It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile.

She said, “Hi, young man! I'm Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug? ”

I said________, “Of course!”

“Why are you in college______ such an age?” I asked.

She joked, “I'm here to meet a ________husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”

“No, seriously,” I asked.

“I always______of having a college education. Now I'm getting one!” she told me.

After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention (关注)from________.

At the end of the term we invited Rose to ________at our party. I'll never forget what she taught________.

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow________ because we stop playing. Here are the _________of staying young. You have to laugh and find humour every________. You've got to have a dream. When you ________your dreams, you die(死亡)!” she said.

“There is a big________between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn't take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to________, you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don't have regrets for what we did ,but rather for_______ we did not do.”

Finally we graduated(毕业)from the college with Rose. One week _______graduation(毕业) , she died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

1.A. slowly B. happily C. heavily D. badly

2.A. at B. on C. of D. in

3.A. rich B. bad C. poor D. short

4.A. hoped B. wished C. wanted D. dreamed

5.A. another B. the other C. the others D. others

6.A. say B. speak C. talk D. discuss

7.A. us B. her C. him D. them

8.A. young B. old C. tall D. thin

9.A. stories B. secrets C. seasons D. surveys

10.A. week B. month C. year D. day

11.A. lose B. have C. keep D. like

12.A. chance(机会) B. change(改变) C. difference (区别) D. problem

13.A. stand up B. grow up C. grow old D. keep healthy

14.A. that B. when C. how D. what

15.A. in B. after C. during D. before

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