Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired(退休)，but she needed to keep __1__.She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her __2__ with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she __3__ other old folks like her. By talking with them，she __4__ two 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 __7__ to 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 is about __9__ old. She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being __10__.

Anna Douglas uses her __11__ ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands __12__ problems begin. For example，one of her __13__ said that his grandchildren__14__ the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas __15__ some ways to him to understand his grandchildren.

“It's important to know__16__ about your grandchildren's world，” says Mrs. Douglas. “That means questioning and listening，and __17__ is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and about them，” she continues. “Never try to __18__ your grandchildren or other young people. Never __19__ your opinion. Don't tell them what they should do.__20__，they have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them as well.”

1．A. free　　　　 B．rich　　　　 C．powerful　　　　 D．busy

2．A. service　　　 B．money　　　　 C．students　　　　 D．books

3．A. observed　　　　 B．met　　　　 C．comforted　　　 D．answered

4．A. recognized　　　　 B．followed　　　　 C．enjoyed　　　　 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．writing　　　　 D．leading

12．A. that　　　　 B．when　　　 　C．why　　　　 D．whether

13．A. visitors　　　　 B．readers　　　　 C．listeners　　　　 D．friends

14．A. got　　　　 B．entered　　　　 C．left　　　　 D．passed

15．A. invented　　　　 B．chose　　　　 C．suggested　　　　 D．imagined

16．A. everything　　 B．something　 C．anything　　　　 D．nothing

17．A. listening　　　　 B．speaking　　　　 C．pleasing　　　　 D．advising

18．A. praise　　　　 B．scold　　　　 C．trouble　　　　 D．encourage

19．A. speak out　　　 B．give up　　　　 C．get back　　　　 D．stick to

20．A. Commonly　　 B．Surprisingly　　 C．Happily　　　 D．Naturally

When I was in Grade 7, I helped at a local hospital in my town. Most of the time I spent there was with Mr Gillespie. He never had any (1)________ , and nobody seemed to care about his(2)________ .

　　 I spent many days there holding his hands and talking to him, (3)________ anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, (4)________ he responded with only an occasional squeeze of my hand. Mr Gillespie was in a coma (昏迷).

　　 I (5)________ for a week on vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr Gillespie was (6)________ . I didn't have the (7)________ to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might (8)________ me he had died.

　　 Several (9)________ later, when I was a junior in a high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face. When I (10)________ who it was, my eyes filled with tears. He was (11)________ ! I walked up to him to ask if his name was Mr Gillespie. With uncertain (12)________ on his face, he replied yes. I (13)________ how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever (14)________ .

　　 He began to tell me how, (15)________ he lay there, he could hear me talking to him and could (16)________ me holding his hands the whole time. Mr Gillespie (17)________ believed that it was my voice and (18)________ that had kept him alive.

　　 Although I haven't (19)________ him since, he fills my heart with (20)________ every day. I know that I made a difference between his life and his death.

( ) 1. A. visitors　　　 B. relatives　　 C. patients　　 D. friends

( ) 2. A. interest　　　 B. requirement　 C. condition　 D. thought

( ) 3. A. talking about B. looking for　 C. pointing out D. helping with

( ) 4. A. so that　　　 B. even though　 C. soon after　 D. just as

( ) 5. A. left　　　　　 B. returned　　 C. turned　　　 D. arrived

( ) 6. A. dead　　　 　　B. mad　　　　　 C. gone　　　　 D. excited

( ) 7. A. fight　　　　　 B. chance　　　 C. nerve　　　　 D. time

( ) 8. A. cheat　　　　　 B. tell　　　　 C. remind　　　 D. warn

( ) 9. A. days　　　　　 B. weeks　　　　 C. months　　　 D. years

( ) 10. A. realised　　　 B. wondered　　 C. heard　　　　 D. asked

( ) 11. A. great　　　　 B. alive　　　　 C. successful　 D. lucky

( ) 12. A. way　　　　　 B. look　　　　 C. seeing　　　 D. answer

( ) 13. A. apologised　　 B. remembered　 C. explained　　 D. admitted

( ) 14. A. dreamed　　　 B. shown　　　　 C. wanted　　　 D. received

( ) 15. A. because　　　 B. if　　　　　 C. unless　　　 D. as

( ) 16. A. notice　　　　 B. feel　　　　 C. imagine　　　 D. appreciate

( ) 17. A. hardly　　　　 B. immediately　 C. firmly　　　 D. wrongly

( ) 18. A. humour　　　　 B. encouragement C. touch　　　　 D. treatment

( ) 19. A. forgotten　　 B. called　　　 C. missed　　　 D. seen

( ) 20. A. joy　　　　　 B. regret　　　 C. respect　　　 D. sympathy