In general,it's hard to spend enough time in both concentrating on lessons and enjoying yourself. But I wanted to succeed in b 1 I knew this would be a c 2 ,but I didn't realize how difficult it was until my classes in high school began.

I got on well with other girls. After school,I often had ice cream with them first instead of d 3 my homework. I always finished it the next day between classes. I knew it wasn't very good and the g 4 I got showed I was not hardworking enough. I realized that I n 5 to find some kind of balance.

So I made a timetable (時(shí)間表) that would divide my time between studying and relaxing. It was a good idea,but I was only able to f 6 it for a few days because it made me under too much p 7 Later,I tried another plan. Each week I listed e 8 that I had to finish during the week and the time by which I had to get it done. Then I made another list of things that I could do if I still had time.

It w 9 really well. From then on,I have never missed any important things. At the same time,I enjoyed my spare time a lot.

Planning my time has been challenging,but I continue to do it. Fm glad that I've learned how to balance different things,and it will be h 10 in my future life.

1. b          2. c       3. d       4. g        5. n         

6. f       7.        8. e       9. w          10. h       

 1. both   2. challenge   3. doing   4. grades   5. needed   6. follow   7. pressure   8. everything   9. worked   10. helpful

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