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It was in late April, dangerously near the well – known AP exams, when the absurdity（无助的荒诞感） of my life struck me．I was making a 1 of problems to be discussed for the evening as usual．When I 2 the great number of things on the list—a literature essay, timelines for American History, a Spanish presentation and 3 for tests in both Calculus and Physics, I was overwhelmed（难以承受）to the point of 4 exhaustion （extreme tiredness）．After school arrangements had already worn away my 5 ．To keep myself awake at 11p．m．to finish five hours of 6 just seemed like too much to handle．I 7 at the computer screen with tears streaming down my cheeks, 8 my friend James about how stressed out I was over school．

His response was immediate．“Well, 9 did you decide to take five AP classes on the top of everything you’re doing?”

My response 10 just as quickly．“Because I need them for college．Harvard won’t 11someone who doesn’t challenge themselves with difficult classes!”

The words sounded so 12 as I typed them on the screen that I 13 laughed out loud．I was supposed to be 14 myself not torturing（折磨）myself．That was the night I 15 that I didn’t need to deal with a course load of disastrous difficulty to 16 my own self – worth．

It was a little too late to 17 things, of course．The AP exams were about to go full – force, 18 were winding down, and most of my clubs and organizations were about to hold their end – of – year parties．Still, I 19 a valuable lesson．No college, one billion dollar endowment（资助）or not, is worth the 20 I went through last year．I wish I’d had someone to tell me sooner that I didn’t have to do everything．Colleges don’t really want overachieving robots, They want people with passion（love）．It doesn’t matter whether you’re a policy debater or not, as long as you show that you’re going for the things you love．

1．A．list B．box C．film D．car

2．A．listened to B．put up C．looked at D．found out

3．A．working B．fighting C．struggling D．studying

4．A．physical B．nervous C．constant D．mental

5．A．patience B．sense C．energy D．evidence

6．A．sleep B．homework C．essays D．tests

7．A．knocked B．pointed C．stared D．shouted

8．A．typing B．messaging C．calling D．telling

9．A．who B．what C．how D．why

10．A．received B．made C．showed D．came

11．A．want B．teach C．meet D．respect

12．A．curious B．ridiculous C．encouraging D．disappointing