The first day of university our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a
11 ,little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that
12 her entire being.
She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and enthusiastically
13 , “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant
14 . “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked.
She
15 replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids…”
“No seriously,” I asked. I was
16 what may have motivated her to be taking on this
17 at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a
18 and now I’m getting one!” she told me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she
19 made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention bestowed upon her from the other
20 . She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow
21 because we stop playing.
There are only four
22 to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your
23 ,you die.
Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or
24 . The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in
25 . Have no regrets.”
| 小题1: | | A．strong | B．beautiful | C．wrinkled | D．charming |
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| 小题2: | | A．surrounded with | B．lit up | C．covered | D．showed off |
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| 小题3: | | A．responded | B．announced | C．agreed | D．allowed |
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| 小题4: | | A．kiss | B．squeeze（紧抱） | C．smile | D．arm |
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| 小题5: | | A．seriously | B．happily | C．jokingly | D．hopefully |
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| 小题6: | | A．curious | B．eager | C．unsure | D．doubtful |
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| 小题7: | | A．career | B．degree | C．hobby | D．challenge |
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| 小题8: | | A．college education | B．rich husband | C．good job | D．happy family |
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| 小题9: | | A．frequently | B．seldom | C．easily | D．often |
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| 小题10: | | A．elderly | B．people | C．friends | D．students |
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| 小题11: | | A．mature | B．weak | C．relaxed | D．old |
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| 小题12: | | A．notes | B．suggestions | C．secrets | D．requirements |
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| 小题13: | | A．courage | B．dreams | C．confidence | D．friends |
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| 小题14: | | A．ability | B．time | C．money | D．effort |
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| 小题15: | | A．university | B．hope | C．trial | D．change |
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