阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。

Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is __1__ important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is 2  it’ll never 3  . That’s 4  we mustn’t waste time.

It goes without saying that the 5  is usually limited. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do  6  useful.

But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and __7  . They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own __8  .

In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t  9  today’s work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to 10  .

1. A. much B. less C. much less D. even more

2. A. cost B. bought C. gone D. finished

3. A. return B. carry C. take D. bring

4. A. what B. that C. because D. why

5. A. money B. time C. day D. food

6. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything

7. A. reading B. writing C. playing D. working

8. A. time B. food C. money D. life

9. A. stop B. leave C. let D. give

10. A. lose B. save C. spend D. take

【名师点评】

文章讲述了时间的重要性。金钱用完了可以再来，但时间却是一去不复返。告诫我们要珍惜时间，不能虚度年华。

【答案简析】

1.D。该句中多音节形容词important的比较级应是 more important ，用even来修饰比较级，故选 even more important。

2.C。这里表示时间流逝，故选gone。

3.A。时间流逝就不会再回来，根据文意应选return。

4.D。上文解释了我们为什么不能浪费时间，承接上文应用why。

5.B。时间的流逝悄无声息，故应选 time。

6.B。根据文意可知，我们应珍惜时间，做一些有用的事情，故选something。

7.C。该句列举了一些人浪费时间的例子，四个选项中只有playing能和smoking, drinking 相提并论，故选playing。

8.D。根据文意，浪费时间就是浪费自己的生命，故选life。

9.B。leave意为“留下，剩下”。根据文意，我们不能把今天的事留到明天做，故选 leave。

10.A。这里表示浪费时间，故选lose。