自考英语二真题

2012年1月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语(二)试卷

(课程代码0359)

本试卷分为两部分，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。

第一部分为选择题，1页至8页，共8页。应考者必须在“答题卡”上.按要求填涂，不能答在

试卷上。

第二部分为非选择题，9页至10页，共2页。应考者必须在“答题纸”上答题。

PARTONE(50POINTS)

1.VocabularyandStructure(10points91pointeach)

从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

1.Alltheoriesfrompracticeandinturnservepractice.

A.differ

B.range

C.recover

D.originate

2.Thereislittleincreasingyourreadingspeedifyoudonotunderstandwhatyouarereading.

A.aim

B.use

C.value

D.meaning

3.whatyousaynowisnotwithwhatyousaidyesterday.

A.insistent

B.prevalent

C.consistent

D.permanent

4.Puttingprisonersinchainsdoesn'tsolvetheOfcrime,suchaspovertyordisaffectionwithin

society.

A.causes

B.victims

C.purposes

D.increases

5.Binarystars,astheirnamesuggests,aretwinstarswhosepositioninspaceeachother.

A.affects

B.expects

C.perfects

D.inspects

6.Allevidencerelevantthecaseshouldbegatheredandanalyzed.

A.with

B.to

C.from

D.for

7.Comewhatwe'llgoaheadwithourplan.

A.can

B.need

C.may

D.must

8.Weshouldprimaryimportancetothedevelopmentofeconomy.

A.attach

B.convert

C.attribute

D.contribute

9.Examinerswhoaretofavoritesarecriticizedbymanypeople.

A.indifferent

B.similar

C.equivalent

D.partial

10.Lookforsmallwaystoaddactivitytoyourday,liketakingthestairstheelevatororgoingona

shortwalk.

A.inspiteof

B.insteadof

C.intermsof

D.inviewof

II.ClozeTest(10points,1pointeach)

下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，

并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。。

Peopleproducefoodinmanyways.Agriculture,orfarming,developedjthousandsofyearsago.

___11___about100yearsago,mostfarmersintheUnitedStatesProducedonlyenoughfoodfortheir

own___12Today,modernequipmentandfarmingmethodshavegreatly___13___theAmericanfarmer's

productivity.

Invariouspartsoftheworld,people___14___manyanimalsthatsupplymeatandmilk.Cattle,horses,

goats,sheep,andpigsareimportantfoodanimals.IntheUnitedStates,thecowisthemajorsourceofmilk

products.Chickens___15___peoplewithbothmeatandeggs.

Fishingisanimportantsourceoffood,___16___inareasnearthesea.Somecountries,likeJapan,

consumemuchmorefishthanmeat.

Thewealthyareasoftheworldconsumethemostfood,___17___includetheUnitedStates,Canada,

andEurope.Manycountriesareabletoimportfoodifitcannotbeproducedathome.___18___Great

Britainimportsabout75percentofitsmeat,andgrowslessthanhalfthefooditspeoplerequire.

___19___peopleofthepoorcountriesoftheworldusuallyeatonlywhattheyareabletoproduce

themselves.InsomepartsofAsia,peoplelive___20___ricealone.

11.A.InB.UntilC.FromD.for

12.A.needsB.reasonsC.effortsD.interests

13.A.protectedB.supportedC.increasedD.reflected

14.A.growB.raiseC.trainD.store

15.A.prepareB.treatC.serveD.provide

16.A.certainlyB.actuallyC.occasionallyD.especially

17.A.theseB.whereC.whichD.they

18.A.InadditionB.ForexampleC.AboveallD.Afterall

19.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.MoreoverD.instead

20.A.withB.forC.onD.through

III.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointseach)

从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母

涂黑。

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

LatelyithasbecomefashionableinAmericatoquestionwhetheritisreallyworthittogotocollege.

AccordingtoanewsurveyreleasedbythePewResearchCenter,only40percentofAmericansfeltthat

collegesprovidedagoodvalueforthecost.Atthesametime,86percentofcollegegraduatesstillfeltthe

investmentwasagoodoneforthem.

