Many adults see teens as energetic. Many of us see ourselves as proud. This thinking   1   many adults and us, too, to have the idea that if we can’t handle school or  2  life well, we’re just not trying.

But in my opinion that may not be  3 .

Earlier this school year, I was leaving my class one Friday,  4   suddenly it felt like I had pulled a muscle in my back. I knew I was ill.

After a few days I stopped eating. This meant I lost  5  ; the clothes that I bought two weeks earlier began   6   loose. This time my parents got scared.   7  , I started sleeping less. My eyelids（眼皮）were constantly   8  .

I refused to   9   that I was ill. I kept my job working 25 hours a week in a shop; I didn’t   10   any classes. When I was hurting, I didn’t mind and kept on going.   11   it kills you, it makes you stronger, right?

But now I find myself thinking. Is it   12   it? I’m taking the classes and writing for the newspaper because it looks good   13   college applications. And I’m working 25 hours a week so that, once I get into my dream school, I can   14   it.

Here I am, already sick from the   15   of work I’m doing in and out of school. So, what good is a（n） 16   application if I’m badly ill? What is the  17  of doing this work if I can’t enjoy the results?

In fact, by writing my   18   I’m telling all the people who   19   much about the future and worry about it now. This is my warning: Don’t climb the   20   dive if you don’t like the deep end.

1．A．makes                   B．forces                   C．causes                  D．intends

2．A．still c                     B．even                     C．just                      D．yet

3．A．true                       B．reasonable             C．useful                   D．valuable

4．A．before                   B．after                     C．until                     D．when

5．A．relief y                  B．hope                     C．weight                  D．direction

6．A．hanging                 B．holding                 C．changing               D．dressing

7．A．In fact                   B．In addition             C．In disorder            D．In general

8．A．weak                     B．shut                      C．loose                    D．heavy

9．A．insist                     B．recognize              C．accept                  D．consider

10．A．lose                     B．drop                     C．give                      D．take

11．A．Unless                 B．If                         C．Though                D．Before

12．A．paid                     B．similar to               C．equal to                D．worth

13．A．at                        B．to                         C．on                        D．with

14．A．control                B．manage                 C．support                 D．afford

15．A．amount                B．set                        C．kind                     D．crowd

16．A．suitable                B．impressive             C．believable              D．unusual

17．A．effect                  B．idea                      C．point                    D．tip

18．A．time                    B．effort                    C．feeling                  D．story

19．A．wonder                B．care                      C．miss                     D．realize

20．A．high                    B．deep                     C．hard                     D．far