题目内容
Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired, but she needed to keep 1. She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her 2to a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she 3other old folk like her, by talking with them, she 4two things. Old people had abilities that were not 5. But old people also had some 6. She found a new purpose for herself then.
Through the years, she 7to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new 8: Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus”, which was about 9old. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being 10. Anna Douglas uses her 11ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands 12problems begin. For example, one of her 13said that his grandchildren 14the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas 15some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.
1.A. free B. rich C. powerful D. busy
2.A. services B. money C. students D. books
3.A. observed B. met C. comforted D. answered
4.A. enjoyed B. followed C. recognized D. demanded
5.A. studied B. agreed C. gave D. used
6.A. mistakes B. problems C. questions D. characters
7.A. had B. ought C. was D. used
8.A. subject B. life C. way D. plan
9.A. getting B. respecting C. employing D. supporting
10.A. unknown B. refused C. misunderstood D. discouraged
11.A. thinking B. working C. reading D. leading
12.A. that B. when C. whether D. why
13.A. visitors B. readers C. listeners D. friends
14.A. got B. entered C. left D. passed
15.A. suggested B. chose C. invented D. imagined
1.D
2.A
3.B
4.C
5.D
6.B
7.D
8.A
9.A
10.C
11.A
12.D
13.B
14.C
15.A
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