Time is a very valuable thing． However， most of us don't（1）　　it until it's too late． When we are young， we feel that we will never（2）　　time． We don't count the seconds， minutes， and hours of the day because we know that（3）　　 will bring more． We have so much time that we feel we can easily（4）　　to waste some of it． Think of the common English   （5）　　，"wasting time，" "filling in time" or even "killing time"． We have（6）　　respect（尊重）for time．

    It is only when get（7）　　that we begin to realize that time is a precious treasure． （8）　　 we might find that we haven't invested（投资） our time well． We discover that we （9）　　 have enough time to do things we want． Just as adults need to spend their money on （10）　　 things like taxes（税款） and bills， they also have to spend their time（11）　　things that they might not really want to do﹣things that really make time boring．

    The only way to get the most of the time we have is to live for today， and never delay（拖延） till next day． As the idiom （12）　　， "Delay is the thief of time．" And you don't want anyone to steal your time， do you？

（1）A． remind	B． realize	C． review	D． research
（2）A． be sure about	B． get rid of	C． be thirsty for	D． run out of
（3）A． tomorrow	B． success	C． ability	D． knowledge
（4）A． agree	B． avoid	C． afford	D． advise
（5）A． expressions	B． instructions	C． suggestions	D． introductions
（6）A． few	B． little	C． a few	D． a little
（7）A． older	B． stronger	C． busier	D． higher
（8）A． Simply	B． Specially	C． Suddenly	D． Seriously
（9）A． at times	B． no more	C． at least	D． no longer
（10）A． unexpected	B． unpleasant	C． unforgettable	D． unbelievable
（11）A． do	B． done	C． doing	D． to do
（12）A． writes	B． tells	C． reads	D． says