阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       When I moved into an empty dormitory for the first time two years ago, I was certain of a few things．Firstly, I realized that I didn’t  1anybody at the school．Secondly, I knew that I wanted to work hard at my lessons and learn something useful．And thirdly, I wanted to have a good time with new classmates, without my parents around．

       The first  2frightened me in the beginning．But that  3quickly disappeared．It was the other two goals  4ended up being my difficulties．I knew that it was hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts．But I wanted to  5in both．I knew this would be a  6, but I didn’t realize how much until classes began．

       I got on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm． 7, instead of finishing my homework  8it was due, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor．I always finished it the next day between classes．I knew it wasn’t very good and the grade I  9showed my lack of effort．

       I was  10that I needed to find some sort of balance．So I created a schedule that would  11my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing．It seemed like a good idea, but I was only able to  12it for a few days．A schedule like that was too much pressure．

       So I tried another 13．Each week I made a list of everything I had to get done during that week．Then, under the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had time．

       This is the method I have used since then．I’m glad that I’ve learned to  14things and it has  15prepare me for what is to come after graduation．

1.A．know                  B．recognize          C．realize               D．like

2.A．teacher                  B．day                   C．class                D．realization

3.A．happiness               B．excitement         C．fear              D．desire

4.A．which                  B．what                C．that                  D．who

5.A．win                      B．succeed            C．get                   D．wish

6.A．chance                  B．job                   C．challenge           D．time

7.A．Often                   B．Seldom             C．Unluckily           D．Fortunately

8.A．because                  B．when               C．after                D．before

9.A．demanded              B．took                 C．accepted            D．received

10.A．asleep                  B．awake              C．ashamed            D．aware

11.A．fix                      B．divide               C．put                  D．build

12.A．use                     B．keep                 C．follow               D．make

13.A．plan                    B．energy              C．pressure            D．effort

14.A．do                      B．control             C．balance             D．hold

15.A．had                    B．helped              C．let                    D．forced

 A number of books ______ been stolen from the library since the beginning of this term and the number _____ as large as 500．

       A．have; are           B．has; is               C．has; are             D．have; is

 He is famous both ______ a novelist and a poet but he is more famous ______ his novels．

       A．for; as              B．with; for            C．as; for              D．like; as

 He is not ______ to be the kind of man who could have done such a rude thing to a lady．You must have been mistaken．

       A．likely                B．possible             C．probable            D．maybe

 Property insurance helps you to ______ against natural disasters, in front of which humans appear too small．

       A．prevent            B．defend              C．protect              D．shelter

 You really shouldn’t have _____ to his comment on your work so violently．______ he meant no harm to you．

       A．reacted; After all                                 B．responded; At all

       C．acted; After all                                   D．done; In all

 People, with the young ________, love to surf the Internet for entertainment．

       A．in general         B．in detail             C．in particular       D．in brief

 With gas, water and electricity ______, the village is suffering a humanity disaster．

       A．cut down          B．cut up               C．cut in                D．cut off

 About 80 percent of the students in our school_____ been working on the program and about two-thirds of the work _____been finished．

       A．have; has           B．has; have,  　    C．have; have        D．has; has

 Some people feel easy and comfortable to be served by others but when they are asked to serve others ______, they are unwilling or even hate to do so．

       A．in turn              B．in their turns       C．in their turn       D．by their turn