一、完形填空(10分)
When I was turning thirty years old, a friend asked me to share my biggest regret in life. It only took me a(n)
1 to say I regretted not completing college most. I was thought to be
2 in school, got great grades, and had big dreams. Not finishing college, I felt like I was not only letting
3 down, but also everyone who believed in me.
My friend said, "Why not now?" But with a son in primary school, a busy job, and lots of other duties at home, I had a million
4. The one I thought was the strongest: If I went back, I would be thirty-two
5 I graduated. What I heard was something I would never
6: "You're going to be thirty-two anyway."
Looking back, I feel it's the best
7 I have ever received. I would turn thirty-two with a college degree or without one anyway. So I decided to continue my study.
I graduated from university
8 and felt proud of myself. Now I believe it's never too late for me to do anything
9 becoming a teenager.
Do I really want to write my first book in my forties? I'm going to be forty anyway.
Do I really want to run a marathon in my fifties? I'm going to be fifty anyway.
Do I really want to travel around the world in my sixties? I'm going to be sixty anyway.
I hope you never hear me say, "I'm too old for that."
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, I hope you hear me say, "I'm going to be seventy anyway."
It's never too late to start something new, to do those things you've been wishing to do.
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)1. A. week B. day C. hour D. minute
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)2. A. lovely B. polite C. smart D. friendly
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)3. A. myself B. yourself C. herself D. ourselves
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)4. A. ways B. reasons C. jobs D. dreams
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)5. A. if B. because C. until D. when
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)6. A. reply B. change C. forget D. remember
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)7. A. advice B. review C. habit D. magic
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)8. A. successfully B. patiently C. silently D. suddenly
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)9. A. including B. without C. against D. except
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)10. A. Finally B. Besides C. Instead D. Also
