On the first day of school our teacher 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 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 university 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 and travel.”
I knew she was joking. I was curious(好奇) what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom(智慧) 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...”
小题1:When the author and Rose first met, they began their conversation in a ________ manner.
A．polite
B．impolite
C．serious
D．humorous小题2:Rose went to the university in order to _______.
A．meet a rich husband
B．make new friends
C．get a better job
D．get a university education小题3:The author considered Rose as a “time machine” because ________.
A．she always came to class on time
B．she made friends easily at university
C．she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience
D．she knew the difference between growing older and growing up小题4:The word“That”in Paragraph 7 refers to(指)________.
A．growing older
B．growing up
C．staying young
D．being happy小题5:From this passage we know Rose believed ________
A．“Easier said than done.”
B．“Well begun is half done.”
C．“It is never too late to learn.”
D．“Reading makes a full man.”
