六、完形填空。(2024·四川泸州)
When I was turning thirty years old, a friend asked me to share my biggest 1 in life. It only took me a(n) 2 to say I most regretted not completing college. I explained that I was considered to be 3 in school, got great grades, and had big dreams. 4 finishing university, I felt like I was not only letting myself down, but also everyone who believed in me.
My friend said, “Why not now?” But with a son in primary school, a busy job, and lots of other responsibilities at home, I had a million 5. The one I thought was the strongest: If I went back, I would be thirty - two 6 I graduated. What I heard was something I would never 7: “You're going to be thirty - two anyway (无论如何).”
Looking back, I feel it's the 8 and wisest advice I have ever received.
I would turn thirty - two with a college degree (学位) or without one anyway. So I 9 to continue my study.
I graduated from university 10 and felt proud of myself. And I have reviewed this 11 many times. I believe it's never too late for me to do anything except becoming a teenager.
Do I really want to 12 my first book in my forties? I'm going to be forty anyway.
Do I really want to run a half marathon (马拉松) in my fifties? I'm going to be fifty anyway.
Do I really want to travel around the 13 in my sixties? I'm going to be sixty anyway.
I hope you will never hear me say, “I'm too old for that. ” 14, I hope you will hear me say, “I'm going to be seventy anyway. ”
It's never too 15 to start something new, to do all those things that you've been wishing to do.
()1. A. regret
B. happiness
C. role
D. success
()2. A. week
B. day
C. hour
D. minute
()3. A. lovely
B. polite
C. smart
D. friendly
()4. A. Giving up
B. Making up
C. Ending up
D. Taking up
()5. A. ways
B. reasons
C. chances
D. steps
()6. A. although
B. because
C. unless
D. when
()7. A. reply
B. accept
C. forget
D. guess
()8. A. simplest
B. funniest
C. strangest
D. coldest
()9. A. happened
B. decided
C. helped
D. failed
()10. A. smoothly
B. patiently
C. silently
D. suddenly
()11. A. activity
B. promise
C. plan
D. suggestion
()12. A. read
B. write
C. buy
D. choose
()13. A. university
B. city
C. village
D. world
()14. A. Finally
B. Besides
C. Instead
D. Also
()15. A. dangerous
B. poor
C. late
D. slow

六、1. A 【点拨】根据下文“I most regretted not completing college”可知,朋友询问作者生命中最大的遗憾是什么。regret 遗憾。故选 A。
2. D 【点拨】根据 only 可知,作者只用了一分钟就说出了自己最大的遗憾,强调时间非常短