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The 92-year-old, thin, calm and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, even
though she is nearly blind, moved to a nursing home today.
Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of
waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready.
As she walked slowly to the elevator, I provided a true description of her tiny room, including the old
sheets that had been hung on her window. “I love it,” she said with the happiness of an eight-year-old
having just been presented with a new puppy.
“Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room…just wait.”
“That doesn’t matter,” she replied. “Happiness is something you decide ahead of time. Whether I like
my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged. It’s how I arranged my mind. I have
already decided to love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. Each day is a gift, and
as long as my eyes open I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away.” She
went on to explain, “Old age is like a bank account. You take what you’ve put in. So, my advice to you
would be to put in a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories. Thank you for your part in filling
my memory bank.” And with a smile, she said, “All my memories are happy ones.”
Mrs. Jones was always happy in the nursing home and she died at the age of 108.
1. We can infer(推断) from the passage that the author________.
A. is one of Mrs. Jones’ children
B. is a relative of Mrs. Jones
C. works in the nursing home
D. is the owner of the nursing home
2. The room in which the old lady will live________.
A. is very comfortable
B. is fairly big
C. isn’t well equipped
D. is equipped with new furniture
3. What does the underlined word “nursing home” mean?
A. an institution where people are cared for
B. a place where nurses live
C. a place where blind people live
D. memory bank
4. Mrs. Jones was very happy when told about her room because she________.
A. couldn’t see what her room was like
B. thought the nursing home was her home
C. would have to live in the nursing home
D. had already made up her mind to be happy
5. Which of the following words can best describe Mrs. Jones?
A. Proud.
B. Cheerful.
C. Determined
D. Honest
