Question

 My secret for staying young is simple. Put all attention to the most important part of you— your brain,and keep it young and growing. Keep your mind awake and you’ll stay young all over. These are exciting times. Take an interest in the world around you,and stick to learning at least one new thing every day.

No matter how old you are,it’s not too late to make your life more interesting. I know a housewife with no knowledge before,who made herself into a well-known industrial engineer. I know a retried(退休的）electrical engineer who has become a highly-paid ceramic(陶器的）artist.

Get over the idea that you are ever too old to go back to school. I know a man who entered medical college at 70. He got his degree with honours and became a famous doctor. Another man went to law school at 71,and now an active lawyer.

Staying young is easy for those,old or young,who live in the future. You can do it if you care enough to try. Keep your mind awake and active. It’s the only elixir(灵丹妙药）.

(   ) 1. The phrase “stick to” in the first paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following?

A. start     B. go  on  C. try     D. remember

(   ) 2. To keep one’s brain young and growing is        .

A. possible     B. a wrong idea

C. funny     D. only necessary  to the old

(   ) 3. The passage tells that the man who entered college at 70 became        .

A. an active lawyer     B. an electric engineer

C. famous for medical     science  D. a highly-paid ceramic artist

(   ) 4. According to the passage,          .

A. one shouldn’t think himself too old to go back to school

B. old men or women should go to school to learn something new

C. staying young is difficult for the old people

D. everyone should be famous when they are old 

(   ) 5. The only youth elixir is        .

A. to go back to school     B. not to consider one’s age

C. to be highly-paid  D. to keep one’s mind awake  and active

Answer 1

  1. B    “stick to learning”意为“go  on  learning”。

2. A  3. C 4. A 5. D