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　　On the first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't know．I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder(肩膀)．“Hi, girl! My name is Rose, I'm 87 years old．”

　　“Why are you in college at such a young age?” I asked jokingly．

　　“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!”she replied．

　　Rose became a college symbol(象征)this year and she easily on her from the other students．

　　At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football party．I'll never forget what she taught us．

　　“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing．There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success．You have to laugh and find humor(幽默)every day．You've got to have a dream．When you lose you dreams, you die!”she said．

　　“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up．If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do anything, you will turn 20 years older．If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88．Anybody can grow older．But every minute counts for young men,” she added．

　　She ended her speech by singing The Song of Rose．She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live then out in our daily lives．

　　At the year's end, Rose finished the college education she had begun all those years ago．One week after graduation Rose did peacefully in her sleep．

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　　On the first day of school our teacher let us know someone．Looking out, we found an old woman appeared at the door．She said, "Hi, my name is Susan, I'm seventy years old．" While we were　　1　　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　　2　　, have two children and travel together．"Hearing this, all of us laughed．"In fact," she went on, " I always　　3　　of having a college education, and now I'm getting one!"

　　After class we had chocolate and milk together．We became good 　　4　　．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　　5　　．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 back , so I have to tell you　　6　　 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 　　7　　, being happy and getting success is that we should laugh and find something 　　8　　every day．I think there is a great　　9　　between growing old and growing up．I am seventy now．If I lie 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　　10　　, 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 wherever she went．In the end, the wonderful woman got a college degree．

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