The first day of school we were interested to get to know a new classmate.I looked around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.I found a little old lady with a warm smile.

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

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

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

“Not 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.

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.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.Unfortunately we have many people like this walking around?”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.Have no regrets.The elederly usually don’t regret what they did,but rather things they did not do.”

One week after graduation that year,Rose died peacefully in her sleep.She taught us by example that__________________.

Why was Rose in college at 87? Because         .

  A.she wanted to meet a rich husband

  B.she wanted to get married and have children

  C.she wanted to travel around

  D.she dreamed of having a college education

According to the passage,Rose loved to do the following EXCEPT        .

  A.dress up

  B.enjoy the attention from the other students

  C.play football

  D.make friends

According to what Rose said,we can know that to stay young you must not      .

  A.laugh                               B.be humorous

  C.have a dream                         D.lose your dream

According to the last paragraph but one we know          .

  A.growing older is quite different from growing up

  B.growing older needs talent

  C.growing up doesn’t require ability

  D.the elderly usually have no regrets

Which of the following can be used to fill in the blank at the end of the passage?

A. where there is a will, there’s a way

B. never too late to learn

C.Study hard and you will be young

D. never too late to be all you can possibly be

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

The first day of school we were interested to get to know a new classmate.I looked around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.I found a little old lady with a warm smile.

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

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

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

“Not 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.

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.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.Unfortunately we have many people like this walking around?”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.Have no regrets.The elederly usually don’t regret what they did,but rather things they did not do.”

One week after graduation that year,Rose died peacefully in her sleep.She taught us by example that__________________.

1.Why was Rose in college at 87? Because        .

2.According to the passage,Rose loved to do the following EXCEPT       .

3.According to what Rose said,we can know that to stay young you must not     .

4.According to the last paragraph but one we know         .

5.Which of the following can be used to fill in the blank at the end of the passage?

The first day of school we were surprised to know a new classmate. I  16  around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I found a little  17  lady with a warm smile.

She said, “Hi! I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug? ” I laughed and heartily   18  , “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,    19  children, and then travel around.”

“  20  ?”I asked. I   21  why she gave herself so much trouble at this age.

“I always   22  having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became friends quickly..

   23, 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  24   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     25  us.

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old  26  we stop playing. Here are the secrets to staying  27  . You have to laugh and find   28  every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.   29  we have many people like this walking around!” she said.

“There is a huge   30  between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t   31   any gift or ability(能力),” she added. “But growing up needs    32  the chance in change. Have no regrets. The old usually don’t regret   33   they did, but rather things they did not do.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The first day of school we were surprised to know a new classmate. I1around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I found a little2lady 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, 4children, and then travel around.”
“5?”I asked. I 6why she gave herself so much trouble at this age.
“I always7 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 the9 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 she10us.
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old11we stop playing. Here are the secrets to staying12. You have to laugh and find 13every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. 14we have many people like this walking around!” she said.
“There is a huge15between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t 16any gift or ability(能力),” she added. “But growing up needs 17the chance in change. Have no regrets. The old usually don’t regret 18they 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 20to be all you can possibly be.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      stopped
   2. B.
      showed
   3. C.
      asked
   4. D.
      looked
2. 2.
   1. A.
      old
   2. B.
      exciting
   3. C.
      strange
   4. D.
      nervous
3. 3.
   1. A.
      added
   2. B.
      refused
   3. C.
      responded
   4. D.
      offered
4. 4.
   1. A.
      to have
   2. B.
      have
   3. C.
      had
   4. D.
      having
5. 5.
   1. A.
      really
   2. B.
      wisely
   3. C.
      actually
   4. D.
      secretly
6. 6.
   1. A.
      recognized
   2. B.
      understood
   3. C.
      wondered
   4. D.
      believed
7. 7.
   1. A.
      wanted to
   2. B.
      looked forward of
   3. C.
      got tired of
   4. D.
      dreamed of
8. 8.
   1. A.
      Over the year
   2. B.
      suddenly
   3. C.
      Once again
   4. D.
      As usual
9. 9.
   1. A.
      jokes
   2. B.
      questions
   3. C.
      attention
   4. D.
      followers
10. 10.
    1. A.
       commanded
    2. B.
       taught
    3. C.
       requested
    4. D.
       asked
11. 11.
    1. A.
       when
    2. B.
       because
    3. C.
       so
    4. D.
       although
12. 12.
    1. A.
       young
    2. B.
       healthy
    3. C.
       growing
    4. D.
       developing
13. 13.
    1. A.
       friends
    2. B.
       humor
    3. C.
       difficulty
    4. D.
       questions
14. 14.
    1. A.
       Unfortunately
    2. B.
       Naturally
    3. C.
       Generally
    4. D.
       Gradually
15. 15.
    1. A.
       ending
    2. B.
       change
    3. C.
       importance
    4. D.
       difference
16. 16.
    1. A.
       use
    2. B.
       take
    3. C.
       finish
    4. D.
       prefer
17. 17.
    1. A.
       winning
    2. B.
       improving
    3. C.
       meeting
    4. D.
       finding
18. 18.
    1. A.
       what
    2. B.
       which
    3. C.
       how
    4. D.
       why
19. 19.
    1. A.
       at last
    2. B.
       by herself
    3. C.
       by example
    4. D.
       in use
20. 20.
    1. A.
       late
    2. B.
       good
    3. C.
       early
    4. D.
       Young