When I was little, my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market. She couldn’t  36 me at home on my own,   37  I had to go to the market with her.
  38 , I didn’t have to do anything. I just sat there, and my mother told me jokes and stories so I didn’t get   39 .When I got older, I gave my mother a hand and I really enjoyed it.
Then one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making candles and I loved it. I was 14, and I didn’t have to go to the market  40 because my mother could leave me at home on my own. I  41 my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made  42 them.
One day, my mother was ill, so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to  43 some candles with me and see  44 I could sell them. They  45 in 20 minutes! The next week, my mother gave me some money to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. They were sold out really quickly, too.
Ten months later, we decided  46 flowers. My mother and I couldn’t make enough candles during the week, so some of my friends started to help us. I paid them one pound  47 every candle, and we   48 sell them for three or four times. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.
At the age of 22, my uncle  49 me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then, I’ve  50 looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from the designer, furniture to paintings. Oh, and candles, of course.

When I was little, my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market. She couldn’t1me at home on my own, 2I had to go to the market with her.
3, I didn’t have to do anything. I just sat there, and my mother told me jokes and stories so I didn’t get 4.When I got older, I gave my mother a hand and I really enjoyed it.
Then one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making candles and I loved it. I was 14, and I didn’t have to go to the market5because my mother could leave me at home on my own. I6my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made7them.
One day, my mother was ill, so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to8some candles with me and see9I could sell them. They10蜡) to make more candles. They were sold out really quickly, too.
Ten months later, we decided11flowers. My mother and I couldn’t make enough candles during the week, so some of my friends started to help us. I paid them one pound12every candle, and we 13sell them for three or four times. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.
At the age of 22, my uncle14me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then, I’ve15looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from the designer, furniture to paintings. Oh, and candles, of course.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      forgot
   2. B.
      leave
   3. C.
      remember
   4. D.
      take
2. 2.
   1. A.
      because
   2. B.
      so
   3. C.
      why
   4. D.
      instead
3. 3.
   1. A.
      To begin with
   2. B.
      To begin to
   3. C.
      To start to
   4. D.
      Started
4. 4.
   1. A.
      tiring
   2. B.
      excited
   3. C.
      relaxed
   4. D.
      bored
5. 5.
   1. A.
      at all
   2. B.
      no more
   3. C.
      no longer
   4. D.
      any more
6. 6.
   1. A.
      paid
   2. B.
      took
   3. C.
      spent
   4. D.
      cost
7. 7.
   1. A.
      hundreds of
   2. B.
      hundred of
   3. C.
      hundred
   4. D.
      hundreds
8. 8.
   1. A.
      take
   2. B.
      bring
   3. C.
      carry
   4. D.
      fetch
9. 9.
   1. A.
      that
   2. B.
      which
   3. C.
      who
   4. D.
      if
10. 10.
    1. A.
       came out
    2. B.
       clean out
    3. C.
       were sold out
    4. D.
       sold out
11. 11.
    1. A.
       stop selling
    2. B.
       to stop selling
    3. C.
       to stop to selling
    4. D.
       to stop to sell
12. 12.
    1. A.
       for
    2. B.
       on
    3. C.
       with
    4. D.
       in
13. 13.
    1. A.
       are used for
    2. B.
       used to
    3. C.
       are used to
    4. D.
       use
14. 14.
    1. A.
       borrowed
    2. B.
       lend
    3. C.
       lent
    4. D.
       borrow
15. 15.
    1. A.
       sometimes
    2. B.
       always
    3. C.
       never
    4. D.
       usually

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1. December is the ___________ (第十二) month of the year.

2. She plays volleyball very __________ (好).

3. －How many ___________ (字典) do you have?       －Three.

4. We sell our clothes at very good __________ (价格).

5. －What is your            (父亲的) favorite month? －January.