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 was 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 for 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．”
“I'm too old and it's too late,” which played over and over in my mind．I was 1 and exhausted after ending my marriage and my law career at the same time． 2 my ambition to become a writer, I 3 my ability to succeed as one．Had I wasted years going 4 the wrong goals?
I was at a low point 5 the voice on the radio began 6 the story of Grandma Moses．Ann Mary Moses left home at thirteen, bore ten children and worked hard to raise the five who 7 ．Struggling to make a living on poor farms, she managed to 8 a bit of beauty for herself by embroidering(绣花)on cloth．
At seventy-eight, her fingers became 9 awkward to hold a needle． 10 give in to aging, she went out to an empty room and began to 11 ．For the first two years, these paintings were either given away or sold 12 a little money．But at the age of seventy-nine, she was “discovered” by the 13 world－and the rest is 14 ．She went on to produce more than two thousand paintings, 15 her book illustrations(插图)for It was the Night before Christmas were completed in her one-hundredth year!
16 I listened to the radio, my 17 changed．If Grandma Moses 18 begin a new career and succeed after eighty, my life still had 19 after thirty．Before the program ended, I rushed to my computer to work on the novel I'd nearly 20 ．
It was published eight months later．
(1)
[ ]
A．
encouraged
B．
discouraged
C．
thrilled
D．
inspired
(2)
[ ]
A．
Despite
B．
Except
C．
For
D．
With
(3)
[ ]
A．
believed
B．
expected
C．
proved
D．
doubted
(4)
[ ]
A．
by
B．
after
C．
against
D．
over
(5)
[ ]
A．
unless
B．
because
C．
when
D．
while
(6)
[ ]
A．
telling
B．
reminding
C．
saying
D．
playing
(7)
[ ]
A．
succeeded
B．
left
C．
survived
D．
grew
(8)
[ ]
A．
notice
B．
offer
C．
give
D．
provide
(9)
[ ]
A．
so
B．
too
C．
such
D．
that
(10)
[ ]
A．
Other than
B．
As well as
C．
Rather than
D．
Instead of
(11)
[ ]
A．
paint
B．
write
C．
think
D．
change
(12)
[ ]
A．
off
B．
at
C．
by
D．
for
(13)
[ ]
A．
literature
B．
art
C．
education
D．
entertainment
(14)
[ ]
A．
story
B．
fortune
C．
history
D．
fact
(15)
[ ]
A．
but
B．
and
C．
so
D．
therefore
(16)
[ ]
A．
Until
B．
Thus
C．
As
D．
Then
(17)
[ ]
A．
mood
B．
heart
C．
interest
D．
spirit
(18)
[ ]
A．
should
B．
must
C．
might
D．
could
(19)
[ ]
A．
ability
B．
hope
C．
freedom
D．
dream
(20)
[ ]
A．
finished
B．
abandoned
C．
published
D．
sold
完形填空
“I'm too old and it's too late,” which played over and over in my mind．I was 1 and exhausted after ending my marriage and my law career at the same time． 2 my ambition to become a writer, I 3 my ability to succeed as one．Had I wasted years going 4 the wrong goals?
I was at a low point 5 the voice on the radio began 6 the story of Grandma Moses．Ann Mary Moses left home at thirteen, bore ten children and worked hard to raise the five who 7 ．Struggling to make a living on poor farms, she managed to 8 a bit of beauty for herself by embroidering(绣花)on cloth．
At seventy-eight, her fingers became 9 awkward to hold a needle． 10 give in to aging, she went out to an empty room and began to 11 ．For the first two years, these paintings were either given away or sold 12 a little money．But at the age of seventy-nine, she was “discovered” by the 13 world－and the rest is 14 ．She went on to produce more than two thousand paintings, 15 her book illustrations(插图)for It was the Night before Christmas were completed in her one-hundredth year!
16 I listened to the radio, my 17 changed．If Grandma Moses 18 begin a new career and succeed after eighty, my life still had 19 after thirty．Before the program ended, I rushed to my computer to work on the novel I'd nearly 20 ．
It was published eight months later．
(1)
[ ]
A．
encouraged
B．
discouraged
C．
thrilled
D．
inspired
(2)
[ ]
A．
Despite
B．
Except
C．
For
D．
With
(3)
[ ]
A．
believed
B．
expected
C．
proved
D．
doubted
(4)
[ ]
A．
by
B．
after
C．
against
D．
over
(5)
[ ]
A．
unless
B．
because
C．
when
D．
while
(6)
[ ]
A．
telling
B．
reminding
C．
saying
D．
playing
(7)
[ ]
A．
succeeded
B．
left
C．
survived
D．
grew
(8)
[ ]
A．
notice
B．
offer
C．
give
D．
provide
(9)
[ ]
A．
so
B．
too
C．
such
D．
that
(10)
[ ]
A．
Other than
B．
As well as
C．
Rather than
D．
Instead of
(11)
[ ]
A．
paint
B．
write
C．
think
D．
change
(12)
[ ]
A．
off
B．
at
C．
by
D．
for
(13)
[ ]
A．
literature
B．
art
C．
education
D．
entertainment
(14)
[ ]
A．
story
B．
fortune
C．
history
D．
fact
(15)
[ ]
A．
but
B．
and
C．
so
D．
therefore
(16)
[ ]
A．
Until
B．
Thus
C．
As
D．
Then
(17)
[ ]
A．
mood
B．
heart
C．
interest
D．
spirit
(18)
[ ]
A．
should
B．
must
C．
might
D．
could
(19)
[ ]
A．
ability
B．
hope
C．
freedom
D．
dream
(20)
[ ]
A．
finished
B．
abandoned
C．
published
D．
sold
完形填空
“I'm too old and it's too late,” which played over and over in my mind．I was 1 and exhausted after ending my marriage and my law career at the same time． 2 my ambition to become a writer, I 3 my ability to succeed as one．Had I wasted years going 4 the wrong goals?
I was at a low point 5 the voice on the radio began 6 the story of Grandma Moses．Ann Mary Moses left home at thirteen, bore ten children and worked hard to raise the five who 7 ．Struggling to make a living on poor farms, she managed to 8 a bit of beauty for herself by embroidering(绣花)on cloth．
At seventy-eight, her fingers became 9 awkward to hold a needle． 10 give in to aging, she went out to an empty room and began to 11 ．For the first two years, these paintings were either given away or sold 12 a little money．But at the age of seventy-nine, she was “discovered” by the 13 world-and the rest is 14 ．She went on to produce more than two thousand paintings, 15 her book illustrations(插图)for It was the Night before Christmas were completed in her one-hundredth year!
16 I listened to the radio, my 17 changed．If Grandma Moses 18 begin a new career and succeed after eighty, my life still had 19 after thirty．Before the program ended, I rushed to my computer to work on the novel I'd nearly 20 ．
