Question

In two days, I will be turning 30. And I was not looking forward to a new decade (十年). I was afraid that the best years of my life were behind me.

One day, I met with my friend Nicholas. He was a 79-year-old man. He noticed something was different about me and asked if anything was wrong. I told him what I was anxious (焦虑) about and asked him： “What was the best time of your life?”

Without hesitation, Nicholas replied： “Well, Joe, when I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me, that was the best time of my life.”

“When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.”

“When I got my first job and got paid for my work, that was the best time of my life.”

“When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.”

“World War Ⅱcame, and my wife and I had to leave Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship, that was the best time of my life.”

“When I became a young father and watched my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.”

“And now, Joe, I am 79 years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am just as in love with my wife as I was the day we met. This is the best time of my life.”

1.How did the writer feel about his upcoming 30th birthday?

A. Excited. B. Worried. C. Angry. D. Tired.

2.Where did the old man live when he was a kid?

A. In Austria B. In Canada

C. In Australia D. In North America

3.From the passage, we can learn that .

A. the writer didn’t know how to spend the rest of his life

B. the writer was an easy-going person

C. the old man was not in good condition

D. the old man has a very happy family

4.From the passage, we can learn that .

A. it’s never too old to learn

B. believing in yourself is the key to success

C. be thankful for what you have today

D. time and tide (潮水) wait for no man

Answer 1