三、完形填空(本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

That year I went to the college.On the first day of the term, I was so __46__ that an old lady sat next to me.She was very old, __47__ she looked very active.

“Why are you in__48__ at such an age, Rose?” I asked her.“I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have several children and travel，” she answered jokingly.I was __49__ in what may have made her take on this challenge at her age.“In fact, I always dreamed of __50__ a college education and now I'm getting one!” she told me.Later, we became friends.

At the end of the term, we invited her to give a __51__ to our class.I'll never forget what she said.She cleared her throat and __52__： “We do not stop working because we are young; we grow old because we stop.Do you hope to stay young, be happy, and get __53__? Do you have a dream? I had a dream of going to college.It almost took me all my lifetime, but here I am.Never lose your dreams and never __54__.” We were all moved by Rose's words.And I still remember her words in all my life, so I continue my dreams and try __55__ best to achieve them.

(　　)46.A.tired       B.strict      C.surprised      D.useful

(　　)47.A.because   B.but       C.or             D.so

(　　)48.A.college     B.street    C.supermarket    D.lab

(　　)49.A.interesting  B.interested  C.interest         D.interests

(　　)50.A.have        B.has       C.had         D.having

(　　)51.A.reason      B.survey   C.speech         D.hand

(　　)52.A.begins     B.began   C.begin           D.to begin

(　　)53.A.failed    B.upset        C.sad          D.successful

(　　)54.A.give up    B.give away   C.give back     D.give out

(　　)55.A.our      B.his           C.her             D.my