Many people dream of the moment when they will walk across their college graduation stage to accept the diploma(毕业证书), which they've worked so hard for. And in Alfonso Gonzales' case, that moment was extra 1 . Although at the age of 96, Gonzales2 , not walked, across the stage, the moment was still everything he3 .As the entire crowd of staff, students and teachers erupted into4 , Gonzales raised his hand in 5 with a childlike smile that lit up the entire room.
It took Gonzales six6 to complete the degree he started out to finish. Actually he first started towards his7 as a zoology student in 1947. Later, however,8 became the center of attention and he began working with his brothers, so he never made time to actually attend his school's9 ceremony. Years later, when his niece tried to pick up the diploma for him, the family y was10 to learn that he was actually one credit short of graduation! The school, in response (作为回应),11 a one-credit course just for Gonzales so he could12 his degree. "I did this for my family," Gonzales said onstage at the graduation ceremony. "I did this to13 them to hold on to their dreams."
Gonzales earned his college degree from USC in 2007, making him the school's14 graduate. And after all that hard work, the new college graduate in the wheelchair had only one big15 after the ceremony: "I'm going to take a rest" he joked, "and I would like to say that's a well-deserved rest."
