第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
Time is the easiest thing in the world to waste—the most difficult to control. When
you look ahead, it may appear you have 36 you need. Yet it has a way of slipping 37 your fingers like quicksand. You may suddenly find that there is no way to stretch the little time you have 38 to cover all your obligations. For example,
39 a beginning student looking ahead to a full term you may feel that you have an oversupply of time on your hands.40 toward the end of the term you may be
41 because you are running out of time. How can you do? —Control!
Time is 42 . If you don't control it, it will control you. If you don't make it work for you, it will 43 you. You must become the master of time, not the servant. “Study hard and play hard” is an old saying, but it still 44 . You have plenty of time for classes, study, work, and play if you use your time 45 . It is not how much time you 46 for study that counts but how much you learn when you do study.
Too much wasted time is 47 medicine. The more time you waste, the easier it is to continue wasting time. Soon, doing nothing becomes a habit you can't 48 . You will be 49 to wasting time. When this happens, you 50 your feeling of accomplishment and you fall by the wayside. A full schedule is a good schedule. Some students 51 to hear the time message. They refuse to 52 the fact that college life demands some53 of time control. There is no escape. So what's the next step? If you seriously want to get the time message, the next passage will give it to you. 54 — it will not only improve your grades but also free you to 55 college life more.
36．A．less than B．more than C．rather than D．other than
37．A．by B．between C．through D．on
38．A．saved B．left C．remained D．wasted
39．A．since B．because C．for D．as
40．A．Although B．But C．Therefore D．Otherwise
41．A．angry B．brave C．worried D．eager
42．A．money B．friendly C．enough D．dangerous
43．A．work out B．work on C．work at D．work against
44．A．makes sense B．makes no use C．makes up D．makes it
45．A．immediately B．properly C．apparently D．shortly
46．A．allocate B．spend C．save D．take
47．A．bad B．good C．useful D．alternative
48．A．get along with B．get close to C．get rid of D．get down to
49．A．crazy B．achieve C．catch D．lose
51．A．hesitate B．refuse C．.like D．want
52．A．accept B．receive C．ignore D．imagine
53．A．disagreement B．agreement C．degree D．standard
54．A．Forget B．Remind C．Think D．Remember
55．A．hate B．enjoy C．dislike D．assess