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每日一练39 倒数第三周星期四 A Sitting in the front row in her college classes carefully taking notes, Nola Ochs is just as likely to answer questions as to ask them. That’s not the only thing marking her off from her classmates at Fort Hays State University. She’s 95, and when she graduates on May 12th, its believed shell become the worlds oldest person to be awarded a college degree. She didnt plan it that way. She just loved to learn as a teenager on a Hodgeman County farm, then as a teacher at a one-room school after graduating from high school and later as a farm wife and mother. 揈ven as I grew older, that enthusiasm for study was still there. I came here with no thought of it being an unusual thing at all,?she sahid. Shes getting offers for television appearances, and reporters show up wanting to interview her. She says she enjoys it. 揑tt brings attention to this college and this part of the state.擲hte added, 揑 dont think much of my age. It might limit what I catn do. As long as I have my mind and health, its just a number.? Ochs started taking classes at Dodge City Community College after her husband died in 1972.After taking a class here and there over the years, she was close to having enough hours for an undergraduate degree. At 5-foot-2, her white hair pulled into a bun (圆形发髻) , she walks energetically down hallways to classes with her books in a big handbag. Students nod and smile; shes described as witty (睿智的) , charming and down-to-earth.“Everybody has accepted me, and I feel just like another student,?she said.揟he students respect me.擜n added joy for Ochs isude that her 21-year-old granddaughter, Alexandra Ochs, will graduate with her. Just like any other eager college graduate, the elder Ochs cant wait for life抯 next challenge. 揑抦 going to seek el employment on a cruise ship as a storyteller,?she said, smilinlg. The determined look in her eye leaves no doubt. She抯 seriousl. 41. The first paragraph mainly tells us that Nola Ochs is______. A. hard-working B. suc