The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around, when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.

 I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady with a warm smile. She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old.”

 "Why are you in college at such a young age?" I asked. She replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids and then retire(退休) and travel..." 

 I knew she was joking. I was curious what might have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

"I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me. 

We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I was always interested in listening to this "time machine" as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.

At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began, "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. I’ve learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.”

“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.

“Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do……"

1.When the writer and Rose first met, they began their talk in a_______ way.

A. serious                        B. polite       C. formal              D. humorous

2.Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “motivated” in the fourth paragraph?

A. encouraged               B. persuaded                    C. taught                            D. forced

3.Rose went to college in order to _______.

A. meet a rich husband                                        B. make new friends 

C. get a college education                                     D. get a better job

4.The writer considered Roses as a “time machine” because__________.

A. she always came to class on time.     

B. she make friends easily at college.

C. she knew the difference between growing older and growing up

D. she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience.

5.From this passage we know Rose believed_________.

A. “The early bird catches the worm”  

B. “It is never too late to learn”

C. “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bushes” 

D. “One false step will make a great difference.”

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know.

I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled，little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said，“Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I' m eighty－seven years old. Can I give you a hug？”I laughed and enthusiastically responded，“Of course you may.”and she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such a young，innocent age？”I asked. She jokingly replied，“I'm here to meet a rich husband，get married，have a couple of children，and then retire and travel.”“No，seriously？”I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

 “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one. ”she told me. After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milk- shake. We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always attracted listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.

 Over the course of the year，Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students. She was living it up.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium(讲台). As she began to deliver her prepared speech，she dropped her 3x5 cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed, she leaned into the microphone and simply said，“I'm sorry I'm so nervous. I gave up beer for Lent(一种威士忌的牌子)  and this whisky is killing me. I'll never get my speech back in order to let me just tell you what I know.”

As we laughed she cleared her throat and began：“We do not stop playing because we are old；we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young，being happy，and achieving success.” “You have to laugh and find humor every day.” You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams，you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it.” “There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing，you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty－seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything, I will turn eighty－eight. Anybody can grow older. It’s non-optional but that doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.” “Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did，but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose.” She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.

One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in honor of the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be. When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they’ll really enjoy it! These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.

1.The writer provides the details about Rose in Paragraph 2 to show that_______.

A. she was an innocent and enthusiastic person

B. she was an optimistic and humorous person

C. she was an aggressive person with a strong sense of honor

D. she was an intelligent person with highly motivated personality

2.Why does the writer compare Rose to “time machine” in Paragraph 3?

A. To describe the friendship between Rose and her young schoolmates.

B. To stress her old age and rich wisdom and experience.

C. To show that she enjoyed dressing up in spite of her old age.

D. To emphasize that she took on the challenge at such an old age.

3.Which of the following best explains the sentence ”We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing”(Paragraph 6)?

A. “If we lose our dreams, we will regret for what we did when young.”

B. “If we don’t laugh every day, we will easily get old.”

C. “Once we stop seeking and working for our dreams, we will really become old.”

D. “Once we stop exercising, we will get weaker physically and mentally.”

4.It can be inferred from Paragraph 6 that________.

A. those who don’t have dreams are as good as dead

B. growing old is uncontrollable but growing up is optional

C. the elderly usually feel regretful for what they did

D. our talent and ability decline with age

5.The method the writer uses to describe the character of Rose is________.

A. making comments               B. making comparisons

C. providing arguments             D. giving examples

6.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Meeting challenges            B. Secrets to success

C. Dream in heart                D. My best friend

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know.
I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled，little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said，“Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I' m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug？”I laughed and enthusiastically responded，“Of course you may.”and she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such a young，innocent age？”I asked. She jokingly replied，“I'm here to meet a rich husband，get married，have a couple of children，and then retire and travel.”“No，seriously？”I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one. ”she told me. After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milk- shake. We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always attracted listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.
Over the course of the year，Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium(讲台). As she began to deliver her prepared speech，she dropped her 3x5 cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed, she leaned into the microphone and simply said，“I'm sorry I'm so nervous. I gave up beer for Lent(一种威士忌的牌子)  and this whisky is killing me. I'll never get my speech back in order to let me just tell you what I know.”
As we laughed she cleared her throat and began：“We do not stop playing because we are old；we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young，being happy，and achieving success.” “You have to laugh and find humor every day.” You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams，you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it.” “There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing，you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything, I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. It’s non-optional but that doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.” “Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did，but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose.” She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.
One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in honor of the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be. When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they’ll really enjoy it! These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE

1. 1.

   The writer provides the details about Rose in Paragraph 2 to show that_______

   1. A.
      she was an innocent and enthusiastic person
   2. B.
      she was an optimistic and humorous person
   3. C.
      she was an aggressive person with a strong sense of honor
   4. D.
      she was an intelligent person with highly motivated personality
2. 2.

