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【题目】On the first day of school our professor【1】(introduce) Rose,a little old lady,to us."Why are you in college at such【2】old age?"I asked later.She jokingly replied,"I'm here to meet a rich husband,get【3】(marry),have a couple of children,and then retire and travel."

At the end of the first term we invited Rose【4】(make) a speech to our football team.She cleared her throat and began,"We do not stop playing because we are old;we grow old because we stop playing.【5】you lose your dreams, you will die.There is a huge difference【6】growing older and growing up.Anybody can grow older.The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity.The elderly usually don't have regrets for what they've done,【7】rather for things they haven't done.The only people【8】fear death are those with regrets."

At the end of that year Rose finished the college degree.One week after graduation Rose died【9】(peace) in her sleep.Over two thousand college students attended her funeral（葬礼）to honor the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's【10】too late to be all you can possibly be.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】introduced

【2】an

【3】married

【4】to make

【5】When/If

【6】between

【7】but

【8】who/that

【9】peacefully

【10】never

【解析】通过本文叙述，告诉人们：变成自己想要的样子，从来不迟。

【1】根据句意可知用一般过去时态，答案为introduced。

【2】句意：你为什么在这么大的一个年龄上大学？元音开头的词前加an，表示“一”，故填an。

【3】固定搭配：get married结婚，故答案为married。

【4】固定词组：invite sb. to do sth.邀请某人做某事，故答案为to make。

【5】句意：当你失去梦想的时候/如果你失去梦想，你将会死。可知此处用When/If 引导状语从句。

【6】句意：在渐渐变老和渐渐长大之间是有区分的。根据句意可知填between。

【7】句意：老年人通常不会为做过的事遗憾，而是为还没有做过的事情感到遗憾。根据句意可知此处表示转折，故答案为but。

【8】句意：只有那些有遗憾的人才会怕死。此处The only pepole做先行词，在后面的定语从句中做主语，故答案为that/who。

【9】句意：毕业一星期后，她在梦中安详地离开了人世。副词修饰动词，故答案为peacefully。

【10】句意：我们永远都可以成就自己的理想的了不起的老人。根据句意可知答案为never。