Question

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The first day of university 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 ______ hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled（有皺紋的）, little old lady with a smile. She ______ a minute and said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a big one.

We became immediate friends. Every day for the next three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I always loved listening to this ‘time machine’ ______ she shared her wisdom and experience with me. Over the course of this year Rose became a campus role model and she ______ made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she loved the attention from the other students.

At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football club. I’ll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the platform. As she began to deliver he prepared speech, she dropped her cards on the floor. A little upset she simply said, “I’m sorry I’m so nervous. I ______ beer for Lent（大裔節(jié)）and this wine is killing me! I’ll never get my speech back in order …” As we laughed, she cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; wo grow old because we stop playing. There is a huge ______ between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older, but it does take talents and abilities to grow up…”

One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. However, these words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.

1.A. gentle B. cold C. hard D. awful

2.A. left B. returned C. hesitated D. refused

3.A. until B. but C. though D. as

4.A. rarely B. easily C. suddenly D. carefully

5.A. gave up B. put up C. took up D. turned up

6.A. chain B. result C. deal D. difference

Answer 1