Question

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

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了作者的爷爷在美国艰苦创业的故事.一开始作者的爷爷不懂英语，就在一家小饭店工作。凭着自己的诚实，乐于助人及努力工作获得了老板及同事们的认可。最后进入夜校学习英语，实现了自己的梦想。

1. 1932可知我的爷爷出生在1932年。故填过去分词born，出生。

2.be the land of gold 可知此处指的是穷人很容易变富的地方。本句中become是系动词，后面接形容词作表语，故填形容词rich，富有的。

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考点：考查补全短文