Ⅰ.完形填空
We have all heard how time is more valuable than money，but is it __1__ to have too much time?
I __2__ back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also __3__ a team sport. By the time I got home，I only had a few hours to do my homework，and I had to do it __4__.
When I got into college，things __5__.I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time.Because of all this __6__ time，there was no sense of __7__ to do my school work immediately.I was performing this action of waiting until it later became a __8__. Once that happened，I just kept __9__ my studying further and further back in my day.Then I got to the point where I was __10__ really late at night to get my work done.
One day I __11__ a former classmate of mine who was __12__ a lot of money running a sideline(副业)．Since his regular job was __13__，I asked him why he just didn't do his sideline fulltime.He said without the job，he would __14__ have too much time and would just do what I did back in __15__. He said that if he __16__ the job，he would lose his __17__ to work and succeed.
So，try __18__ your time with other work.This is why there is a __19__ that if you want something done，ask a __20__ person to do it.
本文是一篇记叙文。我们都知道时间比金钱更宝贵，但是拥有太多的时间是种什么感觉呢？你是不是也很想体验一下？那就一起来了解一下作者的经历吧！
1．A.true B．fair
C．strange D．possible
答案：D
解析：作者在文章开头提出问题“我们都听说过时间如何比金钱更宝贵，但是拥有太多的时间，这可能(possible)吗？”true真的；fair公平的；strange奇怪的。
2．A.remember B．admit C．understand D．expect
答案：A
解析：根据下文叙述可知，作者记起(remember)了高中时的生活。admit承认；understand理解；expect期望。
3．A.watched B．loved C．coached D．played
答案：D
解析：因为作者还参加团体性运动，所以他一天的大部分时间都是在学校度过的。watch观看；love热爱；coach训练；play参加运动。
4．A.at last B．right away
C．of course D．as usual
答案：B
解析：根据上文可知作者到家后只有几个小时的时间做作业，所以必须立即(right away)开始做。at last最后；of course当然；as usual像往常一样。
5．A.happened B．repeated C．changed D．mattered
答案：C
解析：前面提到高中时间紧张，又由后文可知，在大学，课程中午前就结束了，所以说事情发生了变化(change)。happen发生；repeat重复；matter要紧。
6．A.extra B．difficult C．valuable D．limited
答案：A
解析：课程结束得早，就有了额外的(extra)时间。difficult难的；valuable宝贵的；limited有限的。
7．A.duty B．achievement
C．urgency D．direction
答案：C
解析：时间充足，所以“没有立即去做功课的紧迫(urgency)感”。duty责任；achievement成就，成绩；direction方向。
8．A.burden B．relief C．risk D．habit
答案：D
解析：作者一直拖延，直到后来它变成了一个习惯(habit)。burden重担，负担；relief缓和，宽慰；risk冒险。
9．A.pushing B．taking C．setting D．calling
答案：A
解析：由上下文可知，作者不断地把学习往后推(push...back)。take...back带回来；set...back拖……后腿；call...back回电话。
10．A.hanging out B．staying up
C．jogging round D．showing off
答案：B
解析：因为把功课一直往后推，所以最后只能熬夜(stay up)。hang out出去闲逛；jog round在周围慢跑；show off炫耀。
11．A.met B．helped C．treated D．hired
答案：A
解析：由下文叙述可知，有一天作者遇到了(meet)以前的一个同班同学。help帮助；treat对待；hire雇用。
12．A.raising B．wasting C．demanding D．making
答案：D
解析：由下文提到的running a sideline(经营副业)可知，此处是指赚许多钱(make a lot of money)。raise money筹钱；waste money浪费钱；demand money要钱。
13．A.safe B．important C．boring D．rewarding
答案：C
解析：由下文作者问同班同学为什么不全职经营他的副业可知，他的固定工作很无聊(boring)。safe安全的；important重要的；rewarding值得做的，报酬高的。
14．A.luckily B．hardly C．hopefully D．simply
答案：D
解析：如果没有那份工作，他简直会有太多时间。simply“实在，简直”，符合语境。luckily幸运地；hardly几乎不；hopefully有希望地。
15．A.childhood B．college C．town D．business
答案：B
解析：结合上文可知，如果拥有太多时间，作者的同班同学就会跟作者在大学里(college)所做的一样。childhood童年时期；town城镇；business生意，商务。
16．A.quit B．found C．accepted D．kept
答案：A
解析：上文作者问同班同学为什么不全职经营副业，所以此处是说“如果辞职(quit)”。find找到，发现；accept接受；keep保持，保留。
17．A.heart B．chance C．drive D．way
答案：C
解析：如果辞职，他就会失去工作和成功的动力(drive)。drive 作名词讲意为“内驱力，推动力”，符合语境。lose one's heart倾心于；lose one's chance失去机会；lose one's way迷路。
18．A.saving B．filling up C．giving up D．trading
答案：B
解析：通过上文得出结论：因此，试着用其他工作填满(fill up)你的时间。save节省；give up放弃；trade交易。
19．A.message B．story C．saying D．fact
答案：C
解析：句意：这就是为什么有这样一种说法(saying)……。message信息；story故事；fact事实。
20．A.careful B．busy C．reliable D．kind
答案：B
解析：通过上文的描述可知，越忙效率越高。故此处意为“如果你想做成某事，就请忙碌的(busy)人去做”。careful仔细的；reliable可信赖的；kind友好的。
