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Five years ago, when it was time for my cousin to start college, my 75-year-old grandfather, Rex, decided to do the same. He went to    1 , taking classes twice a week until his death last summer.

As a student, my grandfather spent countless hours in his office   2    and completing assignments. Although he was twice as    3     as his professors, he loved going. He said,“You can never  4    too much, no matter how old you are.”He loved everything about school. Learning new things was truly his passion.

My grandfather’s will to learn was a great   5    for me to do my best in school. We were always     6    with each other, trying to bring home the better grade.

When he turned 80 and still had a full head of hair, my grandfather felt like he could take on the       7   . He felt like he could beat the unstoppable no matter what came in his way---whether it was his continuing with cancer     8  a tough professor.

Some people look to Superman or Batman as their   9   , but my grandfather will forever be my hero, the      10   who always came to my rescue. My grandfather was made the hall of fame(名人堂) at his high school as one of the school’s most successful football players. When I did some research I   11 that his nickname was Atlas. In Greek mythology(神话), Atlas held the heavens on his shoulders. For my grandfather’s football team, he was  12 Atlas, holding the team together. He was my Atlas too, as the foundation of our family.

In my times of need he was always there to    13     me and celebrate my accomplishments. I could count on him to help me out and stand by me. The strength he  14    with me will continue to hold me up as I forever keep his memory    15   in my heart and mind.

1.	A．college B．party C．hospital D．cinema

2.	A．teaching B．talking C．studying D．playing

3.	A．tall B．new C．thin D．old

4.	A．pay B．know C．think D．work

5.	A．example B．exercise C．method D．friend

6.	A．fighting B．joking C．competing D．arguing

7.	A．world B．country C．city D．class

8.	A．and B．or C．so D．but

9.	A．hero B．student C．professor D．grandfather

10.	A．other B．only C．one D．same

11.	A．realized B．remembered C．discovered D．recognized

12.	A．my B．his C．their D．our

13.	A．surprise B．supply C．warm D．support

14.	A．enjoyed B．shared C．afforded D．kept

15.	A．alive B．awake C．alone D．asleep

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.C

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.A

【解析】略