9.A.arrived at B.graduated from
C.attended D.studied
解析:选C 根据上下文可知,此处指老人进入这所大学读书,攻读学位。attend意为"上(大学等)",符合语境。
10.A.sharing B.refusing
C.missing D.stopping
解析:选C 根据上文"He went to school by bike every day"可知,老人每天骑自行车上学,从未缺过一堂课。C项意为"错过",符合语境。
11.A.late B.later
C.latest D.lately
解析:选A 根据语境及下文中的"into the night, and it only took him four years ..."可知,老人学习很刻苦,经常学习到深夜。late into the night意为"直到深夜",符合语境。
12.A.reports B.lessons
C.notes D.credits
解析:选D 根据本句中的"required to graduate with an arts degree"可推知,老人只用了4年的时间就修完了毕业所要求的128个学分。D项意为"学分",符合语境。
13.A.get on with B.put off
C.continue D.reunite
解析:选C 根据下文中的"He passed the entrance examination for Nanhua University in Taiwan"可知,几年后,老人决定继续学习。C 项意为"继续",符合语境。
14.A.bachelor's degree B.master's degree
C.doctor's degree D.teacher's degree
解析:选B 根据上文可知,老人已经在91岁时获得了人文学科学士学位,所以此处指老人在进入南华大学两年后成功地获得了硕士学位。master's degree意为"硕士学位",符合语境。
15.A.when B.after
C.as D.before
解析:选C 根据本句中的"he prepares to earn a doctorate degree"可知,因为想取得博士学位,所以他现在在台湾的国立清华大学上课。as意为"因为,由于",符合语境。