题目内容：

“It is never too late and you are never too old to start something new！” said Ellen Rema. She began to learn ______ at the age of fifty. In just a few years，she has made a lot of progress.

______ no evening classes were offered in the area Ellen lived in，she ______ to study online. She took an English course on the Internet.

Ellen began with easy courses and studied hard.“My son always said，‘Mom，you are a bit ______.He couldn't understand why I spent so many hours ______ ，but I love it，”she said.“Maybe I wanted to do too much in a short time. I ______ all my courses after two years，but I found I still had difficulties with grammar.”

Instead of ______，she chose to continue. After another two years，she's still studying in the online classroom. But now to make her English better，she has set new goals(目标)for herself.

“Studying online is sometimes boring，so you need self－discipline(自律)，” said Ellen.“If you ______ want to learn，never give up when you face difficulties and when you think you haven't made any ______.”

Ellen said studying English wasn't all about hard work.“It was fun. I have learned so much ______ other cultures and traditions，”she said.

Ellen has been able to put her English to use by visiting England five times.“I'm very thankful to the Internet. My life has changed a lot，” said Ellen.

1.A. painting    B. English    C. dancing    D. computer

2.A. Although    B. Before    C. Because    D. Until

3.A. chose    B. volunteered    C. advised    D. refused

4.A. lazy    B. careless    C. nervous    D. crazy

5.A. discussing    B. studying    C. traveling    D. preparing

6.A. started    B. forgot    C. finished    D. remembered

7.A. giving up    B. putting up    C. taking up    D. cheering up

8.A. hardly    B. suddenly    C. finally    D. really

9.A. reasons    B. progress    C. business    D. decisions

10.A. without    B. for    C. about    D. in