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　　On the first day of school our teacher let us know someone．Looking out, we found an old woman 　　1　　 at the door．She said, “Hi, my name is Susan, I'm seventy years old．” While we were 　　2　　 what made her take this challenge(挑战)at her age, she said with a smile, “I'm here to meet a rich husband, get 　　3　　, have two children and travel together．” Hearing this, all of us laughed．“In fact,” she went on, “ I always 　　4　　 of having a college education, and now I'm getting 　　5　　!”

　　After class we had chocolate and milk together．We became good 　　6　　．I often listened to this “time machine” as she shared her study with me．

　　At the end of the term we invited Susan to give us a 　　7　　．When she was stepped up to the front, suddenly she found she took the wrong paper．She felt a little frustrated(沮丧的)and said, “I'm sorry．I'm so nervous that I can't get my ready talk 　　8　　, so I have to tell you 　　9　　 I know．”

　　In her speech she told us, “We don't stop playing as we are old, we grow old because we stop playing．The secret of staying 　　10　　, being happy and getting success is that we should laugh and find something 　　11　　 every day．I think there is a great 　　12　　 between growing old and growing up．I am seventy now．If I 　　13　　 in bed for one full year and never do anything．I'll become seventy－one．Since anybody can grow older, my idea is to grow up by always finding the chance in change．Growing older can't be avoided(避免的), growing up can be 　　14　　．It's never too late to be all you can be possible．”

　　During the four years' study, it was so easy for Susan to make friends 　　15　　 she went．In the end, the wonderful woman got a college degree．

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　　As my train was delayed for two hours, I had plenty of time to spare．After buying some magazines to read on the journey, I gave my wife a long-distance call．Then I 　　1　　 my way to the luggage(行李)office to collect my heavy suitcase．I had 　　2　　 it there three days before．There were quite a few people waiting, and I took out my wallet to find the receipt(数据)　　3　　 my case．

　　The receipt seemed not where I had placed it．No matter how 　　4　　 I searched, the receipt was nowhere to be found．

　　When my turn came, I explained the situation sorrowfully(悲伤地)　　5　　 the assistant．The man looked me 　　6　　 as if to say that he had heard this kind of story many times 　　7　　 my case was like．I told him it was an old brown-looking object no different 　　8　　 the many cases I could see in his office．The assistant then told me to 　　9　　 a list of what was mainly in the case．If they were 　　10　　, he said, I could take the case away．I tried to remember all the things I had hurriedly 　　11　　 into the case and wrote them down as they came to me．

　　After I had done this, I went to 　　12　　 round the office．There were hundreds of 　　13　　 there．For one 　　14　　 moment, it came to my mind that if someone had picked the receipt he could have easily taken the case already．This had not happened fortunately, for I found the case 　　15　　 in the corner．After examining the things inside, the assistant was satisfied that it was mine, and told me I could take the case away．

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Starting date

　　1　　 30th

Openging hours

From 9∶30 am to 　　2　　 am

Length

a week

Ages

Between 7 and 　　3　　

Fee

150yuan for one 　　4　　

Call at

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