Len Allbrighton, 79, and Jeanette Steer, 78, first met in 1963 when they were training together as nurses at St. Mary’s Hospital in the Isle of Wight, an island in the English Channel. Len was 19 and Jeanette was 18 at the time. They said it was “love at first sight” and a few months later, Len asked Jeanette to marry him. She said yes. Shortly after, Len moved to Australia to buy a plot of land and build a house for them to live in once they were married. However, the age of consent at the time was 21 and Jeanette’s parents put a stop to the wedding as she was only 18. Her parents wouldn’t let her move to Australia either. Jeanette sent him a letter explaining why she had to end their engagement.

The years went by and Len eventually married someone in Australia and Jeanette married someone on the Isle of Wight. But 52 years later, Len was divorced and looking for love again. He decided to travel back to the Isle of Wight and look for his first love. “I was daunted, not knowing what her reaction would be or if I would even see her,” Len said. “I went on the off chance. It was not an easy place to find but I did.” 

Len was standing by her garden fence looking at the house when Jeanette noticed him and asked who he was. “I nearly died when I realized it was him standing by my garden fence,” she said. However, Jeanette was still married at the time and turned him away.

But two years later, Jeanette’s husband died of cancer. So, she reached back out to Len. In 2018, she agreed to move up to Stevenage to live with him, and last year Len once again got down on one knee and asked her to marry him. They tied the knot, with new matching rings and their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren to bear witness.

1.What made Len and Jeanette’s engagement end in 1963?

A Their venerable age.

B The long distance between them.

C The cultural conflict.

D Parents’ disagreement.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句可知，当时结婚的法定年龄是21岁，而珍妮特只有18岁，于是她的父母叫停了婚礼，再加上她父母不想让她搬去澳大利亚，所以他们的婚约不得不取消。故选D。

2.What does the underlined word “daunted” probably mean?

A A little worried and surprised.

B Slightly afraid and worried.

C Very worried but hopeful.

D Kind of afraid but excited.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据第二段划线单词后文“not knowing what her reaction would be or if I would even see her”可知，伦当时的心情应该是对未知的“些许担心和害怕”。故选B。

3.How did Jeanette feel when she noticed Len standing in front of her house?

A She felt calm.

B She felt sorry for Len.

C She wasn’t fond of Len.

D She still bore Len in memory.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段第二句的“I nearly died when I realized it was him”可知，当珍妮特意识到是伦站在她门前时，她差点死掉了，由此可知她当时非常紧张，甚至不能呼吸。从她的反应来看，她当时心里仍然记着伦。故选D。

4.What does Len and Jeanette’s story tell us?

A Art is long, life is short.

B He who laughs last laughs longest.

C It’s never too late to love.

D Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据全文内容，伦和珍妮特在60年前取消了婚约，60年后重新在一起，获得圆满。结合选项可知，C项“爱永远不会迟”最符合文意。故选C。