Thereareanumberofreasonsforthewidespreaddissatisfactionwithcollege.First,thereareplentyof

problemswithhighereducation——poorqualityandout-of-controlcostsaretwoofthebiggest,Second,it

istruethatcollegeisnotforeveryone.Thereareplentyofrewardingandimportantcareersthatdonot

requirecollege.Andduetothesloweconomy,theremayinfactbemoregraduatesthanthecurrentjob

marketneeds.Besides,anti-collegesentimentisnothingnew-Today,Microsoft'sBillGatesorApple's

SteveJobs—bothcollegedropouts-isoftenheldupasevidenceofwhyallthattimesittinginclassisbetter

spentelsewhere.

However,gettingacollegeeducationisstillagoodidea.Collegegraduatesearnmore,andaremore

likelytohaveajobinthefirstplace.Accordingtothestatisticslastyear,theaverageweeklyearningsfor

someonewithsomecollegebutnodegreewere$712,comparedto$1,038foracollegegraduate.Thatis

almost$17,000overthecourseofayearandthereisanevenbiggerdivideforthosewithless

education.Meanwhile,theunemploymentratewas9.2percentforthosewithonlysomecollegeandmore

than10percentforthosewithjustamiddleschooldegree,butitwas5.4percentforcollegegraduates.The

economicgapsbetweencollegecompletersandthosewithlesseducationaregettinglarger-

AlthoughmostAmericanssurveyedbyPewfeeldoubtfulaboutthevalueofacollegedegree,an

overwhelmingmajorityofparentsPewsurveyedstillexpecttheirchildrentogotocollege."Itcallbe

inferredthattheincreaseddoubthasnotsignificantlyinfluenceddecisionmaking,"Pew'sTaylor

says."Despitetheconcernaboutrisingcostsandotherproblems,collegeremainsauniversaldesireinthis

country.”

21.RecentlymanyAmericansquestion.

A.thevalueofacollegedegree

B.theabilityofcollegegraduates

C.thequalityofcollegeeducation

D.thehighcostofhighereducation

22.ThepassagetellsUSthatBillGateswas.

A.aself-taughtcollegestudent

B.ahardworkingundergraduate

C.asuccessfulcollegedropout

D.asuccessfulcollegegraduate

23.Thewriterseemstoagreethat.

A.thereisnoneedtogotocollege

B.anti-collegesentimentisanewthing

C.collegecannotguaranteeemployment

D.collegeeducationremainsawisechoice

24.TheunemploymentrateforcollegegraduateslastYearwas.

A.5.4%

B.7.1%

C.9.2%

D.10%

25.ThePewsurveyimpliesthat.

A・thecostofcollegeeducationwilldecrease

B.mostAmericansstillfavorcollegeeducation

C.thequalityofcollegeeducationwillimprove

D.increaseddoubtaffectsparents^ecisionmaking

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage*

Amajorsociological(社会学的)theoryknownassymbolicinteractionism(符

号互动论)offerssomeimportantclarificationofhowmenandwomenaretaughttofilldifferentrolesin

society.Thekeyconceptinsymbolicinteractionismisthatcommunicationmakesabigdifferencein

behavior：peopleactonthebasisofmessagestheyreceivefromothers,andhowtheyunderstandthose

messages.ThiscanbeseeninaconceptdevelopedbysociologistCharlesHortonCooleyknownasthe

looking-glassself.

Bythelooking-glassself,Cooleymeanttheself-imagethateachofusdevelopsaccordingtothe

messageswereceivefromothers；wethinkandbehaveaccordingtoourunderstandingofthose

messages.If,forexample,ayounggirlisrepeatedlytoldthatsheispretty,shewillcometobelievethat

(1)sheisinfactpretty,and(2)beingprettyisanimportantthinginherlife.Similarly,ifsheistold

thatsheisnotgood(ornotexpectedtobegood)atcertainthings(suchasmath)shewillcometobelieve

thatsheisnotgoodatsuchthingsandwouldbetteroffworkingatthingsshecanbesuccessfulat.The

likelyproductisayoungwomanwhodevotesagreatdealofattentiontoherappearance,regardsbeing

prettyasakeytosuccessinlife,andwhoisintimidatedbyanythinginvolvingnumbers.

