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Yesterday, our teacher asked us when a man could be regarded as an old man. David said people with wrinkles（皱纹 could be called old people. However, Mary didnt 41 , because she thought some people may gain wrinkles at an earlier age for their 42 work.. Then Lily expressed her idea that 60-year-olds could be called old people. This time, Emily didn’t think so and said some old people might still be 43 and trying to pursue (追求) their dreams young. The class was over and we still didnt get any results, so the teacher asked us to 44 about it after class. The question has 45 me of the saying that a man isn’t old as long as he seeks something. My grandma is such a woman who pursues her 46 even when shes 70 . She has kept her dream of being a painter since she was a little child. However, because her family was 47 , she had to make money to support her family. Though she has never 48 her dream, she could hardly find any time to 49 it. Finally, chances came when she retired from her work. She began 50 her painting lessons though she had all-white hair and lots of wrinkles. At first I didnt 51 her to attend school at so old an age, but after 52 her painting happily, I began feeling it a good 53 . So if we have our dream and 54 after them, we arent old. Its when we don’t know what we want and let regret(后悔) be the main point of our lives that we can finally be regarded as the 55 . 41. A. laugh B. lose C. join D. agree 42. A. relaxed B. happy C. hard D. easy 43. A. energetic B. tired C. sad D. cool 44. A. care B. read C. think D. worry 45. A. asked B. reminded C. told D. taught 46. A. money B. job C. food D. dream 47. A. rich B. poor C. big D. small 48. A. given up B. caught up C. grown up D. put up 49. A. do B. learn C. fight D. realize 50. A. giving B. taking C. losing