited until it later became a 5.
Once that happened, I just kept 6 my studying further and further back in my
day. Then I got to the point where I have to 7 really late at night to get my work done.
One day I 8 a former classmate of mine of mine who was 9 a lot of money running a sideline(副业). Since his regular
job was 10 ,
I asked him why he just didn't do his sideline full-time. He said without the
job, he would 11 have too much time and would just do what I
did back in 12 .
He said that if he quite the job, he would lose his 13 to work and succeed.
So, try to 14 up your time with other work. That is why
there is a 15 that if you want something done, ask a busy
person to do it.
(1)
A .
agree
B .
remember
C .
understand
D .
expect
(2)
A .
played
B .
loved
C .
watched
D .
coached
(3)
A .
happened
B .
repeated
C .
mattered
D .
changed
(4)
A .
extra
B .
difficult
C .
valuable
D .
limited
(5)
A .
responsibility
B .
habit
C .
pain
D .
risk
(6)
A .
taking
B .
pushing
C .
setting
D .
calling
(7)
A .
show off
B .
hang out
C .
stay up
D .
make up
(8)
A .
treated
B .
met
C .
helped
D .
borrowed
(9)
A .
making
B .
wasting
C .
requiring
D .
raising
(10)
A .
safe
B .
interesting
C .
important
D .
boring
(11)
A .
hardly
B .
luckily
C .
simply
D .
hopefully
(12)
A .
college
B .
town
C .
childhood
D .
business
(13)
A .
heart
B .
chance
C .
way
D .
drive
(14)
A .
fill
B .
give
C .
save
D .
trade
(15)
A .
message
B .
story
C .
fact
D .
saying
答案:(1)B;(2)A;(3)D;(4)A;(5)B;(6)B;(7)C;(8)B;(9)A;(10)D;(11)C;(12)A;(13)D;(14)A;(15)D;