Sinceweknowthatyounggirlsaregivenmessageslikethese,andthatyoungboysaregivendifferent

messages,wecanseeagoodpartofhowsexrolesaretaught.Thereislittleornoevidenceofdifferences

inwhatyounggirlsandyounggirlsandboyscando,buttheolderchildrenbecome,thegreaterthe

differencesintheareasinwhichboysandgirlsarelikelytostandout.

26.Symbolicinteractionismhelpstoexplain.

A.howtomakeadifferenceinpeople'ssocialbehavior

B.howtomakepeopleunderstanddifferentsocialroles

C.howmenandwomenlearntocommunicateinsociety

D.howmenandwomenlearntotakedifferentsocialroles

27.The“looking-glassself*conceptoffersaclueasto.

A.whetheronecanimproveone'sself-image

B.whetheroneislikelytosucceedinanarea

C.howonereceivesdifferentsocialmessages

D.howsocialmessagesshapeone'sself-image

28.Theexampleoftheyounggirlshowsthat.

A.womencaremoreaboutappearance

B.womenareinferiortomeninnumbers

C.peopleareliabletosocialexpectations

D.peopleregardlooksasakeytoSuccess

29.Thephraset4betteroff9(para.2)probablymeans

A.morecomfortable

B.moredependable

C.morerespectable

D.morereasonable

30.Boysandgirlsarelikelytostandoutindifferentareas.

A.astheyadvanceinage

B.astheygrowinwisdom

C.astheirinterestsdiversify

D.astheircapacitiesdevelop

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

SincethebeginningoftheInternetera,ithasbeenwidelyacceptedthatwhenyoujoinanonline

company,whateverdatayouputintoitbelongstoyou.

Thatmeansyoucansignupforonekindofemail,importyourcontactsintothatsystem,andifyou

laterdecidetoswitchtosomeotheremailservice,youcanexportallyourcontactsfromthefirstservice

intothenewone.YoucanuseMicrosoft'sHotmail,thenmovetoYahooMail,thentoGoogle'sGmail.Or

youcanhaveaccountsonthreeservicesandkeepallyourcontactsineachone.

That'thewaythingswere-untilFacebookappeared.FacebooktookadifferentapproachUntil

recently,everythingyouputintoFacebookcouldnotbeexportedanywhere.Ineffect,youdidn'town

yourdata.Facebookdid.

Ofcoursethisisrubbish.TherealityisthatFacebookwantstomakeitdifficult,ifnotimpossible,

foryoutoleave.

NowthatpolicyhassparkedafightbetweenGoogleandFacebook.Googleisangrybecauseitsusers

can,andoftendo,exporttheirGmailcontactinformationintoFacebook.Butthosepeoplecan'tbring

FacebookinformationbackintoGmail.

EarlierthismonthGoogledeclareditwouldblockexportsofitsdatatoFacebook.Inashameless

move,FacebookbrokethroughGoogle'sroadblocksoitsuserscouldkeeppullingdatafromGoogle.

Googlesaiditwas“disappointed“withFacebook'sbehavior.Italsocreatedawarningscreentotell

GmailusersthatiftheyexporttheirinformationtoFacebooktheywon'tgetitback.

Basically,Facebook'spositionwithmajorITcompaniesisthis：ifyouwantaccesstoallthe

informationwe'vecollected,strikeadealwithus.MicrosoftandYahoohavedonethat,andnow,like

magic,theycanexportFacebookcontactinformationintotheirsystems,whileGooglestillcan't.

RemembertheearlydaysoftheNet,wheneverythingwasgoingtobeopenandflee?Thatwasgreat

untilpeoplerealizedthattheiruserdatacouldbeturnedintogold.Nowtherearebillionsinvolved,and

nobodyisplayingniceanymore.

31.BeforeFacebookappeared,people.

A.hadalimitednumberofaccounts

B.enjoyedacompletelyfreeservice

C.hadlimitedaccesstotheircontacts

D.enjoyedfullownershipoftheirdata

32.ItseemsthatFacebook\approachmakesthewriterrather.

A.annoyed

B.assured

C.puzzled

D.pleased

33.GoogleisangrywithFacebookduetothelatter'srefusalto.

A.letitsusersuseGmail

B.offertechnicalsupport

C.shareuserinformation

D.protectuserinformation

34.ThepassageindicatesthatMicrosoftandYahoohave.

