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Mary,a college student,expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mary different from her classmates is her 1 — 75 years old. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
When Mary graduated from high school, she went to the 2 to borrow money for further study. The banker gave her 3 encouragement. He didn't think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be 4 doing housework or work on the farm. 5 Mary went home and raised a family of five children instead of going to college.
1.A. age B. interest C. name D. hobby
2.A. club B. school C. bank D. library
3.A. much B. no C. a little D. a few
4.A. at college B. at home
C. in the office D. at school
5.A. After B. But C. So D. However
Mary 6 forgot the dream of getting higher education. When the children grew up, she 7 again and succeeded. In the class on her first day, when she introduced herself and 8 why she was there and what her aims were, all the other students 9 to give her a warm welcome.
Mary finds that the 10 part of going back to school at her age is sitting in class for long periods of time. However, she often says she will stick to her dream no matter how difficult it is.
6.A. never B. already C. often D. usually
7.A. stopped B. tried C. refused D. offered
8.A. regretted B. guessed
C. explained D. suggested
9.A. stood up B. ran away
C. broke out D. went off
10.A. best B. hardest
C. easiest D. worst
答案
【解题导语】 本文主要讲述了75岁的Mary坚持梦想最终成功考入大学的故事。
1.A 由空后的"75 years old"可知,此处说的是她的年龄。
2.C Mary高中毕业后,去了银行借钱深造。根据下文中的"borrow money"和"The banker"可知此处选C。
3.B 由下文中的"He didn't think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college"可推知,银行家没有给她鼓励。
4.B 由下文中的"doing housework"可知,此处应是"在家"。
5.C 所以(So)Mary回家去供养一个有五个孩子的家庭,而不是上大学。
答案
6.A 根据下文内容可知,此处指Mary从未(never)忘记接受高等教育的梦想。
7.B 孩子们长大后,