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Something strange has been happening to me. Women in the street have been telling me I'm _________ lately.

My act of courage isn't much—I just stopped _________ my hair. I had brown hair that started going gray when I was 30. So, I started dyeing (染色) it. It was _________, messy and time-consuming. And my hair _________ fast, so I needed to go back to the hair salon every five weeks.

Many people seem to enjoy holding onto their _________ for as long as possible. But our hair starts to turn gray, and suddenly we start spending $500 or more a year to _________ something. I just wish more of us would feel that it was OK to be ourselves because going gray has done more for me than _________ me time and money.

I like my _________ hair, just as it is. Maybe it’s not beautiful, but _________ me that I'm not a kid anymore—and this isn’t a bad thing. So there's nothing __________ about growing older. When I see my hair in the __________, it's a reminder that my time is not infinite (无限的), and I should spend it doing what __________.

I see my gray hair as a __________ act of rebellion (反抗) against the idea that people lose value as they age, instead of gaining it. I see gray hair as my “__________”—and I’m letting it fly, __________.

1.
A.braveB.fashionableC.energeticD.excited
2.
A.cuttingB.brushingC.coloringD.combing
3.
A.expensiveB.simpleC.shinyD.attractive
4.
A.remainedB.grewC.fell outD.dried out
5.
A.pastB.powerC.strengthD.youth
6.
A.coverB.createC.imagineD.describe
7.
A.keepingB.offeringC.savingD.leaving
8.
A.commonB.strangeC.cleanD.natural
9.
A.persuadesB.remindsC.comfortsD.forces
10.
A.doubtfulB.shamefulC.harmfulD.pitiful
11.
A.mirrorB.documentC.bookD.diary
12.
A.existsB.mattersC.worksD.means
13.
A.freeB.sincereC.littleD.casual
14.
A.symbolB.memoryC.flagD.hairstyle
15.
A.ambitiouslyB.aggressivelyC.silentlyD.proudly
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