My Name Is Rose 我的名字叫萝丝

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.”

1.  A．strong          B．beautiful        C．wrinkled  D．charming

 

2.  A．surrounded with  B．lit up           C．covered  D．showed off

 

3.  A．responded      B．announced      C．agreed   D．allowed

 

4.   A．kiss            B．squeeze（紧抱） C．smile D．arm

 

5.   A．seriously        B．happily         C．jokingly   D．hopefully

 

6.  A．curious         B．eager          C．unsure   D．doubtful

 

7.   A．career         B．degree         C．hobby    D．challenge

 

8.   A．college education B．rich husband     C．good job  D．happy family

 

9.   A．frequently      B．seldom         C．easily D．often

 

10.  A．elderly         B．people         C．friends    D．students

 

11.   A．mature         B．weak          C．relaxed   D．old

 

12.   A．notes          B．suggestions      C．secrets    D．requirements

 

13. A．courage        B．dreams         C．confidence D．friends

 

14.  A．ability          B．time           C．money    D．effort