About a half __7__ ago,in his 20s,Mr.Reid was not in school.Instead,he was hanging out with others or racing cars.But he says his friend Bill once advised him to __8__ the UVA.“It’s Bill that made me understand that there was no way I’d ever make anything out of my life __9__ I came up here and went to school with him,” said Reid __10__.
That was in 1963,and Jerry Reid says it took him 48 years to take that __11__ .In 2011,after taking the exams,he succeeded in
__12__
the UVA.UVA Professor Luke Wright says Mr.Reid
__13__
students most.Professor Wright also says he opened the __14__ of the young adults.The teacher says Mr.Reid showed them that life does not __15__ at 40.__16__,the 70yearold college graduate believes that getting older can be the __17__
of a dream.He advises others that it is never too __18__ to try to make the life you have always wanted.
“Remember the path that you left __19__ you.It’s there.It’s yours.All you should do is to get out of your own way and get back to it.And,that’s __20__ what I did,” said Reid.After taking some time off to enjoy his college degree,he will return to UVA to begin studying for his graduate degree.
1.A.witness B.arrange
C.miss
D.celebrate
2.A.came
B.worked
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