He regretted（）too much time on computer game.

A:to cost B:costing C:to spend D:spending

Listen carefully, working people, we would like to tell you something that could save your precious time and money! Best of all, it is free!
It’s "no".
What do you ask We’ll say it again. "No. "
Sweet and simple "no".
Say "no" at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears.
"Saying ’no’ to others means you are saying ’yes’ to yourself, " said Leslie Charles, a professional speaker from East Lansing, Michigan.
"Time is precious. People are spending money buying time. And yet we are willing to give up our time because we can’t say ’no’. "
Susie Watson, a famous writer, said people who always say "yes" need to say "no" without guilt or fear of punishment. "I would rather have someone give me a loving ’no’ than an obligated ’yes’, " she said.
Susie Watson says she feels "no" obligation to give an explanation when she says "no" either socially or professionally. Does she feel guilty about it "Not at all, " said Watson, who is director of advertising and public relations at Timex Corp in Middlebury, Conneticut. "Most people are afraid of saying ’no’... My advice is to say ’yes’ only if you don’t mean ’no’. "
Watson said "no" is the most effective weapon against wasting time. "Every year there are more demands on your time... Other people are happy to use up your time, " Watson said. Time saving appears to be "no’s" greatest friend.
"No" can be your new friend, a powerful tool to take back your life. "No" may even take you further in the business world than "yes".
"No" is power and strength. "No" now seems completely correct. "Saying ’no’ isn’t easy. But finally it’s greatly liberating," Charles said. But, he added, "a ’no’ project needs to be worked on every day because it is hard to change long-term habit. "
But, he also warns- "Don’t go to extremes. Don’t find yourself saying ’no’ to everything. In return you should learn to hear ’no’. /
In Watson’s opinion, people can save much time on condition that ______.

A:they say "no" at a suitable time B:they say "no" as much as possible C:they are afraid of saying "no" D:they make others angry at them

The students spent as much time getting trained as they （　） studying.

A:disliked B:were C:had D:did

Without an oversized calendar tacked to their kitchen wall, Fern Reiss and her family could never keep track of all the meetings, appointments, home-schooling lessons, and activities that fill their busy days. "I’m not sure they make a calendar large enough for us," says Ms. Reiss of Newton, Mass. , explaining that her life revolves around "two companies, three children, a spouse, a lot of community involvement, a social life, the kids’ social life, and volunteering in a soup kitchen every week." "Everybody we know is leading a frenetic life," she adds. "Ours is frenetic, too, but we’re spending the bulk of our time with our kids. Even though we’re having a crazy life, we’re having it in the right way."
Although extreme busyness is hardly a new phenomenon, the subject is getting renewed attention from researchers. "A good life has to do with life having a direction, life having a narrative with the stories we tel1 ourselves," Chuck Darrah, an anthropologist, says. "Busyness fragments all that. We’re absolutely focused on getting through the next hour, the next day, the next week. It does raise questions: If not busyness, what If we weren’t so Busy, what would we be doing If people weren’t so busy, would they be a poet, a painter"
For the Reisses, part of living a good life, however busy, means including the couple’s children in volunteer work and community activities. "We want the kids to see that that’s a priority," she says,
Between working full time as a publicist, caring for her home, spending time with her husband and extended family, and helping her grandmother three times a week, a woman .says, "I am exhaust- ed all the time." Like others, she concedes that she sets "somewhat unrealistic expectations" for what she can accomplish in a day,
Being realistic is a goal Darrah encourages, saying, "We can do everything, but we can’t do everything well and at the same time." He cautions that busyness can result in "poor decisions, sloppy quality, and neglect of the things and people that matter most in the long run." He advises: "Stop taking on so much, and keep in perspective what’s most important to you." Darrah’s own schedule re- mains full, but he insists he does not feel busy. His secret Confining activities to things he must do and those he wants to do. He and his wife do not overschedule their children. To those with one eye on the calendar and the other on the deck, Darrah offers this advice: "Before you take anything on, ask yourself: Do you have to do this Do you want to do this Live with a kind of mindfulness so you don’t wake up and discover that your life is a whirl of transportation and communication, and you’ve hollowed yourself out./
As for their children, parents are supposed by Darrah to

A:involve them in volunteer work as much as they can. B:teach them how to arrange their schedule. C:give them sufficient spare time. D:make full arrangement for their after-school time.

What is time Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather Is time the same all over the world That’s an easy question, you say. Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. Well, maybe. But in America, time is more than that. Americans see time as a very valuable resource. Maybe that’s why they are fond of the expression, "Time is money."
Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to conserve and manage it. People in the U.S. often attend seminars or read books on time management. It seems they all want to organize their time better. Professionals carry around pocket planners-some in electronic form-to keep track of appointments and deadlines. People do all they can to squeeze more life out of their time. The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed this view best: "Do you love life.’ Then do not waste time, for that is the stuff life is made of."
To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people’s time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on time. At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time. But they usually don’t try that at work.
To outsiders, Americans seem tied to the clock, People in other cultures value relationships more than schedules. In these societies, people don’t try to control time, but to experience it. Many Eastern cultures, for example, view time as a cycle. The rhythm of nature-from the passing of the seasons to the monthly cycle of the moon- shapes their view of events. People learn to respond to their environment. As a result, they find it easier to "go with the flow" than Americans, who like plans to be fixed and unchangeable.
Even Americans would admit that no one can master time. Time-like money- slips all too easily through our fingers. And time-like the weather-is very haut to predict. Nevertheless, time is one of life’s most precious gifts. And unwrapping it is half the fun.
To outsiders, Americans seem tied to the clock, which is shown in the fact that______.

