3. 数百万人失去了家园。

 people have lost their homes.

2. 这家商店至少营业十年了。

The shop has for ten years.

1. 到目前为止，他已经给希望工程捐了三百万美元。

 ，he has three million dollars to Project Hope.

5. I have never been to my hometown after (move) here.

4. 一What do you plan to do this summer?

—We consider (travel) to Guilin.

3. The Greens are proud of their (understand) daughter.

2. My grandmother doesn’t know how (use) the new bread maker.

1. The old man (be) ill since last month.

  My grandfather Jack is 96 years old,and he has had an interesting life. He has travelled a lot in his life in the Far East. He visited the Taj Mahal in India and the Pyramids in Egypt. He hunted (狩猎) lions in Africa,and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert. He says the most beautiful place he has travelled to is Kathmandu in Nepal.

   Jack has married twice. His first wife died when she was 32. He met his second wife Maria while he was cycling round France. They have been married for 50 years,and they have lived happily in a small village since they got married.

   Jack says that he has never been ill in his life. The secret of good health,according to my grandfather,is exercise. He goes swimming every morning. He has done this since he was a boy. He also has a glass of wine every night!Perhaps that is his secret!

1. What kind of life has Jack lived?

   A. A short life. B. An interesting life.   C. A lonely life. D. A poor life.

2. Which of the following does Jack think is the most beautiful place?

   A. Kathmandu. B. The Pyramids.   C. The Sahara Desert. D. Taj Mahal.

3. How many times has Jack married?

   A. Once. B. Twice.   C. Three times. D. Four times.

4. Where did Jack meet Maria?

   A. In India. B. In Nepal.   C. In France. D. In Egypt.

5. What does Jack do every night?

   A. He has a glass of wine.

   B. He goes swimming.

   C. He hunts lions.

   D. He rides a camel.

    Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. 1 he left school,he found a job in a post office. He worked hard in the post office. Soon he had more money than his friends 2 his hard work. It wSeemed that he would have a bright future.

    When he was 25 years old,however,he began to dislike his job. He wanted a more exciting one,so he left the post office. Two months 3 he found a new job in a big company (公司) . Workers in this company 4 travelled a lot. At first he really enjoyed travelling. But after a year,he began to hate it. He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. The worst thing was that he 5 make any new friends. Even so,his boss was not satisfied (满意的) with him. Two years later he had to leave the company.

    He was 6 at that time so he sold his house. He had to accept a part-time job in a bookshop. He was surprised to find that he loved it!He made new friends every day and he enjoyed 7 hooks. Three years later,he married the shop owner's daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years,they had another three 8 and four more bookshops!He became very rich indeed.

    He 9 me ,“Life is wonderful. The 10 important thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”

1. A. While   B. When   C. Until   D. If

2. A. because   B. because of   C. as   D. since

3. A. ago   B. before   C. later   D. after

4. A. almost   B. usually   C. seldom   D. never

5. A. can't   B. was able to   C. couldn’t   D. could

6. A. happy   B. energetic   C. rich   D. poor

7. A. to read   B. read   C. reading   D. reads

8. A. sisters   B. brothers   C. children   D. cousins

9. A. said   B. spoke   C. talked   D. told

10. A. best   B. much   C. more   D. most