Many students often say that they don't have “ enough time” to do all their schoolwork.
My 13 is often brief, “You have as much time as the president.” I usually carry on a bit about there being twenty-four hours in the day for 14 , and suggest that “not enough time” is not an 15 explanation of not getting something 16 .
17 in graduate school, I tried to prove to one of my professors 18 saying that I was working hard. His answer to me was, “That's irrelevant. 19 is important is the 20 of your work. ” Since then I have had time to think carefully about the 21 of “ hard worker” ,and I have come to some 22 — all relevant to the problem of how much time we have.
If you analyze the matter, you can identify two parts of the problem: There is, 23 , the matter of “ time” , which we can think of as 24 . Then there is the problem of “work” during that time. But, as my professor suggested, it's not how hard one works 25 the quality of the product that's important.
That led me to a new idea: the quality of the work. That 26 is perhaps best explained by a sign I once saw on the wall in someone's office: “Don't work harder. Work smarter. ”There are a lot of 27 in that idea.
If you can't get more time, and few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of the work. That means thinking of 28 to get more out of the same time than we might otherwise get. That should lead us to an analysis of our working habits. Since “work” for students usually means “homework”, the expression “working” habits should be read as “ 29 habits”.
Then, as a smart student, you will 30 to improve those skills that you use in study, 31 reading and writing. If you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that 32 in all your studies.
13.A.question B.reply C.idea D.key
14.A. anything B.someone C.everyone D.nobody
15.A.acceptable B.strange C.surprising D.demanding
16.A.done B.worked C.found D.started
17.A.Since B.Just C.Once D.Ever
18.A. upon B.in C.on D.by
19.A.What B. That C.Whether D.If
20.A.quantity B.amount C.quality D.number
21.A.stick B.trick C.stage D.track
22.A.constructions B.contributions C.concentrations D.conclusions
23.A.as a result B.in fact C.of course D.as a whole
24.A.fixed B.devoted C.occupied D.advanced
25.A.so B. nor C.but D.and
26.A.decision B.concept C.explanation D.solution
27.A.results B.skills C. powers D.senses
28.A.forms B.fortune C.ways D.approaches
29.A.studying B.living C.thinking D.sleeping
30.A.seek B.request C.inquire D.demand
31.A.briefly B.chiefly C.actually D.occasionally
32.A.pay off B.turn down C.pay for D.turn over
13--17 BCAAC 18--22 DACBD 23-27 CACBD 28--32 CAABA