题目内容：

Yesterday, our teacher asked us when a man could be referred to as an old man. David stood up and said people with wrinkles could be called old people, However, Mary didn’t _______ for some people may gain wrinkles at an earlier age owing to their. _______ life. Then Lily expressed her idea that those reaching their 60s or more could be called old people. However, Emily expressed her _______ and said some old people may still be energetic and trying to pursue their dreams, which makes them appear _______. The class was over and we still didn’t reach any _______, so the teacher asked us to think about it after class.

The _______ has reminded me of the saying of J. Barrymore that a man isn’t old as long as he is _______ something.

My grandma is such a woman who pursues her dream _______ when she’s 70 now. She has _______ her dream of being a painter since she was a little child. ________, because her family was poor, she had to ________ her dream and stepped into the ________ to raise money so as to support her family. Though she has ________ abandoned her dream, she could hardly find any ________ to realize it because of the tough work. ________, chance came when she retired from her work. She began taking her painting lessons ________ she had all-white hair and lots of wrinkles. At first, I was ________ her idea of attending school at so old an age, but after seeing her paint happily and enjoyably, I ________ feeling it a good choice. She seems ________ and looks fine.

So if we have our dreams and seek for them, we aren’t old. It’s when we don’t know what we want and let ________ be the center point of our lives that we can finally be regarded as the old.

1.A. respond    B. agree    C. identify    D. understand

2.A. negative    B. boring    C. tough    D. complex

3.A. certainty    B. wish    C. doubt    D. concern

4.A. attractive    B. young    C. intelligent    D. ambitious

5.A. conclusion    B. contract    C. decision    D. destination

6.A. embarrassment    B. barrier    C. question    D. confusion

7.A. preserving    B. seeking    C. treasuring    D. possessing

8.A. even    B. nearly    C. only    D. hardly

9.A. realized    B. changed    C. promoted    D. kept

10.A. Therefore    B. Instead    C. Moreover    D. However

11.A. give up    B. search for    C. put aside    D. stick to

12.A. society    B. reality    C. world    D. office

13.A. seldom    B. occasionally    C. already    D. never

14.A. time    B. excuse    C. help    D. money

15.A. Suddenly    B. Eventually    C. Soon    D. Gradually

16.A. because    B. once    C. though    D. unless

17.A. with    B. for    C. at    D. against

18.A. risked    B. rejected    C. continued    D. began

19.A. energetic    B. gentle    C. optimistic    D. wealthy

20.A. achievements    B. regrets    C. dreams    D. difficulties