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　　Methods of studying vary; what works 　　1　　 for some students doesn’t work at all for others．The only thing you can do is experiment 　　2　　 you find a system that does work for you．But two things are sure：　　3　　 else can do your studying for you, and unless you do find a system that works, you won’t although college．Meantime, there are a few rules that 　　4　　 for everybody．The hint is “don’t get 　　5　　”．

　　The problem of studying, 　　6　　 enough to start with, becomes almost 　　7　　 when you are trying to do 　　8　　 in one weekend．　　9　　 the fastest readers have trouble 　　10　　 that．And if you are behind in written work that must be 　　11　　, the teacher who accepts it 　　12　　 late will probably not give you good credit．Perhaps he may not accept it 　　13　　．Getting behind in one class because you are spending so much time on another is really no 　　14　　．Feeling pretty virtuous about the seven hours you spend on chemistry won’ t 　　15　　 one bit if the history teacher pops a quiz．And many freshmen do get into trouble by spending too much time on one class at the 　　16　　 of the others, either because they like one class much better or ?because they find it so much harder that they think, they should 　　17　　 all their time to it．　　18　　 the reason, going the whole work for one class and neglecting the rest of them is a mistake, if you face this 　　19　　, begin with the shortest and easiest 　　20　　．Get them out of the way and then go to the more difficult, time consuming work．

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　　When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer(造酒人)．He’d 　　1　　 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 　　2　　 had his father and grandfather before him．He didn’t want me 　　3　　 near a vat(酿酒用的桶)of beer．So I did as he asked．I got good 　　4　　, went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 　　5　　 me to study law and business at the same time．

　　In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d 　　6　　 done anything but go to school．So, at 24 I decided to drop out．　　7　　, my parents didn’t think this was a great idea．But I felt strongly that you can’t 　　8　　 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life．

　　I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound．Three years later, I was ready to go back to 　　9　　．I finished Harvard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I 　　10　　, “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?” At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in 　　11　　 quality．Why not make good beer for 　　12　　? I thought．

　　I decided to give up my job to become 　　13　　．When I told Dad, he was 　　14　　, but in the end he 　　15　　 me．I called my beer Samuel Adams, 　　16　　 the brewer and patriot(爱国者)who helped to start the Boston Tea Party．　　17　　 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get the 　　18　　 out．Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager(淡啤酒)won the top prize for American beer．In the end I was destined(注定)to be a brewer．My 　　19　　 to the young is simple：Life is very 　　20　　, so don’t rush to make decisions．Life doesn’t let you plan．