On the first day of school we were challenged to get to know a new classmate. I was looking around， when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I found a little old lady with a warm smile.
She said， “Hi， handsome！ I'm Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug(拥抱)？” I laughed and heartily responded， “Of course！”
“Why are you in college at such a young， innocent(天真的)age？” I asked.
She jokingly replied，“I'm here to meet a rich husband， get married， have children， and then travel around.”
“No， seriously，” I asked. I was curious why she took on this challenge at this age.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one！” She told me. We became instant friends.
Over the year， Rose became a campus icon(偶像)and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us.
“We do not stop playing because we are old； we grow old because we stop playing. Here are the secrets to staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams， you die. We have many people walking around who are dead， and they don't even know it！” she said.
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability，” she added. “But growing up requires finding the opportunity in change. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what they did， but rather for things they did not do.”
One week after graduation that year， Rose died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

1. 1.

   Rose started college at the age of 87 in order to .

   1. A.
      marry a rich man 
   2. B.
      travel around the world
   3. C.
      make more friends 
   4. D.
      realize her dream
2. 2.

   Which of the following best explains “she was living it up” in the seventh paragraph？

   1. A.
      She was living a long life. 
   2. B.
      She was enjoying herself.
   3. C.
      She was spending a lot of money. 
   4. D.
      She was killing time.
3. 3.

   When you lose your dreams， you die because .

   1. A.
      there's no sense in living without your aim
   2. B.
      you can't sleep well every night
   3. C.
      you are too old and have to stop playing
   4. D.
      something is terribly wrong with your brain
4. 4.

   What would be the best title for the passage？

   1. A.
      Meet the Challenge      
   2. B.
      Never Waste Time
   3. C.
      Grow Up or Grow Old？ 
   4. D.
      Have You Got Ready？

On the first day of school we were challenged to get to know a new classmate. I was looking around, when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I found a little old lady with a warm smile.

She said, “Hi, handsome! I’m Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a bug（拥抱）？” I laughed and heartily responded, “Of course!”

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent（天真的）age?” I asked.

She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have children, and then travel around.”

“No, seriously,” I asked. I was curious why she took on this challenge at this age.

“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became instant friends.

Over the year, Rose became a campus icon (偶像) and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students. She was living it up.

At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us.

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. Here are the secrets to staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have many people walking around who are dead, and they don’t even know it!” she said.

“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability,” she added. “But growing up requires finding the opportunity in change. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what they did, but rather for things they did not do.”

One week after graduation that year, Rose died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

1．Rose started college at the age of 87 in order to           .

      A．marry a rich man                                 B．travel around the world

       C．make more friends                               D．realize her dream

2．Which of the following best explains “she was living it up” in the seventh paragraph?

       A．She was living a long life.                     B．She was enjoying herself.

       C．She was spending a lot of money.          D．She was killing time.

3．When you lose your dreams, you die because         .

       A．there’s no sense in living without your aim

       B．you can’t sleep well every night

       C．you are too old and have to stop playing

       D．something is terribly wrong with you brain

4．What would be the best title for the passage?

      A．Meet the Challenge.                              B．Never Waste Time.

       C．Grow Up or Grow Old?                       D．Have You Got Ready?

My father enjoys bike riding．Ever since I was little, I've always loved going hiking with my dad．   36  , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my  37  ．Suddenly, it was important to do things with  38 ．I saw my dad every evening at home．Why did I have to  39 my Sundays:, to all day bike trips with him, too? If my indifference （冷漠） hurt him, my father kept  40  , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip  41   I wanted to come．

       It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low   42   ．Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me．Just then my father  43   my room．"It's a beautiful day．

Want to go for a   44  , today, Beck?” “Leave me alone!” I impatiently   45  . Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that   46  .

Several hours later, the police called us,   47   us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could   48   speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently,   49   of hurting him.

“Daddy … I’m sorry…”

“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”

“No,” I said, “I   50  what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

“Sweetheart, I don’t   51   anything about that day. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He   52   a weak smile.

I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I   53  wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that   54   have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the   55   to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

A．Therefore      B．Instead     C．Besides     D．However

A．attention      B．sight      C．effort      D．energy

A．Dad           B．friends      C．teachers    D．brothers

A．start           B．save      C．devote      D．waste

A．silent         B．busy      C．asleep       D．awake

A．unless        B．in case      C．so that      D．as if

A．spirits        B．conditions C．states     D．hopes

A．left         B．checked    C．entered     D．knocked

A．ride           B．walk      C．picnic       D．game

A．whispered    B．warned     C．announced       D．shouted

A．moment       B．morning   C．afternoon  D．evening

A．convincing  B．reminding C．informing D．phoning

A．eventually   B．generally  C．strictly      D．broadly

A．tired        B．afraid           C．aware       D．sorry

A．discuss     B．think     C．care       D．mean

A．hate         B．forget       C．remember D．like

A．got          B．expressed  C．exchanged D．managed

A．often        B．never     C．even      D．once

A．apologies     B．promises   C．smiles       D．words

A．experience   B．honor       C．power       D．desire

       My father enjoys bike riding．Ever since I was little, I've always loved going biking with my dad．   1  , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my  2  ．Suddenly, it was important to do things with  3 ．I saw my dad every evening at home．Why did I have to  4 my Sundays to all day bike trips with him, too? If my indifference （冷漠） hurt him, my father kept  5  , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip  6   I wanted to come．

       It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low   7   ．Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me．Just then my father  8   my room．"It's a beautiful day．

Want to go for a   9  , today, Beck?” “Leave me alone!” I impatiently   10  . Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that   11  .

Several hours later, the police called us,   12   us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could   13   speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently,   14  of hurting him.

“Daddy … I’m sorry…”

“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”

“No,” I said, “I   15  what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

“Sweetheart, I don’t   16   anything about that day. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He   17   a weak smile.

I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I   18  wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that   19  have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the   20   to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

1．A．Therefore              B．Instead                C．Besides               D．However

2．A．attention                B．sight                   C．effort                  D．energy

3．A．Dad                      B．friends                C．teachers              D．brothers

4．A．start                     B．save                    C．devote                 D．waste

5．A．silent                    B．busy                   C．asleep                 D．awake

6．A．unless                   B．in case                C．so that                D．as if

7．A．spirits                   B．conditions            C．states                  D．hopes

8．A．left                       B．checked              C．entered                D．knocked

9．A．ride                      B．walk                   C．picnic                 D．game

10．A．whispered           B．warned                C．announced           D．shouted

11．A．moment               B．morning              C．afternoon            D．evening

12．A．convincing          B．reminding            C．informing            D．phoning

13．A．eventually            B．generally              C．strictly                D．broadly

14．A．tired                    B．afraid                  C．aware                 D．sorry

15．A．discuss               B．think                   C．care                    D．mean

16．A．hate                    B．forget                  C．remember            D．like

17．A．got                     B．expressed            C．exchanged           D．managed

18．A．often                   B．never                  C．even                   D．once

19．A．apologies             B．promises             C．smiles                 D．words

20．A．experience           B．honor                  C．power                 D．desire