A.agreedtosidewithGoogle

B.acceptedFacebook\terms

C.takentheirownapproaches

D.struckadealwitheachother

35.Accordingtothewriter,thecurrentstateoftheNetis・

A.misleading

B.frustrating

C.promising

D.satisfying

PARTTWO(50POINTS)

IV.WordSpelling(10points,1pointfortwowords)

将下列汉语单词译成英语。每个单词的词类、首字母及字母数目均已给出。请将完整的单

词写在答题纸上。

36.性格，品质n.c

37.容忍，容许vt.t

38.几乎不ad.h

39.四月n.A

40.干旱，旱灾n,d

41.可靠的a.r

42.碰撞vi.c

43.仪器；乐器n.i

44.适度的a.m

45.浅的a.s

46.打哈欠vi.y

47.放射n.r

48.直接地ad.s

49.流利的a.f

50.排除，排斥vt.e

51.百num.h

52.急迫的a.u

53.坦白地ad.f

54.清白的a.i

55.加强，巩固vt.s

V.WordForm(10points91pointeach)

将括号中的各词变为适当的形式填入空白。答案写在答题纸上。

56.Couldyougivemeaquick(explain)forhowitworks?

57.ThomasJeffersonwasaleading(create)oftheU.S.Constitution.

58.Scholarsofferthreerelatedbutdifferentopinionsaboutdifferentopinionsaboutthe

(mystery)originandsignificanceofthesepaintings.

59.Shesatbythefireandfeltthe(warm)spreadthroughherbody.

60.Theprojectisonly(theory)workable.

61.Boysareverymuchinthe(minor)atthedanceclass.

62.Wetookacontraryview,butwehavetoimplementand(force]

thelawpassedbyCongress.

63.Inadditiontointelligence,weshoulddevelop(persist)inchildren.

64.Heis(habit)lateforschool；heisneverontime.

65.Itwouldbecompletely(responsible)tousedrugsonpeoplethat

hadnotbeentestedonanimals.

VI.TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish(15points,3pointseach)

将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。

66.今年热得很不寻常。

67.你一旦开始，就必须继续下去。

68.你需要更多的练习，这是很明显的。

69.要不是她的妈妈，她是读不完大学的。

70.最近的研究表明，白日做梦是日常生活的一部分。

VII.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese(15points)

将下列短文译成汉语并将答案写在答题纸上。

Timeisdangerous.Ifyoudon'tcontrolit,itwillcontrolyou.Ifyoudon'tmakeitworkforyou,itwill

workagainstyou.Youmustbecomethemasteroftime,nottheservant.

Studyhardandplayhardisanoldproverb,butitstillmakessense.Youhaveplentyoftimefor

classes,studyandplayifyouuseyourtimeproperly.Itisnothowmuchtimeyouallocateforstudythat

countsbuthowmuchyoulearnwhenyoudostudy.

Themoretimeyouwaste,theeasieritistocontinuewastingtime.Soon,doingnothingbecomesa

habityoucan'tbreak.Itbecomesadrug.Whenthishappens,youloseyourfeelingofaccomplishment.

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2012年1月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语《二》试题答案及评分参考

（课程代码00015）

I.VocabularyandStructure（本大麻共】0小每小121分，共10分）

1・D2.B3.C4.A5.A

6.B7.C8.A9.DIO.B

ii.ClozeTest（本大fig共1o小睡，每小枝1分，共】0分）

11.B12.A13.C14.B15.D

16.D17.C18.B19.A20.C

in.ReadingComprehension（本大摩共15小睡，耳小睡2分，共30分）

21.A22.C23.D24.A25.B

26.D27.D28.C29.A30.A

31.D32.A33.C34.B35.B

IV.WordSpelling（本大1g共20小睡,每两小221分，共1O分）

36.character37.tolerate38.hardly39.April

40・drought41.reliable42.collide43.instrument

44.moderate45.shallow46.yawn47.radiation

48.straight49.fluent50.exclude51.hundred

52.urgent53.frankly54.innocent55.strengthen

［评分参考］多写、少写或错写一个字等均为错.

