Most people don't live to see 100. Those who do can hardly walk. However, a few keep going and going! They never stop! First there was lO0-year-old runner Fauja Singh and now, this 101-year-old great grandmother, Mary, who would like to do something exciting.
Mary believes that people should always be cheerful and more importantly, take on all kinds of adventures while
they are in good health and strong enough.So, instead of spending her 101st birthday with a party, she decided to go
paragliding --An idea she got from her 75-year-old son who recently took it up as a hobby.
So on September 1st, 2012, encouraged by her whole family, with the help of Kevin,who taught her to paraglide, the brave old woman got on a plane and jumped down bravely from the sky near her home in Ogden, Utah. And, it was not just a weak jump either.According to Kevin, the grandmother asked him to move a little farther away from her and
tried to turn around, as they made their way down.
"You're as old as you feel. If you feel sorry that you're old and weak, you may give up.But if you want to enjoy it, get up and do things." The great, great grandmother said to the reporters.
1. The first paragraph mainly tells us
A. Mary would like to do something exciting
B. most people don't live to be 100 years old
C. the runner, F auja Singh was 100 years old
D. the old people can hardly walk themselves
2. How did Mary spend her 101st birthday?
A. She had a birthday party. B. She took a trip in a plane.
C. She went paragliding. D. She drove a plane.
3. Who jumped down from the sky with Mary?
A. Fauja Singh. B. Kevin. C. Her son. D. Her daughter.
4. How did Mary feel on the way down from the sky?
A. Stressed. B. Scared.
C. Confident. D. Sorry.
5. What can you learn from the passage?
A. We can't do anything difficult for us. B. We'll be too old to do many things.
C. We have to give up something in life. D. We should try doing things we want to.