Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days.        he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard there. Soon he had more money than his friends because of his hard work. It seemed that he would have a        future.

When he was 25 years old, however, he began to be        his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months       , he found a new job in a big       . Workers in this company        traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. But after a year, he began to        it. He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. The        thing was that he couldn’t make any new friends. Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he        the company.

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

“Life is wonderful,” he told me. “The most        thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”

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

2.A. bad                         B. bright                       C. coming                            D. interesting

3.A. tired of                         B. crazy about                      C. interested in          D. afraid of

4.A. ago                          B. before                     C. later                                 D. afterwards

5.A. factory                          B. shop                                  C. school                               D. company

6.A. hardly                          B. usually                             C. seldom                            D. never

7.A. like                           B. prefer                                C. hate                                  D. practise

8.A. worst                   B. happiest                           C. best                                   D. strangest

9.A. reached                        B. called                                C. left                                    D. started

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

11.A. cloth                           B. fruit                                 C. book                      D. dress

12.A. enjoyed                B. finished                    C. began                               D. forgot

13.A. married                    B. knew                     C. met                                 D. visited

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

15.A. difficult             B. important                         C. amazing                            D. Boring

Last Sunday I got   36  early in the morning. After a quick 37  , I rode my bike to English Corner (英语角)to practice 38  English. I really like to go there. When I   39  there, it   40  half past eight. There were many people   41   with each other in English. A foreigner（外国人） came up and said “Hello”   42   me. I was excited,    43   that was my ___44  time to talk   45  a foreigner. I never met a foreigner before. At first, I didn’t know what he said. His English was   46  what I learned at school. Later, he slowed   47  . I began to understand （理解）his   48  . He told me the best   49   to learn English was to use it. We talked and talked. I was so hungry,   50  I felt very happy.

Last Sunday I got   36  early in the morning. After a quick 37  , I rode my bike to English Corner (英语角)to practice 38  English. I really like to go there. When I   39  there, it   40  half past eight. There were many people   41   with each other in English. A foreigner（外国人） came up and said “Hello”   42   me. I was excited,    43   that was my ___44  time to talk   45  a foreigner. I never met a foreigner before. At first, I didn’t know what he said. His English was   46  what I learned at school. Later, he slowed   47  . I began to understand （理解）his   48  . He told me the best   49   to learn English was to use it. We talked and talked. I was so hungry,   50  I felt very happy.