V.WordForm（本大四共1O小题，每小麴1分，共1O分）

56•explanation57.creator58.mysterious59.warmth

6°.theoretically61.minority62.enforce63.persistence

64・habitually65.irresponsible

【评分参考】语法错误或拼写错误均不给分.

VI.TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish（本大题共5小题，每小题3分，共15分）

66.Itisunusuallyhotthisyear.

67.Onceyoubegin,youmustcontinue.

68.Itisobviousthatyouneedmorepractice.

69.Butforhermother,shewouldneverhavefinishedcollege.

70.Recentresearchindicatesthatdaydreamingispartofdailylife.

【评分参考】

（1）主要语法错误（如动词时态、语杰、虚拟语气、主谓一致、否定、疑问以及

其他句型错误）或影响基本句意的重要用词错误扣1分.

（2）非基本语法错误（如介词、代词、冠词、大写、标点等错误）以及不影响基

本句意的用词错误每两处扣1分.

（3）拼写错误每两处扣1分.拼写错误本大题总扣分不超过3分・

（4）如所用句型与答案不一致，只要语言和意义正确，均应给分.

VII.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese（本题15分）

时间具有危险性.你不控制它，它就会控制你.你不使它为你所用，它就会与你作

对.你必须成为时间的主人，而不是仆人.

刻苦学习、尽兴玩耍虽是老话，但道理依旧.时间安排合理的话，你就会有足够的

时间上课、学习、玩耍.重要的不是你在学习上花费了多少时间，而是学习时你到底学

到了多少.

时间浪费得越多，就越容易继续浪费时间.很快，无所事事就成了改不掉的习惯，

就会上痛.如果这样，你就会失去成就感.

【评分参考】

短文英译汉的评分标准按译文质量分为15-13分、12—10分、9-7分、6-4分

和3-1分五个档次.各档次标准如下：

（1）15—13分.全文翻译正确或基本正确，汉语表达通顺.

（2）12—10分.全文主要内容翻译正确或基本正确，汉语表达通顺，但有少数语

句翻译错误.

（3）9-7分.全文不少于一半的内容基本正确，汉语表达尚通顺，有一些语句翻

译错误.

（4）6-4分.少部分内容翻译基本正确，有较多的语句翻译错误.

（5）3-1分.仅译对个别句子.

（6）全文译错或译出早星单词或全文未译，不给分.

（7）缺译的语句按完全译错处理.

根据以上评分档次描述，评分可在相应的档次内上下浮动.

2012年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语（二）试卷

（课程代码00015）

本试卷共1O页.满分1OO分，考试时间150分钟一

考生答翘注意京项：

1.本卷所有试题必须在答施卡上作答答在试卷和蕈稿纸上的无效

2-第一部分为选择必须对应试卷上的0号使用2B钻笔将••答期卡”的相应代码涂黑

3.第二部分为非选择85必^须注明大、小题号.使用O.5充米黑色字迹盆字笔作答

4.合理安排答摩空间,超出答度区域无效二

PARTONEC5OPOINTS）

I.VocabularyandStructure（IOpoints,1pointeach）

从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最隹答案，并在答整卡上将相应的字母涂霖・

1.Thepolicecanthewitnessagainstdanger.

A,ensureB.relieve

C.promiseD.distract

2.Idon'tthinkthatofthetwoanswersiscorrect.

A.bothB.all

C.eitherD.none

3.Literarycriticsshouldbeasaspossibleinanalysisandjudgment.

A.imperativeB.objective

C.competitiveD.productive

4.Shehimtogiveheranotherchance,butherefused.

A-hopedB.insisted

C.beggedD.suggested

5.Hisinthestockmarkethasmadehimarichman.

A.interferenceB.interaction

C.investigationD.investment

6.Takingcareofyourbodyisapowerfulfirststepmentaland

emotionalhealth.

A.towardB.from

C.withD.into

7.,Iwouldgofishing,buttheweatherisbadtoday.

A.ObviouslyB.Normally

C.ParticularlyD.Presently

8.WeshouldbeawareofthedangersofchildrentoviolenceonTV.

A.assigningB.attaching

C.exposingD.disclosing

9.Heblamedhispoorjudgmentofthesituationjetlag.

A.inB.of

C.byD.on

10.Evenifwecanreduceourbirthto1%,itstillmeans13million

newbabieseveryyear.

