It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty. I was not sure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.
My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout（ 锻炼） before going to work. Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy nine years old and in terrific shape. As I greeted Nicholas on that particular day, he noticed I wasn't full of my usual vitality（活力）and asked if there was anything wrong. I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty. I wondered how I would look back on（ 回顾）my life once I reached Nicholas's age, so I asked him, “What was the best time of your life？”
Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical（哲理的）answer to your philosophical question：
When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, 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 had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, 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.
The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship bound for（开往）North America, that was the best time of my life.
When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.
When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.”
“And now, Joe, I am seventy nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met. This is the best time of my life.”
【小题1】When was the writer's birthday?A．June 13B．June 15C．June 17D．June 19【小题2】Why was the writer anxious?A．He wasn't full of his usual vitality.B．He didn't see his old friend Nicholas.C．He was feeling anxious about turning thirty.D．He didn't like his friend's answer about the best time.【小题3】What does the underlined word “ nurtured ” mean?A．brought up B．developedC．trainedD．encouragedA
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(答案→)A
解析：本文告诉我们要珍惜眼前的生活，天天都是我们生活中最精彩的一天。
【小题1】C 计算题。根据文章第一句】It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty.今天是15号，2天以后是我就是30岁了，说明17号是我的生日，故C正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据第一段第2句I was not sure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.说明他担心自己30了，美好的时光就要过去了。故C正确。
【小题3】A 推理题。根据When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life.句意：当我是一个孩子的时候，一切都安排得很好，我也受到父母的悉心照顾。故该词是指照顾，养育的意思，故A项正确。