The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate. I  1  to look around when a gentle hand  2  my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little  3  lady looking up at me with a smile.

She said, “Hi. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and  4  responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant（巨大的） squeeze.

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent  5 ?”I asked. “I always  6  having a college education and now I’m getting  7 !” she told me.

Later, we became close friends. Every day we would leave class together and she  8  her wisdom and experience with me. Over the  9  of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she  10  made friends wherever she went.

At the  11  of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet（宴会）. I’ll  12  forget what she taught us. When she was introduced, frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her  13  and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we  14  old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying  15 , being happy, and achieving success. You have to  16  and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you  17  your dreams, you die.”

One week after graduation Rose died  18  in her sleep. Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to（悼念）the wonderful woman who taught  19  example that it’s never too  20  to be all you can possibly be.

1. A. lay down              B. stood up           C. fell off            D. went out

2. A. touched               B. felt                     C. wounded       D. clapped

3. A. beautiful              B. young                C. old                 D. kind-hearted