The first day of school 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 wrinkled, little old lady with a warm smile. She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old.”

"Why are you in college at such a young age?" I asked. She replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids and then retire(退休) and travel..." 

I knew she was joking. I was curious what might have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

"I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me. 

We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I was always interested in listening to this "time machine" as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.

At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began, "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. I’ve learned a few secrets 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 dreams, you die.”

“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.

“Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do……"

小题1:When the writer and Rose first met, they began their talk in a_______ way.

A．serious

B．polite

C．formal

D．humorous小题2:Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “motivated” in the fourth paragraph?

A．encouraged

B．persuaded

C．taught

D．forced小题3:Rose went to college in order to _______.

A．meet a rich husband

B．make new friends

C．get a college education

D．get a better job小题4:The writer considered Roses as a “time machine” because__________.

A．she always came to class on time.

B．she make friends easily at college.

C．she knew the difference between growing older and growing up

D．she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience.小题5:From this passage we know Rose believed_________.

A．“The early bird catches the worm”

B．“It is never too late to learn”

C．“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bushes”

D．“One false step will make a great difference.”