同學們覺得自己對於時間的運用如何呢？今天的英文克漏字就是在講運用時間，邊回答問題邊想想自己是不是像文章說的那樣，今天的題目同學應該比較有共鳴，作答是不是也變得簡單了呢？
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Following a schedule and doing things on time is extremely
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important in today’s busy world. Using time effectively is a valuable
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skill that everyone must master. __1__, not everyone is very good at
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doing this. Many people are procrastinators; they __2__ doing things
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that they need to until it is too late.
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We all procrastinate sometimes. According to recent studies,
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there are three main reasons why students procrastinate. First, many
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have poor time management skills and often try to do too much in
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too little time. In the end, these students often feel overwhelmed and
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will delay doing many things they need to. Another reason why
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students procrastinate is because they feel a subject is boring or
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because they have difficulty concentrating on an assignment. These
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students will often __3__ doing something because they do not like it.
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A third reason is because they are very __4__ about doing
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assignments with perfection. These students often worry that their
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work will never be as good as it should be and fear failure of any kind.
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Trying to do everything perfectly, thus, can often cause these
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students to delay doing any work at all.
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( ) 1. (A) Specially (B) Unfortunately (C) Surprisingly (D) Roughly
( ) 2. (A) put away (B) put up with (C) put out (D) put off
( ) 3. (A) regret (B) avoid (C) resume (D) accuse
( ) 4. (A) anxious (B) courteous (C) gracious (D) mysterious
第1題：根據文章的第2行至第4行，得知有效率地使用時間是每一個人都要學會的寶貴技能。但很不幸地，不是每個人都很專精於這個技能。所以答案是(B)。
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specially adv. 特(別)地 (always)
Alyssa came here specially to buy the cake.
Alyssa特地到這兒來買這個蛋糕。
unfortunately adv. 不幸地、遺憾地 (always)
Unfortunately, Claudia missed the last bus.
Claudia不幸錯過了末班公車。
Unfortunately, Evelyn didn't run fast enough to get any prize.
遺憾的是，Evelyn跑得不夠快，沒有得到任何獎品。
surprisingly adv. 出人意外地 (often)
Simon is surprisingly well-informed about current economic situation.
Simon對於當前的經濟形勢驚人地熟悉。
同義：amazingly, astonishingly, out of the blue.
roughly adv. 粗糙(暴)地、大約 (always)
The maid was roughly treated by her master.
女僕受到主人粗暴地對待。
There were roughly 100 people participating in that event.
大約有兩百人參與該事件。
第2題：根據文章的第4行，得知大多數的人都是做事愛拖延的人，他們總是拖延做一些事，所以答案是(D)。
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put away 收拾、儲存 (always)
Put away your apparatus after experiment.
實驗完畢把你的設備收拾好。
Samuel puts some money away every month for his retirement.
Samuel每個月存了一些錢，以供退休後用。
put up with 忍受 (always)
How do you put up with that woman?
你怎麼能受得了那女人？
同義：tolerate, stand, bear, endure.
put out 撲滅、趕出去、生產 (always)
You need to put out your cigarette before entering the building.
在進入本棟大樓之前，你需要把香煙熄滅。
The restaurant manager put the drunken man out.
餐廳經理把那喝醉酒的男人趕出去。
The mill puts out 100 new engines every month.
這工廠每月生產一百台引擎。
put off 拖延 (always)
We need to put the seminar off until next Monday.
我們要把研討會推遲至下週一。
同義：delay, defer, postpone, procrastinate.
第3題：根據文章的第12行至第13行，得知這些學生因為不喜歡而常常去避免做一些事情。所以答案是(B)。
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regret v. n. 後悔、抱歉、哀悼 (always)
Michael said he had no regrets at retiring.
Michael說他沒後悔退休。
I regret to say that your application isn't approved.
很抱歉，你的申請未獲批准。
Hank expressed regret over the death of Jean's father.
Hank對Jean父親的逝世表示哀悼。
avoid v. 避(躲)開、避免 (always)
Sandy avoided answering my questions.
Sandy避而不答我的問題。
Brady is always careful to avoid embarrassment.
Brady總是小心謹慎地避免尷尬。
同義：shun, evade, escape, eschew, elude, snub, keep away from.
resume v. 繼續、恢復(重新)、收(取)回 (always)
Three days later, Joyce resumed her tour.
三天以後，Joyce繼續旅行。
Christine should resume her job as a nurse.
Christine應重新做護士的工作。
The troops won the battle and resumed the lost territory.
這軍隊打了勝仗並收復了失地。
accuse v. 控告、歸咎 (often)
Mr. Baldwin was accused of theft.
Baldwin先生被指控犯有盜竊罪。
Jim always accuses nature for his own misfortunes.
Jim總是把自己的不幸歸咎於天。
第4題：根據文章的第14行至第15行，得知第三個原因是因為他們非常焦慮無法完美地完成作業。所以答案是(A)。
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anxious adj. 焦慮的、渴望的 (always)
The upcoming test made all the students anxious.
即將到來的考試使所有的學生焦慮。
Gloria is really anxious to rent an apartment.
Gloria急於租房子。
同義：worried, concerned, apprehensive.
courteous adj. 有禮貌的 (always)
It was courteous of Robert to help the lady with her bags.
Robert很有禮貌地幫助那位女士提包包。
同義：polite, gracious, civil.
gracious adj. 親切的、仁慈的、優美(裕)的 (often)
Sharon is a polite and gracious woman.
Sharon是位有禮貌又親切的女人。
The Father is kind and gracious to all sinners who repent.
那神父對懺悔的罪人一概慈悲為懷。
Ashley has been longing for a gracious life.
Ashley一直嚮往一個優裕的生活。
mysterious adj. 神(詭)祕的 (always)
There are many mysterious stories about the tombs.
關於那些墳墓有許多神秘的故事。