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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