Betty got her universality degree(学位) at the age of 84.

Betty started studying at a university 67 years ago. When she got married(结婚), she moved to another city, so she had to pause her study. But she never gave up her dream of getting a university degree.

Betty began her university life again in 2018. She met with some problems. The biggest one was technology. Because of COVID-19(新冠肺炎), students had to take classes online(在线的). Betty knew little about computers. She had to give up these online classes.

Betty got her degree at last. “Old people should do what they want to do, ” she said.

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1.Betty started university for the first time in ________.

A 1965

B 1955

C 1945

D 1935

解析：选B。 B数字计算题。根据第二段的“Betty started studying at a university 67 years ago.”可知，67年前，Betty第一次开始了她的大学学习生涯，即( 2022-67=)1955年。故选B。

2.What does the underlined word “pause” mean?

A Arrive.

B Wear.

C Stop.

D Drive.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据第二段第二句的“When she got married, she moved to another city”以及第三段第一句“Betty began her university life again in 2018.”可知，Betty结婚后就搬到了另一座城市，所以就“停止”了学业，然后她在2018年重返大学。故选C。

3.What was Betty’s dream?

A Getting a degree.

B Building a school.

C Becoming a teacher.

D Having more friends.

解析：选A。 A细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“But she never gave up her dream of getting a university degree.”可知，Betty的梦想是得到大学学位。故选A。

4.What does Paragraph 3 talk about?

A Betty’s dream.

B Betty’s hobbies.

C Betty’s homework.

D Betty’s university life.

解析：选D。 D段落大意题。通读第三段可知，本段描述了重返大学的Betty在学业中遇到的困难，这属于她大学生活的一部分。故选D。

5.What can we learn from Betty’s words?

A Don’t keep all your eggs in one basket.

B A man becomes smart by asking questions.

C All things are difficult before they are easy.

D Don’t give up your dream because of your age.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Old people should do what they want to do.”可知，Betty希望老年人做自己想做的事情，即要勇敢追求自己的梦想，不管年龄多大。故选D。