17．C　 细节考查题。从文中对他们相识的场景的描写，尤其是She jokingly replied，可知气氛是热情幽默的。

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

[答案与解析]

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

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

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

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

15．A　 细节推理题。由第四段第一句推出。

14．D　 细节理解题。从第三段最后一句得知。

13．A　 段落大意归纳题。第一段最后一句是主题句。