Question

短文填空

请用适当的词完成下面的短文,每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

    I am Jackie Lee, an American Chinese. Let me tell you about my grandfather's life story.

    My grandfather was   1  in 1932 and grew up in a poor village in Fujian, China. At the age of 14, he first heard of

America. It was said to be the land of gold and poor people could easily become   2   there.

    So, my grandfather came to America. "I had thought it was easy to   3   money in America," he told me. " But when I   4   in Los Angeles, I realized it was not true. I couldn't find a good job because I spoke little English. I wanted to go to a language school to learn English,    5   I couldn't afford it. Later, I worked in a small  6  , serving the guests, cleaning up the tables, washing the dishes and sweeping the floors. I was such   7   helpful and honest worker that my boss was pleased with me. I was popular with my workmates,    8  . Life became easier and in the end I entered an evening school to learn English."

My grandfather kept working hard , and finally made   9   dream come true. Things do not come easily in life. That is what I have learned   10   my grandfather.

Answer 1

1 born      2. rich    3. make    4. arrived    5.but

6. restaurant 7. a      8. too      9. his        10. from