The first day of university our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a 11 ,little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that 12 her entire being.
She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and enthusiastically 13 , “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant 14 . “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked.
She 15 replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids…”
“No seriously,” I asked. I was 16 what may have motivated her to be taking on this 17 at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a 18 and now I’m getting one!” she told me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she 19 made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention bestowed upon her from the other 20 . She was living it up.
At the end of the semester 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 21 because we stop playing.
There are only four 22 to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your 23 ,you die.
Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or 24 . The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in 25 . Have no regrets.”
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(答案→)C
解析：本文讲述了一个87岁的老太太为了实现自己上大学的梦想一直在努力的故事，以告诉我们要为自己的梦想而努力，有梦想的人才是最美丽的。
【小题1】C 上下文串联。根据下文可知Rose年龄已经很大了，故应该是满脸的皱纹。故C正确。
【小题2】B 短语辨析。A包围B照亮C覆盖D炫耀；她的微笑把她整个人都照亮起来，显得很精神。
【小题3】A 动词辨析。A回应B宣布C同意D允许；我大笑着热情地回应她。
【小题4】B 上下文串联。根据上文的Can I give you a hug?她是想拥抱我，故B项正确。
【小题5】C 副词辨析。A严肃地B开心地C开玩笑地D充满希望地；从后面回答可知她是开玩笑的。
【小题6】A 形容词辨析。A好奇的B急切C不确定D怀疑；对于如此高龄还来读书，我们很好奇。
【小题7】D 名词辨析。A事业B学位C爱好D挑战；是什么鼓励她在如此高龄还接受这样的挑战。
【小题8】A 名词辨析。A大学教育B富有的丈夫C好工作D幸福家庭；根据上下文可知她一直都想接受到大学教育，而现在她实现了自己的梦想。
【小题9】C 副词辨析。A频繁地B很少C容易D经常；无论她去哪里，很容易就能交到朋友。
【小题10】D 上下文串联。在大学校园里，她很容易就能引起学生们的注意。
【小题11】D 上下文下来。不能因为老就停止运动，正是因为停止了运动，我们才会老。
【小题12】C 名词辨析。A便条B建议C秘密D要求；爆出年轻有4个秘密，secret与介词to连用。
【小题13】B 名词辨析。A勇气B梦想C信心D朋友；如果一个人失去了梦想，他就会死去。
【小题14】A 名词辨析。A能力B时间C钱D努力；任何人都会变老，这不需要才干和能力。
【小题15】D 名词辨析。A大学B下文C尝试D变化；我们要在变化中寻找机会，而不是留有遗憾。