Question

It was the first day of school.I had a new classmate，a little old lady with a warm smile.

She said，“Hi，young man！I'm Rose.I'm 87 years old.Can I give you a hug？”

I said _____，“Of course！”

“Why are you in college at _____ an age？” I asked.

She joked，“I'm here to meet a _____ husband，get married，have children，and then travel around the world.”

“No，seriously(嚴(yán)肅地)，” I asked.

“I always_____of having a college education.Now I'm getting one！” she told me.

After a year，Rose became popular.She easily made friends wherever she went.She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from _____．

At the end of the term we invited Rose to give a _____ at our party.I'll never forget what she taught _____．

“We don't stop playing because we are old；we grow _____ because we stop playing.Here are the _____ of staying young.You have to laugh and find humor every ______．You've got to have a dream.When you ______ your dreams，you die！” she said.

“There is a big ______ between growing old and growing up.Anybody can grow old.That doesn't take any talent or ability，”she added.“But to ______，you have to find the chance in change.Have no regrets(遺憾)．We usually don't have regrets for what we did，______ for things we did not do.”

Finally we graduated from the college with Rose.One week ______ graduation(畢業(yè))，she died peacefully(平靜地)in her sleep.She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

1.A. slowly B. happily C. heavily D. badly

2.A. so B. this C. such D. that

3.A. rich B. bad C. poor D. short

4.A. hoped B. wished C. wanted D. dreamed

5.A. another B. the other C. the others D. others

6.A. saying B. speech C. talk D. discussion

7.A. us B. her C. him D. them

8.A. young B. old C. tall D. thin

9.A. stories B. secrets C. seasons D. surveys

10.A. week B. month C. year D. day

11.A. lose B. have C. keep D. like

12.A. chance B. change C. difference D. problem

13.A. stand up B. grow up C. grow old D. keep healthy

14.A. because B. so C. though D. but

15.A. in B. after C. during D. before

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