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　　On the first day of school we were challenged to get to know a new classmate．I was looking around, when a gentle hand touched my shoulder．I found a little old lady with a warm smile．

　　She said, “Hi, handsome! I'm Rose．I'm 87 years old．Can I give you a hug(拥抱)?” I laughed and heartily responded, “Of course!”

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

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

　　“No, seriously,” I asked．I was curious why she took on this challenge at this age．

　　“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!” She told me．We became instant friends．

　　Over the year, Rose became a campus icon(偶像)and she easily made friends wherever she went．She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students．She was living it up．

　　At the end of the term 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．Here are the secrets to staying young．You have to laugh and find humor every day．You've got to have a dream．When you lose your dreams, you die．We have many people walking around who are dead, and they don't even know it!” she said．

　　“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up．Anybody can grow older．That doesn't take any talent or ability,” she added．“But growing up requires finding the opportunity in change．The elderly usually don't have regrets for what they did, but rather for things they did not do．”

　　One week after graduation that year, Rose died peacefully in her sleep．She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be．

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　　As my wife greeted me one evening, her voice came through the door,“Guess what?”

　　I always take a deep 　　1　　 on this very leading question．“What?”I asked．

　　“I just won a sales contest at work and the 　　2　　 is dinner for two at the new fancy restaurant down by the river-front!”

　　She was so 　　3　　．We knew the restaurant was extremely good．“See?I told you there would be a 　　4　　 for me to wear my new spring outfit,”she shyly reminded me．

　　“　　5　　 can play at that game,”I responded．“I will wear my gray suit, my Borsalino imported straw hat and a new silk tie．We will be well 　　6　　．”

　　It was early 　　7　　 and nearing dusk as the waiter took us to a table by a window, with a(n)　　8　　 of the river．And the table was 　　9　　 set, with a smoke-gray tablecloth and bright colored napkins．

　　A delicious meal 　　10　　 in such an atmosphere should be remembered a long time．As it 　　11　　, this will probably never be forgotten．

　　As the shadows lengthened, the 　　12　　 rocking by the riverbank, I murmured,“Why not take a walk?”

　　Hand in hand, we walked by the stores．People smiled and nodded．“I 　　13　　 realized there were so many 　　14　　 people as we have seen this evening, dear,”I observed．

　　“Probably your new straw hat or your 　　15　　,”she said．

　　After receiving many smiles, we 　　16　　 ourselves back at the restaurant, looking at ourselves in the 　　17　　．It was then that I saw the 　　18　　 for all the smiles．

　　Caught in the fly of my trousers and 　　19　　 down for all to see was a bright red 　　20　　 from the restaurant!

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