A.paceB.rate

C.speedD.number

II.ClozeTest(10points,1pointeach)

下列短文中有十个空白.每个空白有四个选项.根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，

并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

Adecisionisachoicemadefromamongalternativecoursesofactionthatare

available.Thepurposeofmakingadecisionistoestablishandachieve

organizationalgoalsandobjectives.The11formakingadecisionisthata

problemexists,goalsorobjectivesarewrong,orsomethingis12inthewayof

accomplisliingthem.

Thusthedecision-makingprocessisfundamentaltomanagement.Almost

everythingamanagerdoes13decisions.Indeed,somesuggestthatthe

managementprocessisdecisionmaking.14managerscannotpredictthe

future,manyoftheirdecisionsrequirethatthey15possiblefutureevents.

Oftenmanagersmustmakeabestguessatwhatthefuturewillbeandtrytoleave

aslittleaspossibleto16.butsinceuncertaintyisalwaysthere,risk

accompaniesdecisions.Sometimestheconsequencesofapoordecisionare17;

atothertimestheyareserious.

Peopleoftenassumethatadecisionisanisolatedphenomenon.18froma

systemspointofview,problemshavemultiplecauses,anddecisionshave

intendedandunintendedconsequences.Anorganizationisanongoingentity,and

adecisionmadetodaymayhaveconsequencesfar19thefuture.Thusthe

skilledmanagerlookstowardthefiittireconsequencesof20decisions.

11.A.aimB.effortC.exampleD.reason

12.A.precedingB.turningC.spoilingD.standing

13.A.changesB.achievesC.involvesD.makes

14.A.SinceB.AlthoughC.UnlessD.Until

15.A.mustconsiderB.willconsiderC.consideredD.consider

16.A.chanceB.futureC.realityD.action

17.A.obviousB.desirableC.slightD.natural

18.A.StillB.ThenC.ButD.Hence

19.A.overB.intoC.beyondD.above

20.A.currentB.commonC.conservativeD.casual

III.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointseach)

从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上

将相应的字母涂黑。

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Mytopprioritiesareschool,sportsandmyfamily.Trackandtennisarethe

sportsIenjoymost.Duringthetrackseason,IhavepracticeMondaythrough

Friday,mostlyat7:30a.m.Tennisisayearlongsportforme,andInevergeta

break.Idon'tmindthis,andlookforwardtopractices,whicharethreehours,

threetimesaweek.TheonlythingIdislikeaboutrunningandtennisiswhenthey

conflict.ItpainsmewheneverIhavetochoosebetweenthem.

Ialsotakeschoolextremelyseriously.Iamastraiglit-Astudentandam

lookingtokeepthisup.Unlikemanyparents,minedonotgetangryifIgeta

gradelowerthananA.Theysimplyadvisemetogotalktomyteacherstofind

outifthereisanyworkIcoulddotobringthegradeup.Iappreciate(thisbecause

itseemsasthoughIgetenoughcriticismfrommyself.

Oneofmygreateststrugglesistryingtofindtimetospendwithmyfamily

andfriends.Ihatethatsomethinghastobesacrificed.Forme,thatthingismy

friends.Attimesmyfriendsgetangrywithme,whichannoysmebecauseIreally

wanttohangoutwiththembutcan'tbecauseofmytimeconstraints.Iwishthey

knewthatImissthem.IalsolongforthenightswhenIusedtorelaxwithmy

family.NowIcomehomefrommeetsandpracticestoeatandfinishhomework.

ManytimesIamexhausted.

Itmaysoundasthoughtheremustbesomeonemakingmeliveinthis

manner.Well,thereis:me.Ichoosetospendmytimethisway,eventhoughit

maymeanlesstimeforfriends,familyandrelaxing.Callmecrazy,butthereason

formyoverscheduledlifestyleistheloveIhaveforallmychosenactivities.Just

likewithmyschooling,Ihavelong-termgoalsforthesportswithwhichIam

involved.Thosegoalsdrivemetokeepupthehardwork.IenjoywhatIdo,not

planningtostopanytimesoon.

21.Thewriterfeelspainfulwhenhehasto.

A.balanceschoolworkandsports

B.handleconflictswithhisfriends

C.cho