The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate. I           to look around when a gentle hand              my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little           lady looking up at me with a smile.
She said, "Hi. My name is Rose. I'm eightyseven years old. Can I give you a hug?" I laughed and           responded, "Of course you may!" and she gave me a giant (巨大的) squeeze.
"Why are you in college at such a young, innocent          ?" I asked. "I always           having a college education and now I'm getting          !" she told me.
Later, we became close friends. Every day we would leave class together and she          her wisdomand experience with me. Over the           of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she           made friends wherever she went.
At the           of the semester (学期) we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet (宴会). I'll           forget what she taught us. When she was introduced, frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her           and said, "We do not stop playing because we are old; we          old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying          , being happy, and achieving success. You have to           and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you          your dreams, you die."
One week after graduation Rose died           in her sleep. Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to (悼念) the wonderful woman who taught          example that it's never too          to be all you can possibly be.
A. lay down    B. stood up  C. fell off    D. went out
A. touched    B. felt  C. wounded    D. clapped
A. beautiful    B. young   C. old    D. kind-hearted
A. sadly    B. coldly  C. absently    D. enthusiastically
A. age    B. speed  C. point    D. year
A. talked about    B. tried out  C. looked forward    D. dreamed of
A. those    B. one  C. that    D. they
A. learned    B. told  C. shared    D. debated
A. course    B. path  C. distance    D. road
A. easily    B. rarely  C. unwillingly    D. strangely
A. middle    B. beginning   C. end    D. top
A. ever    B. never  C. still    D. already
A. throat    B. face  C. nose    D. eyes
A. grow    B. prove  C. look    D. stay
A. rich    B. healthy  C. cheerful    D. young
A. eat    B. cry   C. laugh    D. shout
A. have    B. lose  C. get    D. keep
A. bitterly    B. fortunately  C. peacefully    D. hopefully
A. to    B. for   C. in    D. by
A. early    B. bad   C. good    D. Late