阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Yesterday, our teacher asked us when a man could be referred as an old man. David stood up and said people with wrinkles could be called old people, However, Mary didn’t
____, for some people may gain wrinkles at an earlier age owing to their
____ work. Then Lily expressed her idea that those reaching their 60s or more could be called old people. This time, Emily expressed her
____that some old people may still be energetic and trying to pursue their dreams, which makes them appear
____ The class was over and we still didn’t reach any
____, so the teacher asked us to think about it after class.
The
____has reminded me of the saying of J. Barrymore that a man isn’t old as long as he is
____something.
My grandma is such a woman who pursues her dream
____when she’s 70 now. She has
____ her dream of being a painter since she was a little child.
____, because her family was poor, she had to
____her dream and stepped into the
____to raise money so as to support her family. Though she has
____abandoned her dream, she could hardly find any
____to realize it because of the tough work.
____, chance came when she retired from her work. She began taking her painting lessons
____.she had all-white hair and lots of wrinkles. At first, I was
____ her idea of attending school at so old an age, but after seeing her paint happily and enjoyably, I
____feeling it a good choice. She seems energetic and
____fine.
So if we have our dreams and seek for them, we aren’t old. It’s when we don’t know what we want and let
____ be the center point of our lives that we can finally be regarded as the old.
21. A.respond | B.agree | C.identify | D.understand |
22. A.negative | B.boring | C.tough | D.challenging |
23. A.certainty | B.wish | C.theory | D.doubt |
24. A.attractive | B.young | C.intelligent | D.ambitious |
25. A.conclusion | B.contract | C.decision | D.destination |
26. A.embarrassment | B.obstacle | C.question | D.confusion |
27. A.preserving | B.seeking | C.treasuring | D.possessing |
28. A.even | B.nearly | C.only | D.hardly |
29. A.realized | B.changed | C.promoted | D.kept |
30. A.However | B.Instead | C.Moreover | D.Therefore |
31. A.give up | B.search for | C.put aside | D.stick to |
32. A.reality | B.society | C.world | D.nature |
33. A.seldom | B.occasionally | C.already | D.never |
34. A.time | B.energy | C.help | D.money |
35. A.Suddenly | B.Finally | C.Soon | D.Fortunately |
36. A.because | B.once | C.though | D.unless |
37. 38. A.risked | B.rejected | C.continued | D.began |
39. A.feels | B.proves | C.looks | D.grows |
40. A.achievements | B.regrets | C.dreams | D.difficulties |