The first day of school a new classmate touched my shoulder，"Hi，handsome!I'm Rose．I am 87 years old．Can I give you a hug？"I turned around and found a（36） lady with a warm smile．I said heartily："Of course!"
"（37） are you in college at such an age？"I asked．
She joked，"I'm here to meet a rich husband，get（38） ，have children，and then travel around．"
"No seriously，"I asked．
"I always（39） of having a college education and now I'm getting one!"she told me．
Over the year，Rose became an icon（偶像） and she easily made friends．She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the（40） of the others．At the end of the term we invited Rose to our football party．I'll never forget what she said．
"We do not stop playing because we are old； we grow old because we stop playing．Here are the（41） to staying young．You have to laugh and find humor every day．You've got to have a dream．When you（42） your dreams，you die!There's a huge difference（43） growing old and growing up．Anybody can grow older．That doesn't take any talent or ability．But（44） requires finding the opportunity in change．Have no regrets．"
One week after graduation that year，Rose died peacefully in her sleep．She taught us by example that it's never too（45） to be all you can possibly be．
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36．A．old |
B．young |
C．big |
D．small |
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37．A．How |
B．When |
C．Why |
D．What |
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38．A．married |
B．dressed |
C．lost |
D．mad |
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39．A．told |
B．heard |
C．reminded |
D．dreamed |
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40．A．question |
B．attention |
C．relation |
D．emotion |
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41．A．secrets |
B．stories |
C．reasons |
D．results |
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42．A．have |
B．find |
C．take |
D．lose |
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43．A．in |
B．on |
C．between |
D．among |
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44．A．stopping playing |
B．having a dream |
C．growing older |
D．growing up |
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45．A．early |
B．late |
C．young |
D．small |
Giving up studying in China's top universities is truly surprising． It's reported that two young people dropped out of Tsinghua University after they found they had no interest in their majors（专业）． They took the CEE（college entrance examinations） again． Luckily， they passed the exams and studied new majors in Peking University． Their actions have come under hot discussion among the public．
Supporters praise the two students for being brave enough to chase（追逐） their goals．
1． We shouldn't blame（责怪） those who are willing to take a risk and take the CEE again． It's OK for everyone to choose their favourite major for a better career in the future．
2． The two students prove that life is full of changes and possibilities． They set up an example of the power of courage in changing lives．
However those who are against their actions criticize them for being capricious（任性的）．
1． By dropping out after studying for a period of time， the two students have wasted educational resources， which could have been provided for others．
2． The two students were not wise enough to choose their majors when they first applied to go to college． Their actions should be a warning to other young people instead of being followed．
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A case leading people to discussion |
Dropping out of China's top universities is really uncommon．Two young （1） to give up studying at Tsinghua University simply because their majors weren't their favourite． They retook the CEE and luckily they got the（2） to enter Peking University to study new majors． |
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Different ideas |
We shouldn't blame those who are willing to take a risk and retake the exams．Everyone has the（3） to choose their favourite major． The two students prove that there are many changes and possibilities in our life．Their actions can（4） young people to change their lives． |
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If the two students haven't dropped out after studying for a period of time，others could have got the educational resources． The two students didn't choose their majors（5） enough for the first application．Their actions shouldn't be followed． |
Some people have found that they always spend much more on travelling than planned． Here is how it happens：
1． Preparing too much before travelling
Some people， especially females， like to travel as if starting a new life． Several weeks before the trip， they would be busy shopping for new dresses， better sunglasses and best﹣selling books． They would rather fill their travelling bags up with all fashionable things． Just travelling？ Attending a fashion show more like it． They care more about their appearance than the sights they see during the trip．
2． Following other travellers blindly
They can't stop shopping for objects they would never normally buy and would certainly never use． For example， we can find a group of travellers "getting ahead" to buy "Christmas" presents even in summer．
3． Replacing things that are forgotten to bring
They don't remember to bring things like trainers， cool bags， toothbrushes or beach towels． The towels sold near beaches are nearly the price of gold leaves． They spend a lot on those things． However， plenty of new towels are sleeping in their bathroom at home．
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People usually find themselves poorer than they planned after a holiday trip． There are mainly three （1） ． Firstly， some female travellers consider a journey as attending a fashion show． How they look seems more （2） than what they see， so they spend more money on something new． Secondly， some people follow others without （3） ． When others do some shopping， they can't （4） themselves． Thirdly， goods for daily use at tourist attractions aren't as （5） as those back home． As a result， they may spend more than they thought．
One day， when a boy named Ted returned from school in a hurry， his mother complained， "It is six o'clock， and your school c（46） at four ﹣ where have you been？"
"Oh， mom，" said Ted， "when we play ball games， we f （47） everything else． We don't think of the time． Is supper ready？"
The boy's mother believed him． Ted's a（48） led her to think that he had been playing with his classmates． But he hadn't been playing at all．
He had been "kept in" by the school librarian， because he had made the l（49） in a complete mess． He didn't like to tell his mother about that． He wished her to think that he had been playing．
"What a s（50） it is for you to try to deceive（欺骗） your mother!" said something in Ted's heart， as he q （51） sat down to his supper．
"I don't care，" said the boy to h（52） ． "I don't care． I didn't tell a lie ﹣ I didn't say that I was playing．"
"But，" said the voice， "you used words which m（53） your mother think that you had been playing， and that was s （54） to what you had said so．"
"I didn't tell a lie．" said Ted．
Did Ted tell a lie， or did he not？ What do you think？
If we use words which can deceive others， we tell a lie； and Ted's lie was a bad one， for it sounded so like the t （55） ． A lie that sounds true is the worst kind of lie．
As a kid， I used to spend my summers with my grandparents on their farm in Texas． I helped them with farming at times． Luckily， they （16） a caravan， a kind of car designed for people to live in while travelling． Every few summers， we'd travel together around the US and Canada．
On one trip， I was about 10years old． I was playing around in the back of the car （17） my grandfather was driving． My grandmother had the passenger seat． She smoked through the trip， and I hated the（18） ， which made me cough a lot． I read about smoking in an article． It says that every puff（吸） of a cigarette takes two minutes off your life． I（19） the number of cigarettes per day and the puffs per cigarette． When I came up with a reasonable（合理的） number， I was（20） ． Then I moved my head into the front of the car and proudly （21） ， "So far， you've taken nine years off your life!" Hearing this， my grandmother began to cry and it was not what I（22） ． I did not know what to do． My grandfather， who had been driving （23） ， stopped the car， got out of it and opened my door． He looked at me calmly， and said（24） ， "See， grandmother is crying! One day， you'll understand that it's harder to be kind than clever．"
As I grow up， I realize that cleverness is a gift and kindness is a choice． Gifts are easy ﹣ they are given （25） ． Choices can be hard， so it seems more difficult to be kind．
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16．A： produced |
B： owned |
C： required |
D： returned |
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17．A： as |
B： when |
C： while |
D： though |
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18．A： dust |
B： taste |
C： noise |
D： smell |
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19．A： guessed |
B： counted |
C： collected |
D： received |
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20．A： afraid |
B： relaxed |
C： satisfied |
D： worried |
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21．A： replied |
B： explained |
C： presented |
D： announced |
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22．A： dreamed |
B： enjoyed |
C： supported |
D： expected |
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23．A： in fear |
B： in silence |
C： with pride |
D： with sadness |
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24．A： gently |
B： loudly |
C： powerfully |
D： confidently |
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25．A： in all |
B： after all |
C： above all |
D： first of all |