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 our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate. I stood up to 1 when a gentle hand 　2 my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady looking up at me with a 　3　 .

She said, “Hi. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a 4　 ?” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze (an act of pressing).

“Why are you in college at such a young, 　 5 age ?”I asked. “I always dreamed of having a 　6　 experience 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 　9　 with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a (an) 　 10 icon（偶像） and she easily made friends wherever she went.

At the 11 of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. When she was 　12 , 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 two secrets to staying 　15 , being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find 16　 every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you 　17 .”

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 us by 　 19 that it’s never too late to 20 all you can possibly be.

1. A. look around 　　　 B. look back 　　　 C. look down　 　 　 D. look up

2. A. hit 　　　 　 B. felt　 　　　 　 C. touched 　　　 D. knocked

3. A. surprise　　　 　 B. smile 　 　 C. wonder　 　 D. pleasure

4. A. hand 　　　　 B. welcome 　　 　 C. hug 　　 　　　 D. gift

5. A. innocent 　　 B. golden 　　　 　 C. happy 　　 　 D. valuable

6. A. college　 　 B. junior high school 　 C. senior high school 　 D. primary school

7. A. it　　　　 　 B. that 　　　　 　 C. one　 　　 　 D. them

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

9. A. course 　　　 B. experience 　 　 C. degree 　　　 　 D. happiness

10. A. old 　　　 　 B. great 　　 　　　 C. campus 　 　　　 D. outgoing

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

12. A. invited　　　　 B. appearing C. speaking 　　 D. introduced

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

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

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

16. A. humor　　　　 B. goals 　　　　 C. dreams 　　　 D. jokes

17. A. lose 　　　 B. fail　　　　　 C. die　　　　 　 D. disappoint

18. A. hopefully 　　　 B. peacefully 　 C. fortunately 　 D. bitterly

19. A. experience　 B. example　　　 C. pleasure　 D. courage

20. A. be 　　　 B. achieve 　　　 C. gain 　　 　 D. do

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

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.

1. 1.

   Rose started college at the age of 87 in order to .

   1. A.
      marry a rich man 
   2. B.
      travel around the world
   3. C.
      make more friends 
   4. D.
      realize her dream
2. 2.

   Which of the following best explains “she was living it up” in the seventh paragraph？

   1. A.
      She was living a long life. 
   2. B.
      She was enjoying herself.
   3. C.
      She was spending a lot of money. 
   4. D.
      She was killing time.
3. 3.

   When you lose your dreams， you die because .

   1. A.
      there's no sense in living without your aim
   2. B.
      you can't sleep well every night
   3. C.
      you are too old and have to stop playing
   4. D.
      something is terribly wrong with your brain
4. 4.

   What would be the best title for the passage？

   1. A.
      Meet the Challenge      
   2. B.
      Never Waste Time
   3. C.
      Grow Up or Grow Old？ 
   4. D.
      Have You Got Ready？