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With a combined total of 211 years between them, Charlotte and John Henderson, from Austin, Texas, a...
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With a combined total of 211 years between them, Charlotte and John Henderson, from Austin, Texas, are celebrating their 80th wedding anniversary. The two are _______ the oldest living couple on earth, according to Guinness World Records. John Henderson is 106 _______ Charlotte Henderson is 105.
The pair met in 1934 as _______ at the University of Texas, where Charlotte was studying to be a teacher and John played football. John was very _______ of football. Since 2010, he has had the _______ of being the oldest living former UT football player, and he _______ a game every year. The Hendersons, who have no children, have _______ at a retirement community in Austin, for the past decade. It is _______ that the retirement home helped to _______ an anniversary party for the couple. “In our ages, we’ve slowed down somewhat,” John Henderson ______________. “We used to go on cruises, but now we have to take it ______________. We like watching sports and talking about what we’re going to do.”
Henderson’s nephew Jason Free said the two were his ______________ role models. They love and really care for each other. “They don’t always ______________ the past,” Free said. “You won’t hear them say, ‘Oh, if only it were 1952 again, ______________ would be great.’ Instead, they are making plans for their ______________ together.”
Free noted that when his uncle is at a UT game or out ______________ friends, Charlotte usually will call to ______________ him. “She likes to know when John is going to be coming back to eat with her,” Free said.
As for the ______________ to their longevity, John Henderson puts it down to exercise and having a positive ______________. Then with a ______________ he added, “But some people think it’s because we’ve never had kids!”
1.A.naturally B.officially C.individually D.normally
2.A.so B.but C.as D.and
3.A.participants B.professors C.students D.players
4.A.fond B.sure C.afraid D.tired
5.A.qualification B.confidence C.truth D.distinction
6.A.organizes B.attends C.sponsors D.appreciates
7.A.aimed B.researched C.lived D.arrived
8.A.reported B.assumed C.suggested D.confirmed
9.A.deliver B.find C.show D.throw
10.A.announced B.recommended C.explained D.complained
11.A.seriously B.easy C.off D.away
12.A.relationship B.behavior C.career D. concept
13.A.overlook B.recall C.believe D.see
14.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
15.A.choices B.children C.retirement D.future
16.A.cheating B.inviting C.meeting D.making
17.A.pick up B.care about C.wait for D.check on
18.A.introduction B.tendency C.secret D.guide
19.A.attitude B.method C.theory D.comment
20.A.laugh B.sigh C.nod D.gesture
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