The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.

  She said, “Hi, girl! My name is Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?”

  I laughed and enthusiastically（热情地）responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.

  “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel!”

  “No seriously,” I said. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

  “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.

  Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. 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 old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor everyday. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die!” she said.

  “There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn 20 years older. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young men,” she added.

  “The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”

  She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Song of Rose”. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics（歌词）and live them out in our daily lives.

  At the year’s end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.

17. Rose made herself known to the author in a ______ manner.

      A. serious              B. cold           C. humorous          D. crazy

18. From the information provided in the passage, we know ______.

A. Rose finished the college degree within a year

B. Rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married through college education

C. Rose enjoyed her campus life very much

D. Rose grew so old that she stopped playing

19. Rose delivered the speech ______.

  A. at the graduation                    B. which she prepared carefully

  C. ended with “The Song of Rose”        D. to challenge all the other speakers

20. According to her speech, ______.

  A. whenever you have a dream, you succeed

B. all people don’t grow up while growing older

  C. Rose usually regretted having done something

D. a nine-year-old is as old as a 87-year-old if he doesn’t do anything

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate. I __1__ to look around when a gentle hand __2__ my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little __3__ lady looking up at me with a smile.

She said, “Hi. My name is Rose. I'm eighty－seven years old. Can I give you a hug？” I laughed and __4__ responded, “Of course you may！” and she gave me a giant(巨大的) squeeze.

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent __5__？”I asked. She jokingly replied，“I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...”“Not seriously，”I asked I was curious about what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.“I always __6__ having a college education and now I'm getting __7__！” she told me.

Later, we became close friends. Every day we would leave class together and she __8__ her wisdom and experience with me. Over the __9__ of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she __10__ made friends wherever she went.

At the __11__ of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet(宴会). I'll __12__ forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. Frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her __13__ and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we __14__ old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying __15__， being happy, and achieving success. You have to __16__ and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you __17__ your dreams, you die.”

One week after graduation Rose died __18__ in her sleep. Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to(悼念)the wonderful woman who taught __19__ example that it's never too __20__ to be all you can possibly be.

1. A. lay down        B. stood up         C. fell off        D. went out

2. A. touched                B. felt                       C. wounded    D. clapped

3. A. beautiful         B. young              C. old            D. kind－hearted

4. A. sadly             B. coldly              C. absently     D. enthusiastically

5. A. age              B. speed                       C. point        D. year

6. A. talked about         B. tried out

C. looked forward      D. dreamed of

7. A. those            B. one                C. that          D. they 

8. A. learned           B. told             C. shared    D. debated

9. A. course           B. path               C. distance    D. road

10. A. easily                 B. rarely          C. unwillingly  D. strangely

11. A. middle        B. beginning           C. end          D. top

12. A. ever           B. never               C. still           D. already

13. A. throat           B. face            C. nose           D. eyes 

14. A. grow          B. prove               C. look           D. stay 

15. A. rich            B. healthy              C. cheerful           D. young 

16. A. eat               B. cry                       C. laugh                D. shout 

17. A. have            B. lose               C. get                         D. keep 

18. A. bitterly                 B. fortunately

C. peacefully        D. hopefully

19. A. to              B. for                  C. in                    D. by 

20. A. early          B. bad                  C. good               D. late 

“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed. I thought it was a typical _36__ of Chinglish.

Obviously it is a word-by-word literal（字面上的）translation of the Chinese greetings with a 37  English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American 38  .I was too delighted to believe her. Her words could not  39  me at all. So I did a  40 on Google. Com.. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages  41  “Long time no see”. This sentence has been 42 used in emails, letters, newspapers, moves, or any other possible place. Though it is 43   informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily. 44  , if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the 45  will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.

Nobody knows the  46  of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies. In 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully 47 a world wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens. Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom 48 quoting (引用) Confucius. “Long time no see” was his trademark. Soon “Long time on see” became a   49   phrase in America 50   the popularity of these movies.

    Some people 51  America to a huge melting pot (熔炉). All kinds of culture are 52 in the pot together, and they 53   the color and taste of each other. American Chinese, though a minority ethnic group in the United States, is also 54 some changes to be 55 in the mixed pot.

1.A.example        B. sign            C. word         D. change

2.A.damaged       B. perfected        C. learned      D. ruined

3.A.custom         B. greeting         C. habit       D. proverb

4.A.persuade        B. encourage       C. convince    D. believe

5.A.job              B. research        C. survey      D. search

6.A.containing        B. printing        C. publishing    D. expressing

7.A.widely            B. hardly         C. seldom       D. search

8.A.lots of             B. plenty of      C. lots of        D. sort of

9.A.Unfortunately     B. Luckily         C. However      D. Suddenly

10.A.hardware         B. software         C. operator     D. speaker

11.A.use              B. origin           C. expression     D. meaning

12.A.created          B. published        C. did          D. discovered

13.A.by                B. in              C. with         D. of

14.A.ordinary           B. rare           C. modern       D. popular

15.A.because           B. as to           C. thanks to     D. but for

16.A.compare          B. add             C. join          D. owe

17.A.joined            B. mixed            C. compiled     D. done

18.A.improve           B. change           C. lower       D. promote

19.A.owing             B. putting           C. taking      D. contributing

20.A.influenced         B. mentioned        C. used        D. considered

 

The first day of school we were surprised to know a new classmate. I  1  around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I found a little  2  lady with a warm smile.

