1 . The 84-year-old American woman, Janet Fein received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Dallas last week. Fein ________ in the Bronx area of New York City. When she was in high school, she just wanted to finish and get a job. After ________ early, at the age of 16, she went to work ________ a secretary. After getting married, she spent 18 years staying home with her five children. She then held several jobs ________ she retired at age 77. But even then, she was not ready to ________ during the retirement.

She worked for 20 years on earning an associate degree, which she received in 1995. But Fein told the AP she also ________ to earn a bachelor’ s degree “with all of my heart.” Fein took part in a state program that lets people who are 65 and ________ take free classes at public universities in Texas. State officials say about 2, 000 people used the ________ last year.

Even with all of her life experiences, she said she ________ reading, writing papers and learning new things. “With each class I ________ knew a lot, but I want more. And that made me ________.” Fein kept going to class even as her health conditions ________. During her studies, it became ________ for her to use a walker (拐杖) to ________ and she require oxygen. She even ________ knee problems. So, instead of going to the university, Fein took online classes to finish the ________ part of her degree requirements. She never showed (a) ________ of giving up even with all of her difficulties. Fein even made friends with other students.

Many people set the ________ of graduating from college at a very young age while Janet Fein waited a life time for ________ chance to reach that goal. As the saying goes, it’s never late to learn. Learning can help people live a ________ life.