A:they value relationships more than schedules B:they don’t try to control time C:they view time as a cycle D:they like plans to be fixed and unchangeable

What is time Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather Is time the same all over the world That’s an easy question, you say. Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. Well, maybe. But in America, time is more than that. Americans see time as a very valuable resource. Maybe that’s why they are fond of the expression, "Time is money."
Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to conserve and manage it. People in the U.S. often attend seminars or read books on time management. It seems they all want to organize their time better. Professionals carry around pocket planners-some in electronic form-to keep track of appointments and deadlines. People do all they can to squeeze more life out of their time. The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed this view best: "Do you love life.’ Then do not waste time, for that is the stuff life is made of."
To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people’s time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on time. At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time. But they usually don’t try that at work.
To outsiders, Americans seem tied to the clock, People in other cultures value relationships more than schedules. In these societies, people don’t try to control time, but to experience it. Many Eastern cultures, for example, view time as a cycle. The rhythm of nature-from the passing of the seasons to the monthly cycle of the moon- shapes their view of events. People learn to respond to their environment. As a result, they find it easier to "go with the flow" than Americans, who like plans to be fixed and unchangeable.
Even Americans would admit that no one can master time. Time-like money- slips all too easily through our fingers. And time-like the weather-is very haut to predict. Nevertheless, time is one of life’s most precious gifts. And unwrapping it is half the fun.
The early American hero Benjamin Franklin is cited as______.

A:an example of squeezing more life out of his time B:a man who loves life C:a summary of the above statement D:a warning to the American people

Without an oversized calendar tacked to their kitchen wall, Fern Reiss and her family could never keep track of all the meetings, appointments, home-schooling lessons, and activities that fill their busy days. "I’m not sure they make a calendar large enough for us," says Ms. Reiss of Newton, Mass. , explaining that her life revolves around "two companies, three children, a spouse, a lot of community involvement, a social life, the kids’ social life, and volunteering in a soup kitchen every week." "Everybody we know is leading a frenetic life," she adds. "Ours is frenetic, too, but we’re spending the bulk of our time with our kids. Even though we’re having a crazy life, we’re having it in the right way."
Although extreme busyness is hardly a new phenomenon, the subject is getting renewed attention from researchers. "A good life has to do with life having a direction, life having a narrative with the stories we tel1 ourselves," Chuck Darrah, an anthropologist, says. "Busyness fragments all that. We’re absolutely focused on getting through the next hour, the next day, the next week. It does raise questions: If not busyness, what If we weren’t so Busy, what would we be doing If people weren’t so busy, would they be a poet, a painter"
For the Reisses, part of living a good life, however busy, means including the couple’s children in volunteer work and community activities. "We want the kids to see that that’s a priority," she says,
Between working full time as a publicist, caring for her home, spending time with her husband and extended family, and helping her grandmother three times a week, a woman .says, "I am exhaust- ed all the time." Like others, she concedes that she sets "somewhat unrealistic expectations" for what she can accomplish in a day,
Being realistic is a goal Darrah encourages, saying, "We can do everything, but we can’t do everything well and at the same time." He cautions that busyness can result in "poor decisions, sloppy quality, and neglect of the things and people that matter most in the long run." He advises: "Stop taking on so much, and keep in perspective what’s most important to you." Darrah’s own schedule re- mains full, but he insists he does not feel busy. His secret Confining activities to things he must do and those he wants to do. He and his wife do not overschedule their children. To those with one eye on the calendar and the other on the deck, Darrah offers this advice: "Before you take anything on, ask yourself: Do you have to do this Do you want to do this Live with a kind of mindfulness so you don’t wake up and discover that your life is a whirl of transportation and communication, and you’ve hollowed yourself out."

As for their children, parents are supposed by Darrah to（）

A:involve them in volunteer work as much as they can. B:teach them how to arrange their schedule. C:give them sufficient spare time. D:make full arrangement for their after-school time.

Listen carefully, working people, we would like to tell you something that could save your precious time and money! Best of all, it is free!
It’s "no".
What do you ask We’ll say it again: "No. "
Sweet and simple "no".
Say "no" at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears.
"Saying ’no’ to others means you are saying ’yes’ to yourself, " said Leslie Charles, a professional speaker from East Lansing, Michigan.
"Time is precious. People are spending money buying time. And yet we are willing to give up our time because we can’t say ’no’. "
Susie Watson, a famous writer, said people who always say "yes" need to say "no" without guilt or fear of punishment. "I would rather have someone give me a loving ’no’ than an obligated ’yes’, " she said.
Susie Watson says she feels "no" obligation to give an explanation when she says "no" either socially or professionally. Does she feel guilty about it "Not at all, " said Watson, who is director of advertising and public relations at Timex Corp in Middlebury, Conneticut. "Most people are afraid of saying ’no’... My advice is to say ’yes’ only if you don’t mean ’no’. "
Watson said "no" is the most effective weapon against wasting time. "Every year there are more demands on your time... Other people are happy to use up your time, " Watson said. Time saving appears to be "no’s" greatest friend.
"No" can be your new friend, a powerful tool to take back your life. "No" may even take you further in the business world than "yes".
"No" is power and strength. "No" now seems completely correct. "Saying ’no’ isn’t easy. But finally it’s greatly liberating, " Charles said. But, he added, "a ’no’ project needs to be worked on every day because it is hard to change long-term habit. "
But, he also warns: "Don’t go to extremes. Don’t find yourself saying ’no’ to everything. In return you should learn to hear ’no’. /
In Watson’s opinion, people can save much time on condition that ______.

A:they say "no" at a suitable time B:they say "no" as much as possible C:they are afraid of saying "no" D:they make others angry at them