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Yesterday, our teacher asked us when people could be considered old. David said that
when people got wrinkles (皱纹). However, Mary didn't__1__. She thought people might
gain wrinkles at an earlier age because of their__2__work. Then Lily said that those__3__
their 60s or more could be called old people. This time, Emily expressed her doubt. She said
that some old people might__4__be full of energy and working on their dreams, which made
them appear__5__ .The class was over and the teacher asked me to continue to__6__it after
class.
The question__7__me of a saying of J.Barrymore: a man isn't old__8__ he is pursuing
(追求 ) something.
My grandma is such a woman who__9__her dream even when she's 70 now. She has
kept her dream of being a painter since she was a little child__10__, because her family was
poor, she had to__11__ her dream. She had to work to raise money so as to__12__ her
family. Although she had never forgotten her dream, she could hardly find any__13__to make
it come true because of the tough work. Fortunately, a(n)__14__came when she retired from
her work. She__15__taking painting lessons even though she was already old. At first, I was
__16__ her idea of attending school at such an old age, but after seeing her paint happily and
enjoyably, I began feeling it a good__17__.She looks fine and seems__18__.
So if we have our dreams and try to__19__ them, we aren't old. If we don't know what
we want and let regrets be the__20__point of our lives, then we can be considered old.
(     )1.A.answer
(     )2.A.exciting
(     )3.A.reaching
(     )4.A.sometimes
(     )5.A.attractive
(     )6.A.think about
(     )7.A.prevented
(     )8.A.even if
(     )9.A.remembers
(     )10.A.However
(     )11.A.give up
(     )12.A.combine
(     )13.A.way
(     )14.A.success
(     )15.A.stopped
(     )16.A.on
(     )17.A.choice
(     )18.A.gentle
(     )19.A.satisfy
(     )20.A.tip

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