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
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