I still remember the day when I reached my college. I met a special ___1___, a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “Hi, young man! I’m Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I said ___2___. “Of course!”
“Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked.
She ___3___, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”
“No, take it seriously.” I said.
“I always dreamed of having a ___4___ education. Now I’m getting one!” she told me proudly.
After a year, Rose became ___5___. She could easily get on well with others wherever she went. She ___6___ to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from others.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to ___7___ at our party. I can still remember what she said.
“We do not stop ___8___ because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. Here are the secrets of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every day.”
“What’s more, it’s never too late to learn. ___9___ you have a dream, it’s never too late to make it come true.”
Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. I’ll never ____10____ what she taught us.
1. A. friend B. neighbor C. classmate
2. A. angrily B. happily C. sadly
3. A. joked B. cried C. shouted
4. A. college B. primary school C. middle school
5. A. tired B. unhappy C. popular
6. A. feared B. hated C. loved
7. A. dance B. speak C. sing
8. A. thinking B. learning C. playing
9. A. If B. Unless C. Though
10. A. believe B. forget C. remember
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者大学时一位特殊的同学——87岁的罗丝。