Thefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn'talreadyknow.Istooduptolookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.

Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkledlittleoldladywithawarmsmile.Shesaid"Hihandsome.MynameisRose.I'meighty-sevenyearsold.”

"Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoungage?"Iasked.Shereplied"I'mheretomeetarichhusbandgetmarriedhaveacoupleofkidsandthenretire(退休)andtravel..."

Iknewshewasjoking.Iwascuriouswhatmighthavemotivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeatherage.

"IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI'mgettingone!"shetoldme.

Webecamefriends.Everydaywewouldtalknonstopafterclass.Iwasalwaysinterestedinlisteningtothis"timemachine"asshesharedherwisdomandexperiencewithme.AndRoseeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.

AttheendofthetermweinvitedRosetomakealittlespeech.Sheclearedherthroatandbegan"Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.I’velearnedafewsecretstostayingyoungbeinghappyandachievingsuccess.Youhavetolaughandfindhumoreveryday.You'vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreamsyoudie.”

“Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn'ttakeanytalentorability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingtheopportunityinchange.

“Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydon'thaveregretsforwhatwedidbutratherforthingswedidnotdo……"

1.WhenthewriterandRosefirstmettheybegantheirtalkina_______way.

A.serious B.polite C.formal D.humorous

2.Whichofthefollowinghasthesimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedword“motivated”inthefourthparagraph?

A.encouraged B.persuaded C.taught D.forced

3.Rosewenttocollegeinorderto_______.

A.meetarichhusband B.makenewfriends

C.getacollegeeducation D.getab