In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He was playing his  16   .His music was so great that many people put money into his   17   .The next day, the young artist came to the   18   place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put   19   on the ground. The paper read ,“Last night ,a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat  20   .Please come to get it soon.”   21   about half an hour, a(an)   22   man there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you. You did come here.” The young violinist asked   23   , “Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man.

The violinist   24   a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist   25   it to him. Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you   26   play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费)in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “   27    I don’t have much money, I live happily; But if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can get a lot and lose so   28   . But being   29   should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may   30    in a short period(短期). However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.

In New York，on a Friday night，a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station．He was playing his ___1___．His music was so great that many people put money into his ___2___．

The next day，the young artist came to the __3___ place，and played the violin as usual．Different from the day before，he took out a piece of paper and put __4___ on the ground．The paper read，“Last night，a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat __5___．Please come to get it soon．”

___6___ about half an hour，a（an）__7___ man ran there in a hurry，“Oh，it’s you．You did come here．” The young violinist asked __8___，“Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked，“Did you lose something?” “Lottery（彩票）．It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life，” said the man．

The violinist ___9___ a lottery ticket．George Sang's name was on it．so the violinist ___10___ it to him．

Later someone asked the violinist，“Since you ___11__ play the violin every day to make your tuition fee（学费）in the university，why didn't you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”

The violinist said，“___12___ I don't have much money，I live happily；but if I lose honesty，I won't be happy forever．”

Through our lives．we can get a lot and lose so ___13___．But being ___14___ should always be with us．If we act in a dishonest way，we may __15___ in a short period．However，from the long-term view，we will be a loser．

1．A．piano                     B．guitar                   C．violin                     D．sax（萨克斯）

2．A．bowl                     B．hat                      C．pocket                   D．hands

3．A．similar              B．different           C．strange            D．same

4．A．it                   B．its                 C．they              D．them

5．A．by then             B．by mistake          C．by the way       D．by hand

6．A．After                B．Before             C．From               D．When

7．A．young               B．old                C．small            D．tall

8．A．coldly              B．angrily             C．calmly             D．sadly

9．A．took out             B．took off           C．took back        D．took away

10．A．sold               B．bought            C．gave                 D．lent

11．A．could              B．had to             C．should              D．must

12．A．Although           B．Once              C．If               D．Unless

13．A．many            B．much             C．little               D．few

14．A．kind              B．rich               C．honest             D．poor

15．A．fail               B．relax               C．suffer             D．succeed

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   36   , “Of course!”

“Why are you in college at   37   an age?” I asked.

She joked, “I'm here to meet a    38   husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”

“No, seriously(严肃地),” I asked.

“I always   39  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 from   40   .

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to    41   at our party. I'll never forget what she taught   42   .

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow   43    because we stop playing. Here are the     44   of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every   45   . You've got to have a dream. When you    46   your dreams, you die!” she said.

“There is a big   47   between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn't take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to   48   , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don't have regrets for what we did ,   49   rather for things we did not do.”

Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week   50  graduation ( 毕业 ), she died peacefully（平静地） in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

(    )36. A. slowly              B. happily                         C. heavily        D. badly

(    )37. A. so                    B. this                              C. such                 D. that

(    )38. A. rich                 B. bad                              C. poor                 D. short

(    )39. A. hoped              B. wished                         C. wanted              D. dreamed

(    )40. A. another            B. the other                      C. the others      D. others

(    )41. A. say                  B. speak                           C. talk                  D. discuss

(    )42. A. us                   B. her                             C. him                  D. them

(    )43. A. young            B. old                           C. tall           D. thin

(    )44. A. stories             B. secrets                        C. seasons            D. surveys

(    )45. A. week               B. month                         C. year                 D. day

(    )46. A. lose                 B. have                            C. keep                 D. like

(    )47. A. chance             B. change                         C. difference      D. problem

(    )48. A. stand up           B. grow up                       C. grow old           D. keep healthy

(    )49. A. because          B. so                             C. though            D. but

(    )50. A. in                 B. after                          C. during        D. before