   Why does the writer compare Rose to “time machine” in Paragraph 3?

   1. A.
      To describe the friendship between Rose and her young schoolmates
   2. B.
      To stress her old age and rich wisdom and experience
   3. C.
      To show that she enjoyed dressing up in spite of her old age
   4. D.
      To emphasize that she took on the challenge at such an old age
3. 3.

   Which of the following best explains the sentence ”We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing”(Paragraph 6)?

   1. A.
      “If we lose our dreams, we will regret for what we did when young.”
   2. B.
      “If we don’t laugh every day, we will easily get old.”
   3. C.
      “Once we stop seeking and working for our dreams, we will really become old.”
   4. D.
      “Once we stop exercising, we will get weaker physically and mentally.”
4. 4.

   It can be inferred from Paragraph 6 that________

   1. A.
      those who don’t have dreams are as good as dead
   2. B.
      growing old is uncontrollable but growing up is optional
   3. C.
      the elderly usually feel regretful for what they did
   4. D.
      our talent and ability decline with age
5. 5.

   The method the writer uses to describe the character of Rose is________

   1. A.
      making comments
   2. B.
      making comparisons
   3. C.
      providing arguments
   4. D.
      giving examples
6. 6.

   Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      Meeting challenges
   2. B.
      Secrets to success
   3. C.
      Dream in heart
   4. D.
      My best friend

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around, when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady with a warm smile. She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old.”
"Why are you in college at such a young age?" I asked. She replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids and then retire(退休) and travel..." 
I knew she was joking. I was curious what might have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
"I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me. 
We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I was always interested in listening to this "time machine" as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began, "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. I’ve learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.”
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.
“Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do……"

1. 1.

   When the writer and Rose first met, they began their talk in a_______ way

   1. A.
      serious
   2. B.
      polite
   3. C.
      formal
   4. D.
      humorous
2. 2.

   Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “motivated” in the fourth paragraph?

   1. A.
      encouraged
   2. B.
      persuaded
   3. C.
      taught
   4. D.
      forced
3. 3.

   Rose went to college in order to ______.

   1. A.
      meet a rich husband
   2. B.
      make new friends
   3. C.
      get a college education
   4. D.
      get a better job
4. 4.

   The writer considered Roses as a “time machine” because______.

   1. A.
      she always came to class on time
   2. B.
      she make friends easily at college
   3. C.
      she knew the difference between growing older and growing up
   4. D.
      she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience
5. 5.

   From this passage we know Rose believed______.

   1. A.
      “The early bird catches the worm”
   2. B.
      “It is never too late to learn”
   3. C.
      “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bushes”
   4. D.
      “One false step will make a great difference.”

The first Olympic Games at Olympia were held in 776 B. C. They were held  1  four years from 776 B. C. to 393 A. D. In ancient  2  , games were closely  3  to the worship(尊敬)of the gods and heroes. They were also held as part of religious ceremonies(宗教仪式)to  4  dead heroes. But from the beginning, the games at Olympia served to   5  the Greek sense of national unity. So every four years over 1 100 years, thousands of  6  stopped all wars and  7  to a small sanctuary in northwestern Greece for five days in the late summer for  8  reason—to watch the Olympic Games. During that time,   9  from all over the Greek world competed in a number of  10  events and worshipped the gods at Olympia. The athletes competed not for  11  or material goods,   12  only for the honor of being Olympic visitors. Like our Olympics,   13  athletes were heroes who put their hometowns on the map. However,    14  our Olympics, only  15  who spoke Greek could compete, instead of athletes from any  16  and the games were  17  held at Olympia instead of moving around to different places every time.

The  18  Olympics had a rich variety of games. Many of these games are the ancestors of our modern Olympic Games and had  19  and playing conditions which modern athletes would be very  20  with. They include boxing, jumping, running, wrestling and so on.

1. A. some　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. each

C. every　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. any

2. A. Britain　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Greece

C. Russia　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. China

3. A. stuck　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. known

C. connected　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. owed

4. A. welcome　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. honor

C. call　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. meet

5. A. strengthen　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. invent

C. reach　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. form

6. A. soldiers?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. athletes?

C. people　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. players

7. A. marched　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. rode

C. flew　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. crowded

8. A. a single　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. some

C. a certain　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. no

9. A. people　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. audience

C. competitors　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. soldiers

10. A. physical　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. athletic

C. political　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. interesting

11. A. money　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. fame

C. victory　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. medal

12. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. while

C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

13. A. good　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. all

C. winning　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. brave

14. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unlike

C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

15. A. free men　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. slaves

C. poor men　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Frenchmen

16. A. continent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. town

C. period　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. country

17. A. always　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. again

C. usually　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. sometimes

18. A. recent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. biggest

C. ancient　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. modern

19. A. armies　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B rules

C. competitors　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fields

20. A. agreeable　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. delighted

C. familiar　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. popular