A man got lost in a desert. He walked for two days but he still couldn’t find his way out. Dying for water, he 1. an empty house in the desert. There was a water pump (水泵）in the house!

The man was so excited that he ran to draw water. But no matter how 2. he tried, no water came out. How disappointed and tired he was! He sat sadly on the ground when he saw a little bottle with a cork（软木塞）in it. On the 3., there was an old note saying, “You must add the water into the pump before you can draw water! Don’t forget to fill it with water again before you leave!” The man took the cork out and happily found the bottle was full 4. water! “If I’m selfish（自私的）, as long as I drink the water, I can go out of this room 5.” , he thought. “If I do as the note says, I might die of thirst (口渴)”. Should I take the risk or not? The man paced back and forth, thinking for a while.

At last, he decided to do as the note said 6. began to draw water. Sure enough, lots of water started coming out from the pump! 7. a big surprise! After he drank enough, he filled the bottle with water and added his words after the note.

“8. me, do as the note tells you!” he wrote.

“百川东到海，何时复西归？少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲”。珍惜时间就是延长生命。无论年轻或年老，健康或疾病，贫穷或富有，我们都应该节约时间，珍惜生命。

学校英文网站正在开展以“志存高远，惜时如金”为主题的征文活动。请你用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你生活中是怎么利用时间的，以及这样做的意义。在你校“流金时光”广播中号召更多的同学学会珍惜利用时间。

要求：

1. 120词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

2. 文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。

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