My favorite proverb is “Never put off
until tomorrow what can be done today.” This tells procrastinators (拖拉者)
to do projects before they’re due.
Procrastinators usually begin at a(n) 36 age when their parents tell them to put
away their toys or brush their teeth before bed.
“I’ll do it during the TV advertisements”
and “I’ll wash the dishes after I read this magazine” are 37 young procrastinator replies. I was
in seventh grade when I had this moment of 38 .
As a child, my parents were always asking
me about my 39 . As I grew older, they began to 40
me. Instead of asking if
I had something to do every 15 minutes, they 41 to every 20 minutes. I never noticed I
was a procrastinator because I didn’t 42 my homework for very long.
43 the seventh grade, this 44 caught up with me over a project on
history. At first, I thought, “Well, I’ve got to do it.” It didn’t 45 long for that to quickly turn into
another 46 . Later on, I was in a complete mess.
“Why do today what you can do tomorrow” became my 47 . Homework that I’d hardly begun
working on, were in fact 48
due.
It was on that day that I realized my 49 . I, yes, I, was a procrastinator. It
50 me like a ton of bricks. At that moment I
made up my mind: never 51 would I let this happen.
I realized that 52 you have fallen this far into the hole,
it’s hard to get yourself 53 . However, I tried and I 54 . And here I am, at 12:30 Thursday
night, writing this passage. I’d like to 55 all young future procrastinators, don’t
be like me.
36.A.late B.right C.early D.unknown
37.A.very B.few C.common D.lazy
38.A.self-discovery B.self-protection C.self-advance D.self-development
39.A.health B.scores C.manners D.homework
40.A.notice B.trust C.help D.remind
41.A.came B.slowed C.added D.sped
42.A.put off B.deal with C.hand in D.think about
43.A.For B.By C.With D.From
44.A.habit B.idea C.project D.subject
45.A.spend B.lead C.wait D.take
46.A.second B.moment C.hour D.day
47.A.action B.record C.motto D.direction
48.A.already B.never C.even D.only
49.A.condition B.problem C.work D.mind
50.A.surprised B.reached C.hit D.bit
51.A.again B.more C.before D.enough
52.A.because B.though C.unless D.once
53.A.up B.out C.in D.off
54.A.succeeded B.struggled C.learned D.failed
55.A.warn B.inform C.allow D.order