Question

I used to be the messiest person alive. Over the years, through watching others and by trial and error, I have finally found ways to come up with plans, organize them and follow through with them.

Make an outline of everything you need to have and do to make your plan happen. Make a list of all of the steps that need to be accomplished and think about what needs to be done.

Detail everything thoroughly and read over it so you can start coming up with some mental solutions of how to carry out your plans.

You should ensure that if for some reason way one doesn’t work, you have way two and way three to lean back on. Therefore, different ways are needed at hand. It’s just a matter of being organized. Chances are that there is always more than one way of doing things, and chances are that if one of those ways doesn’t work, one of the other ones will.

Committing yourself to finishing at least part if not all of your plan at once is also necessary. It will show that you not only have initiative to get things rolling, but that you are interested in the results obtained with making the move to get everything done.

If you make a commitment to finish before a specific time, make sure that you carry that out, and be sure to do everything in the way you said you would, within the time-frame you set for yourself.

Don’t try to tackle more things all at a time. All that does is delay your progress, distract you and make you lose your interest, motivation and energy.

Carrying out an effective plan requires being as organized as possible. You will only achieve this by sticking to the order of the plan and not deviating or trying to do more at a time.

Last but not the least, you should never abandon things mid-project. It will only annoy everyone around you including yourself. Unfinished plans are a waste of time, energy and, in some cases, even money.

So, don’t be afraid of organization. The older we get, the more necessary it becomes to have the skills to follow through with confidence and to be able to carry through plans in an organized and manageable way. It pays to be organized, after all.

Title: Tips on how to be1._____ in your life
Tips	Details	2. _____
3._____ down your plan	◆List everything you need ◆List4._____ you will follow	To make your plan happen
Prepare three5._____ ways to carry out your plan		To6.____ that you can have some other choices when one way doesn’t work
7. _____ to finish at least part of your plan if not all	Do everything 8. _____ your own time-frame	To show yourself you are determined to get things started and caring about the results
Do one thing at once	Stick to the order of your plan	To save your interest, motivation and energy
Finish what you have started		To get your plan 9.____out thoroughly
10. _____
You shouldn’t be afraid of organization because it’s really worthwhile.

Answer 1

1.organized

2.Purposes/Aims

3.Write

4.steps

5.different

6.ensure

7.Promise

8.within

9.carried

10.Conclusion

【解析】

试题分析：题目主要考查学生联系上下文提取有效信息的能力。做题时还要注意题目对大写、词形转换和固定搭配等的考查。

1.organize them and follow through with them”和下面每段首句可知，文章介绍了一些让自己做事情变得有条理的方法，故填organized。

2.to make your plan happen”可知，把要做的事情列一个大纲是为了便于制定计划，不定式表示目的，故填Purposes/Aims。

3.to make your plan happen”可知，第一条建议是制定计划，write down写下，记下，。故填Write。

4.Make a list of all of the steps that need to be accomplished”可知，应该列出所有的步骤，故填steps。

5.if for some reason way one doesn’t work, you have way two and way three to lean back on.”可知，应该准备三个不同的方法，故填different。

6.You should ensure that...you have way two and way three to lean back on.”可知，准备三种方法是为了确保当一种方法行不通时，还有其它的选择，故填ensure。

7.Committing yourself to finishing at least part if not all...”可知，保证至少完成计划的一部分，commit oneself to保证，答应，故填Promise。

8.within the time-frame you set for yourself”可知，要确保在你设定的时间框架内做事情，故填within。

9.Carrying out an effective plan requires being as organized as possible.”可知，这里说的是要把计划执行到底，carry out执行，贯彻，，故填carried。

10.So, don’t be afraid of organization.”可知，最后一段是对文章的总结，故填Conclusion。

考点：联系上下文提取有效信息；词形转换