Putting down the book I was reading, I turned to my mum. “Next year, when I go to high school…,” I started, thinking of all the novels I’d soon finish. But before I could finish my sentence, Mum ________ my words. “There will be no high school,” she said. “We don’t have ________ for uniforms or school shoes or books.”
My family were very poor and the kids all ________ school, including me. Years later, I met George and got married. Life went on,________ the desire to study never left me. “When we retire, I want to go to university,” I told George. I wanted to ________ to myself that I could do it.
In 2015, we ________ and I seized my chance. At the age of 66, I was ________ to a program with the University of the Sunshine Coast which helped ________ students prepare for university.
Walking onto campus that first day in February 2017, it was clear I was the ________ student there. My biggest challenge wasn’t the course work; it was the ________.
Before ________ my first paper, I turned to two girls next to me. “How do I send this in?” I asked. They kindly showed me, but as I clicked “send” I was ________ all that work had disappeared into the black hole of cyberspace never to be seen again.
I loved campus life and ________ all my subjects. When I was invited to ________, I cried. I couldn’t believe I’d done it. My family all came to my graduation ceremony in April 2023 and sat in the front row.
If you’re thinking of getting a ________, just do it. I have three great grandchildren now and if I can get a degree aged 73, so can you.
【小题1】A.cut off | B.thought about | C.listened to | D.took down |
【小题2】A.room | B.money | C.time | D.effort |
【小题3】A.attended | B.finished | C.dropped | D.skipped |
【小题4】【小题5】A.talk | B.keep | C.prove | D.explain |
【小题6】A.left | B.settled | C.agreed | D.retired |
【小题7】A.admitted | B.devoted | C.used | D.related |
【小题8】A.rich | B.young | C.adult | D.smart |
【小题9】A.shortest | B.oldest | C.worst | D.poorest |
【小题10】A.distance | B.language | C.eyesight | D.technology |
【小题11】A.outlining | B.sending | C.writing | D.checking |
【小题12】A.delighted | B.terrified | C.amazed | D.depressed |
【小题13】A.passed | B.failed | C.changed | D.discussed |
【小题14】A.perform | B.speak | C.graduate | D.continue |
【小题15】A.hobby | B.chance | C.job | D.degree |