It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile.

She said, “Hi, young man! I'm Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug? ”

I said   36   , “Of course!”

“Why are you in college at   37   an age?” I asked.

She joked, “I'm here to meet a    38   husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”

“No, seriously(严肃地),” I asked.

“I always   39  of having a college education. Now I'm getting one!” she told me.

After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from   40   .

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to    41   at our party. I'll never forget what she taught   42   .

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow   43    because we stop playing. Here are the     44   of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every   45   . You've got to have a dream. When you    46   your dreams, you die!” she said.

“There is a big   47   between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn't take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to   48   , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don't have regrets for what we did ,   49   rather for things we did not do.”

Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week   50  graduation ( 毕业 ), she died peacefully（平静地） in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

(    )36. A. slowly              B. happily                         C. heavily        D. badly

(    )37. A. so                    B. this                              C. such                 D. that

(    )38. A. rich                 B. bad                              C. poor                 D. short

(    )39. A. hoped              B. wished                         C. wanted              D. dreamed

(    )40. A. another            B. the other                      C. the others      D. others

(    )41. A. say                  B. speak                           C. talk                  D. discuss

(    )42. A. us                   B. her                             C. him                  D. them

(    )43. A. young            B. old                           C. tall           D. thin

(    )44. A. stories             B. secrets                        C. seasons            D. surveys

(    )45. A. week               B. month                         C. year                 D. day

(    )46. A. lose                 B. have                            C. keep                 D. like

(    )47. A. chance             B. change                         C. difference      D. problem

(    )48. A. stand up           B. grow up                       C. grow old           D. keep healthy

(    )49. A. because          B. so                             C. though            D. but

(    )50. A. in                 B. after                          C. during        D. before