根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。On the first day of school, a new classmate touched my shoulder, “Hi, handsome! I’m Rose. I’m 87 years old.” I turned around and found a little o【小题1】 lady with a warm smile. I said, “of course!”
“Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked.
She j【小题2】, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have children, and then travel around. I always d【小题3】 of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” She told me. Then, we became friends.
Over the year, Rose became popular among young students and she e【小题4】 made friends. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the a【小题5】 from the other students. At the end of the term, we invited Rose to our party. I’ll never forget what she said.
“We do not stop playing b【小题6】 we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. Here are the s【小题7】 of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die! There’s a huge d【小题8】 between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent(天赋) or ability. ” she added, “B【小题9】 growing up needs finding the chance in change.”
One week after graduation that year, Rose died. She taught us by example that it’s never too l【小题10】 to be all you can possibly be.