She said, “Hi! I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug? ” I laughed and heartily   3  , “Of course!”

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent (天真的)age?” I asked.

She replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married,    4  children, and then travel around.”

“  5  ?”I asked. I   6  why she gave herself so much trouble at this age.

“I always   7  having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became friends quickly..

   8, Rose became an icon(偶像) in the school and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the  9   which was paid to her from the other students.

At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football party. I’ll never forget what she         10  us.

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old  11  we stop playing. Here are the secrets to staying 12  . You have to laugh and find   13  every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.   14  we have many people like this walking around!” she said.

“There is a huge   15  between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t   16  any gift or ability(能力),” she added. “But growing up needs    17  the chance in change. Have no regrets. The old usually don’t regret   18  they did, but rather things they did not do.”

One weak after graduation that year,Rose died in peace in her sleep.She taught us   19   that it’s never too 20   to be all you can possibly be.

1.A. stopped              B. showed                            C. asked                                D. looked

2.A. old                            B. exciting                    C. strange                    D. nervous

3.A. added                           B. refused                            C. responded                 D. offered

4.A.to        have              B. have                              C.had                       D. having

5.A. really              B. wisely                      C.actually                    D. secretly

6.A.recognized     B.understood                        C. wondered             D.believed

7.A. wanted to             B. looked forward of  C.got tired of                  D. dreamed of

8.A. Over the year       B. suddenly         C. Once again               D. As usual

9.A. jokes                    B. questions                    C. attention                           D. followers

10.A. commanded     B. taught                         C. requested                        D. asked

11.A. when                          B. because                      C. so                              D. although

12.A. young                         B. healthy              C. growing                    D. developing

13.A. friends                        B. humor                             C. difficulty                           D. questions

14.A. Unfortunately  B. Naturally                     C. Generally                          D. Gradually

15.A. ending                   B. change                    C. importance                      D. difference

16.A. use                     B. take                             C. finish                             D. prefer

17.A. winning             B. improving                   C. meeting              D. finding

18.A.what              B. which                            C.how                                D. why

19.A. at last                          B. by herself                   C. by example             D. in use

20.A. late                       B. good                               C. early                             D. Young

 

“This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge,” said our science teacher, Mr. Baker. “You can work alone or with a partner. ”

My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projets__36___.

The ___37___of the challenge was simple ---to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when ___38___the stadium wall.

I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. ___39___the butter-cream gave me an idea.

 “I have a brilliant design for our __40__container!”I said when Cassie arrived. “We can   41    the egg with some butter-cream.”

 “Why not pit the egg in a basket with a parachute(降落伞)    42   ?” Cassie rolled her eyes.  “The parachute is better than that stupid idea.”

I couldn’t believe it, Of course we’d had our little    43    in the past, but she’d never called any of my ideas “   44   ” before.

“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”

   45    words had been out, our friendship was challenged.

When Friday finally arrived, I had to    46     Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good.   47  _, my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived    48  three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.

After four rounds, only Cassie and I were   49  . I let go of my box. I heard someone say “ew” after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the    50  . The side walk was dotted with egg shells(蛋壳) from those   51  drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream.

   “That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,” Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My _52    raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket.    53    .

“My egg bounced    54  , ”she explained, pointing to a broken shell.

“A tie(平局), ”Mr. Baker said.

Cassie looked at me, and her glare    55   . I laughed. She smiled…

36.  A. patiently      B. silently        C. together        D. alone

37.  A. function      B. goal            C. reason        D. result

38.  A. rolled down   B. pushed against    C. thrown at      D. dropped over

39.  A. Spreading     B. Boiling         C. Baking        D. Holding

40.  A. butter        B. sandwich        C. cream         D. egg

41.  A. protect       B. replace          C. carry          D. mix

42.  A. followed      B. covered         C. attached       D. supported

43.  A. ideas         B. fights           C. worries        D. challenges

44.  A. wrong        B. stupid          C. brilliant       D. scientific

45.  A. Since         B. While           C. But          D. And

46.  A. explain        B. deny            C. admit        D. prove

47.  A. Therefore      B. Anyway         C. Otherwise     D. Besides

48.  A. paced down    B. turned around     C. walked up     D. went back

49.  A. left           B. wanted          C. chosen        D. discovered

50.  A. steps          B. way            C. wall          D. sidewalk

51.  A. intended       B. unexpected       C. failed        D. desired

52.  A. eyes          B. hands            C. feet         D. heart

53.  A. Lost          B. Dirty            C. Broken       D. Empty

54.  A. around        B. out              C. in           D. down

55.  A. returned       B. remained         C. increased     D. softened