She said, “Hi. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and ____3___ responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. “I always___4__having a college education and now I’m getting___5 ___!” she told me.
Later, we became close friends. Every day we would leave class together and she ____6____ her wisdom and experience with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon（偶像） and she ____7____made friends wherever she went.
At the ____8____of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet（宴会）. I’ll never forget what she taught us. When she was___9____, frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her throat and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we___10___old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying ____11____, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you ____12____ your dreams, you die.”
