I am a procrastinator (拖延症患者), which means I cannot make myself do things. Though I like my studies, the point is when I got homework, I_________ to make myself start it. I thought the situation would improve in high school, but it didn’t.

Once I had to write a huge essay, a project that I was_________ to prepare for the whole year. However, I_________ it from the very beginning. Time passed_________ and before I knew it, there was only one week ahead of the_________. The same very day I was to start, I broke my right arm. It seemed that the universe decided to_________ me._________, I started my essay typing with my left hand.

Everyone in my class was already_________ their essay and I was only five or six pages through it. There was no way I could_________ it on time. I had to come to my__________ and tell her that nothing was ready. She said, “well, you could__________ what you have written during the year.” How__________ I was when I told her I had just started and that I am a procrastinator.

She turned out to be very__________, as she said that she would set another deadline and prepare a(n)__________ schedule for me so that I could write a decent work in the remaining time. __________ her, I managed to complete my work under her strict control and__________, it was of a better quality than I could have ever hoped.

I’ve learned my____________. I can’t say that I’ve stopped procrastinating__________ at least, I’ve seen what happens when I procrastinate. I am trying to learn some__________ management now. I don’t want to __________ all my life procrastinating.

I learned about life from an ant farm. When I was seven years old, my family _________ an ant farm at home. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box, and then we brought some ants from the backyard and placed them into the _________ home.

Shortly after the new _________ were dropped into the glass structure, they got to work making tunnels. I was amazed that each one knew _________ what to do. After hours of staring, I realized that the ants had particular given jobs. With my mom’s help, I kept a journal of what happened each day and _________ the ants. My favorite was the biggest, Cinderella. I drew a picture of her in my journal, which I still have.

On day five a disaster _________ the ant farm. While I was observing the ants, I had put my face so close to the structure that I accidentally _________ it over. Unfortunately, my carelessness caused all the tunnels to _________. Although the ants _________ their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was __________ as I watched them give up their tunnel-building to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. My mother explained that the ants were actually dying of “frustration”—feeling annoyed and disappointed as they couldn’t control the situation.They simply could not __________ the reality that their tunnels had been destroyed. Cinderella was the last to die; she did so while carrying a dead ant on her back.

Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world,__________ it taught me much more.__________ the years, I came to realize the ants were a study in the benefits of __________. Working together, they were able to create a(n)__________ world for themselves. I also learned that they should be __________ for their hard work. Day in and day out, each labored at their task. The ant farm demonstrated that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key__________for success. But there was an even larger lesson that I did not __________ until recently: Disaster is a natural part of life, and must be __________. Unlike the ants, humans cannot give up when they face __________. Unlike the ants, we have to realize that if a tunnel comes down, we just have to build another.

Jim and Bob joined a company together. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted Bob to the _______ of manager but Jim remained a(n) _______ employee. Jim could not take it anymore, _______ his resignation(辞职)to the boss and _______ that the boss did not know how to use people.

The boss thought for a moment, ”I’m sorry, but I have a _______ . I hope you will do one more thing for our company _______ you leave. Perhaps you will change your _______ and take back your resignation.“

The boss asked him to go and _______ anyone selling watermelon in the market. Jim returned soon and said he had done it. The boss asked how much per kg? Jim _______ his head and went back to ask and returned to ________ the boss $1.2 per kg.

Then the boss called Bob to come to his ________ . He asked Bob to do the same. Bob retuned and explained what he had seen about the watermelon in the ________ in details. Jim was very ________ and realized the ________ between himself and Bob. He decided not to ________ but to learn from Bob.