The first day of school, our professor introduced an old lady Rose to us.“Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked her. She replied, “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” We became friends quickly.

At the end of the term I invited Rose to make a speech to our football team. I’ll never forget what she taught us. She said, “There are some secrets of staying young and being happy. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You must have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you will die. There is a huge difference between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t need any talent or ability. To grow up, you must always find the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The people who are afraid of death are those with regrets.”

At the end of the year, Rose finished her college. One week after graduation, Rose died peacefully in her sleep. We would always remember the great woman.

1.From the passage, we can learn that Rose ________.

A. went to college at an old age

B. became a professor later

C. once worked in a hospital

D. died before college graduation

2.At the end of the term the writer invited Rose to ________.

A. go to a party B. play football

C. make a speech D. write a book

3.The underlined word “talent” in the third paragraph means “________” in Chinese.

A. 训练 B. 方法 C. 途径 D. 才能

4.If you want to stay young and be happy, ________, according to Rose.[

A. never grow up

B. don’t be afraid of death

C. have a dream and never lose it

D. don’t find the opportunity in change

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Laughing every day

B. Never too old to learn

C. Growing old and growing up

D. How to stay young and being happy

1979 was World Conservation(自然保护)Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger. They hoped that governments would go into action(采取行动)quickly in order to conserve nature. Here is one example of the problems. At one time there were 1,300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 860 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology(技术). We are changing the earth, the air and the water, and everything that grows and lives. We can’t live without these plants. If we continue like this, we will destroy ourselves.

What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests, and so on. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometers of their river. Young people may hear about conversation through a record called “No one’s going to change our world.” It was made by the Beatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.

1.World Conservation Year sponsored(发起) by the United Nations warned(警告)the people all over the world________.

A. of the danger in the world

B. against the changing world

C. against modern man and his technology

D. against destroying themselves

2.What will happen in the future is decided by _______.

A. the young of today

B. the young of tomorrow

C. what we do today

D. how much we know about the earth

3.“No one’s going to change our world” is ___________.

A. a call given by the Beatles

B. the name of a popular record

C. the name of a popular book

D. the name of a radio station

4.Some of the world famous singers made a record to collect money for _______.

A. the United Nations

B. saving the living things

C. the conservation of the nature

D. the poor people of the world

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