阅读下面短文，掌握大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　I'm someone who never went to university but always thought about it．The only way I 　　1　　 was listening to my children talk about their class and all the interesting things they were 　　2　　．University was just a life－long 　　3　　 of mine．I just turned sixty－four years old in September．I still thought about that old dream 　　4　　 one day when there was an Advanced－Age 　　5　　 at the local university．I decided to 　　6　　．

　　The day finally arrived－my first day of school．As I 　　7　　 there, my mind was filled with 　　8　　

　　thoughts, “What am I doing? I'm not smart enough to go to university．The 　　9　　 will laugh when they see me in class．I probably won't live long enough to get a 　　10　　 ．Maybe I should just turn the car around and go home．”

　　Then, 　　11　　, I saw it! A large billboard on the side of the road with a picture of Kermit the Frog．I 　　12　　 a little and read the words next to his picture． “Live your dreams．” Was Kermit speaking me? I didn't turn the car around．

　　I drove a little 　　13　　　on up the highway and there was another 　　14　　．This one had a picture of Albert Einstein with his tongue 　　15　　 out．A line read, “As a student, he was no Einstein．” And there was a word in red, “Confidence” ．A new attitude was 　　16　　　inside me．

　　I was now 　　17　　　the gate of the university and there 　　18　　 still another billboard．This one showed a photograph of a proud 　　19　　 in a cap and gown．Under the picture was her 　　20　　, Nola Ochs, aged 95．Oldest University Graduate．Below it was the words, “Live Life” ．At that moment, my outlook changed completely．

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　　Just recently I had been wondering if there was much point in doing little acts of kindness．So often they get 　　1　　, and occasionally they come back to bite you!

　　Then, just last week, after a long travel, I found myself 　　2　　 at a bus station．The bus was four hours late! So, I guess I wasn't in a good 　　3　　．

　　That's when a woman asked me if I had any spare 　　4　　 to help her get a bus ticket．

　　“Oh, sure, ”I said sarcastically(挖苦地)．“How much would you like?”

　　As I spoke, I mentally kicked myself for my 　　5　　 and reached into my bag for some money．As I handed her five dollars, I heard low sounds from her stomach because of real 　　6　　．

　　I reached back into my bag and brought out a 　　7　　 I had bought earlier．I handed it to her with a(n)　　8　　 that I hoped would make up for my earlier tone of voice．Getting a 　　9　　 look at her now, I realized she was extremely tired, like she had had several months of 　　10　　 days!

　　As she took the food, a look of 　　11　　 washed over her．In return, she tried to give me a Milwaukee bus ticket! I don't live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably 　　12　　 be used, but I took it．

　　A few minutes later she came back over, apologized, and told me she was still 　　13　　 of five dollars．I took some singles out of my bag and slipped a twenty in there as well．　　14　　, the voice in my head told me I was being a fool．

　　Five minutes later she came back again and tried to 　　15　　 my twenty．When I said it was for her so she could get something else to 　　16　　, and that I was completely serious and I wasn't taking it 　　17　　, she started crying and hugged me．

　　From now on, when I wonder if it is 　　18　　 trying to help someone, I will remember that woman．Maybe I am really making a 　　19　　 for someone．So, sure, sometimes my efforts might not be noticed, and sometimes they might come back to bite me, but they might actually 　　20　　 another human being!

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Just recently I had been wondering if there was much point in doing little acts of kindness．So often they get 　　1　　 , and occasionally they come back to bite you!

　　Then, just last week, after a long travel, I found myself 　　2　　 at a bus station．The bus was four hours late! So, I guess I wasn't in a good 　　3　　．

　　That's when a woman asked me if I had any spare 　　4　　 to help her get a bus ticket．

　　“Oh, sure,” I said sarcastically(挖苦地)．“How much would you like?”

　　As I spoke, I mentally kicked myself for my 　　5　　 and reached into my bag for some money．As I handed her five dollars, I heard low sounds from her stomach because of real 　　6　　．

　　I reached back into my bag and brought out a 　　7　　 I had bought earlier．I handed it to her with a(n)　　8　　 that I hoped would make up for my earlier tone of voice．Getting a 　　9　　 look at her now, I realized she was extremely tired, like she had had several months of 　　10　　 days!

　　As she took the food, a look of 　　11　　 washed over her．In return, she tried to give me a Milwaukee bus ticket! I don't live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably 　　12　　 be used, but I took it．

　　A few minutes later she came back over, apologized, and told me she was still 　　13　　 of five dollars．I took some singles out of my bag and slipped a twenty in there as well．　　14　　, the voice in my head told me I was being a fool．

　　Five minutes later she came back again and tried to 　　15　　 my twenty．When I said it was for her so she could get something else to 　　16　　, and that I was completely serious and I wasn't taking it 　　17　　, she started crying and hugged me．

　　From now on, when I wonder if it is 　　18　　 trying to help someone, I will remember that woman．Maybe I am really making a 　　19　　 for someone．So, sure, sometimes my efforts might not be noticed, and sometimes they might come back to bite me, but they might actually 　　20　　 another human being!