I know that it&39;s hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. But, I
wanted to succeed in both. I knew this would be a ___21__ but didn&39;t realize how much until classes began.I __22_ on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm. Often, __23__ finishing my homework before it was __24__ to hand in, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor. I ___25 ___finished it the next day between classes. But I knew it wasn&39;t very good and the ___26___ I received showed my lack of __27__ . I realized that I needed to find some sort of _28__ . So, the next day I created a __29__ that would __30__ my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea, __31__ I was only able to __32__ it for a few days. A schedule like that had too much __33__ . So I tried another plan.
This one __34__ lists and common sense. Each week I made a list of __35__ I had to get done during that week and by which day I had to have it done. Then, ___36___ the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had the time.
This is the __37__ I have used since then. Now, I have started my senior year and I feel time is__38__ . Scheduling my time has become more challenging, but I continue to do it.
My cousins, who are now in college, tell me that there are a lot of books to read by yourself and many different things to do, with various people and organizations. So I&39;m __39__ that I&39;ve learned to balance things and it has helped _40___ me for what is to come after graduation.
21________
A.disaster
B.challenge
C.trouble
D.competition
22A.kept
B.caught
C.took
D.got
23A.as well as
B.in order to
C.instead of
D.not only
24A.point
B.late
C.ready
D.time
25A.seldom
B.always
C.hardly
D.never
26A.degree
B.rank
C.grade
D.title
27A.intelligence
B.confidence
C.exercise
D.effort
28A.balance
B.skill
C.change
D.improvement
29A.form
B.timetable
C.method
D.system
30A.average
B.arrange
C.divide
D.organize
31A.and
B.but
C.so
D.then
32A.accept
B.collect
C.follow
D.insist
33A.pressure
B.influence
C.question
D.doubt
34A.provided
B.included
C.formed
D.needed
35A.anything
B.something
C.nothing
D.everything
36A.under
B.among
C.from
D.with
37A.skill
B.method
C.experience
D.approach
38A.important
B.valuable
C.limited
D.up
39A.glad
B.convinced
C.sure
D.ungrateful
40A.enable
B.prepare
C.practise
D.equip
