1 . When I was in high school, the future seemed very far away. Now I’m   ______ and I think about those days a lot, I ______ things that I should have done. I also remember things that benefited a lot.

I have only one   ______ about the time I spent in high school. I should have   ______

more advanced classes. For example, I had the opportunity to take an advanced English class, but I ______ to take the regular class. I made that decision because I didn’t want to ______
too hard. I also wanted to   ______ more time playing with my friends. Now I’m college and have to take more English classes. I wish I had studied harder in high school!

I’m glad that I had an ______   to take part in after-class activities. I was member of the football team. We practice every day after school and had football ______ on weekends. We ______ won several matches! My ______   became my good friends. Now I know that after-class activities are _____ because we can learn about responsibility and teamwork.

Good and bad ______ are a part of everyone’s high school years. Is it possible to learn from these experiences? I think it is because even the ______ ones help to prepare us for the ______ .

1.

A．strong

B．healthier

C．older

D．richer

2.

A．remember

B．change

C．do

D．finish

3.

A．joy

B．habit

C．fear

D．regret

4.

A．given

B．taken

C．prepared

D．missed

5.

A．decided

B．learned

C．forgot

D．happened

6.

A．study

B．practice

C．fight

D．try

7.

A．waste

B．lose

C．spend

D．arrange

8.

A．approach

B．opportunity

C．award

D．excuse

9.

A．meetings

B．discussions

C．matches

D．speeches

10.

A．yet

B．forever

C．still

D．even

11.

A．parents

B．teachers

C．workmates

D．teammates

12.

A．important

B．useless

C．boring

D．colorful

13.

A．games

B．memories

C．experiences

D．records

14.

A．same

B．simple

C．easy

D．bad

15.

A．world

B．future

C．work

D．society.