二、完形填空。(共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)
It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, an 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
1 , “Of course!”
“Why are you in college(大学)
2 such an age?” I asked.
She joked, “I'm here to meet a
3 husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”
“Seriously?” I said.
“I always
4 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
5 .
At the end of the term, we invited Rose to
6 at our party. I'll never forget what she taught
7 .
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow
8 because we stop playing. Here are the
9 of staying young. You have to laugh and find humour every
10 . You've got to have a dream. When you
11 your dreams, you die(死亡)!” she said.
“There is a big
12 between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn't take any talent(天赋) or ability,” she added. “But to
13 , you have to find the chance in change. Try to have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don't have regrets for what we did, but for
14 we did not do.”
Finally we graduated(毕业) from the college with Rose. One week
15 graduation(毕业), she died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.
(
B
)1. A. slowly B. happily C. heavily D. badly
(
A
)2. A. at B. on C. of D. in
(
A
)3. A. rich B. bad C. poor D. short
(
D
)4. A. hope B. wish C. want D. dream
(
D
)5. A. another B. the other C. other D. others
(
B
)6. A. say B. speak C. talk D. discuss
(
A
)7. A. us B. her C. him D. them
(
B
)8. A. young B. old C. tall D. thin
(
B
)9. A. stories B. secrets C. seasons D. surveys(调查)
(
D
)10. A. week B. month C. year D. day
(
A
)11. A. lose B. have C. keep D. like
(
C
)12. A. chance(机会) B. change C. difference D. problem
(
B
)13. A. stand up B. grow up C. grow old D. keep healthy
(
D
)14. A. that B. when C. how D. what
(
B
)15. A. in B. after C. during D. before
