The first day of school we were interested to get to know a new classmate.I looked around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.I found a little old lady with a warm smile.

She said,“Hi ! I’m Rose.I’m 87 years old.Can I give you a hug?”I laughed and I heartily responded,“Of course!”

“Why are you in college at such a young,innocent(天真无邪的)age?”I asked.

She jokingly replied,“I’m here to meet a rich husband,get married,have children, and then travel around.”

“Not seriously,”I asked.I was curious why she took on this challenge at this age.

“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”she told me.We became instant friends.

Over the year,Rose became a campus icon(偶像) and she easily made friends wherever she went.She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students.

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

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.Here are the secrets to staying young.You have to laugh and find humor every day.You’ve got to have a dream.When you lose your dreams,you die.Unfortunately we have many people like this walking around?”she said.

“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.Anybody can grow older.That doesn’t take any talent or ability,”she added.“But growing up requires finding the opportunity in change.Have no regrets.The elederly usually don’t regret what they did,but rather things they did not do.”

One week after graduation that year,Rose died peacefully in her sleep.She taught us by example that__________________.

1.Why was Rose in college at 87? Because        .

2.According to the passage,Rose loved to do the following EXCEPT       .

3.According to what Rose said,we can know that to stay young you must not     .

4.According to the last paragraph but one we know         .

5.Which of the following can be used to fill in the blank at the end of the passage?

PART THREE  READING COMPREHENSION

Directions: Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

Short reader-submitted stories -- for the woman you should think of today!

Compiled by Amy Zerello

Great Minds Reminded of Mom

After a long, exhausting day, a friend of mine, Allen, headed home．On the road, he passed an elderly woman who was standing by a car with a flat tire．If that were his mother, he thought, he would want someone to help her．With a tired sigh, he turned around and drove back．

Just as he reached the poor woman, a truck pulled up and a burly man got out．"Kind of reminds you of your mom, too?" the man asked as the two of them pitched in together to change the tire for her．

Contributed by Katherine L．Houge

Your Biggest Fan

While waiting in a bookstore for a guest author to sign her latest book, I leafed through some of the Civil War novels she had written．The woman in line behind me commented, "Those are the best books I've ever read．I couldn't put them down."

Before I could reply, the author, frowning, looked over and said, "Oh come on, Mom!"

-- Contributed by Marilyn Kopp

Head of the Household

My husband, Jeff, and I came across several problems while assembling our new computer system, so we called the help desk．The man on the phone started to talk to Jeff in computer jargon(行业术语), which confused us even more．

"Sir," my husband politely said, "please explain what I should do as if I were a four-year-old."

"Okay," the computer technician replied．"Sweetie, could you please put your mommy on the phone?"

-- Contributed by Lena Worth

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56．Who would the burly man be in the first joke?

       A．Another kind helper.          B．The old lady’s son.

C．Allen’s friend.            D．A policeman.

57．What was the guest author’s mom trying to do in the second story?

       A．Push hard to get her daughter’s signature．  

       B．Promote her daughter’s books by pretending to be a fan.

       C．Show her pride in her daughter’s achievement.

       D．Persuade Marilyn Kopp to buy her daughter’s book.

58．The computer technician on the phone in the third story ________.

       A．actually could find no way to solve Jeff’s problems

       B．teased Jeff about his poor knowledge of computer jargon

       C．wanted to talk to Lena instead

       D．believed that Jeff’s mom would know more computer jargon

59．What is the main purpose of the jokes?

       A．To make fun of moms.    B．To honor moms.

       C．To educate moms.           D．To amuse moms．

60．The passage is most possibly found ________.

       A．in a storybook         B．in a commercial ad

       C．in a magazine          D．in a student’s text book

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后1—25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。

    I was eight years old when I got my first pair of football boots.　　 This may not seem funny now, but in those days clothing was rationed　　 (配给) 1 the war, and I knew my father had to go　　 2 a coat to give it to me on my birthday.

　　     After school I went to play 3 in a park at the other end of the　　 town, and after my first game I walked 4 the park to the bus stop.　　 When we were 5 the town center, I happened to look　　 6 and saw I was holding just one boot. I looked under the seat but there was no　　 7 of the other one. Of course, I was only eight and not used to　　 8 boots together. One of them must have come undone. I could　　 9 my parents' faces when I told them I had lost it.

　　     I jumped off the bus and caught one going in the 10 direction. To my surprise, a lady who was a friend of my mother's was on it, and she　　 was surprised 11 , because she couldn't understand 12 I was going that　　 way at that time in the afternoon. I told her what had happened and　　 she wished 13 good luck.

　　     When I got to the park, I started walking slowly across it trying　　 to remember all of the various 14 roads I had taken. Suddenly, after　　 about 100 meters, I saw the boot 15 all by itself in the middle of the　　 grass. It seemed such a small object that I thought it was a miracle　　 that I had found it.

Maybe you have heard the story about Miss Evans.

　　     She was an American girl. One afternoon in April 1912, a new ship　　 16 from England to America 17 its first trip. It was one of the largest and finest ships at　　 18 . Over 2,200 people were on it.

　　    It was getting colder and colder, but people were enjoying 19 . They could see icebergs here and there. At night, the ship hit the iceberg　　 and came to 20 .There was a very big hole in the ship and water began　　 to come inside. The ship started to 21 slowly. People had to get into　　 the lifeboat, but the lifeboat wasn't 22 to hold　　 23 many people. Miss Evans was very kind to make　　 24 for the poor children's mother. She went back to the ship bravely. At last the mother　　 25 , but Miss Evans lost her life. What a nice girl! We should learn from her.