My parents used to tell me how important school was for me，but I didn't think so．I paid little attention．But one thing let me （1） 　　realize what my parents meant．

One day，when I walked past a mobile phone store， I saw it was hiring（ 雇用）new workers! I went into the shop and asked for the job． The manager looked at me for a few seconds（2） 　　．"Do you have a high school diploma（文凭）？"He said，"Or do you have any（3） 　　experience？" I felt so ashamed（羞愧的） and I just turned around and left．

I could not fall asleep that night， and I thought a lot about my（4） 　　．"I must go to school to（5） 　　my study because I can't do anything without a good education，" I said to myself silently．

Everything looked（6） 　　when I went back to the store years later：the same people and the same design． However， compared with last time， I felt more （7） 　　． The manager told me they needed new workers．I showed my diploma to the manager．He looked at it and said："Great! You are （8） 　　．"

Education helps you have a bright future． Now I am not worried about my future because I'm still（9） 　　in my spare time．

（1）A． finally	B． easily	C． luckily	D． fast
（2）A． in a hurry	B． from head to foot	C． sooner or later	D． from time to time
（3）A． learning	B． life	C． teaching	D． work
（4）A． parents	B． friends	C． future	D． study
（5）A． continue	B． begin	C． stop	D． change
（6）A． the same	B． different	C． friendly	D． fresh
（7）A． excited	B． surprised	C． confident	D． happy
（8）A．out	B． in	C． up	D． down
（9）A． working	B． driving	C． running	D． learning