Question

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

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

He was    at that time, so he sold his house. He had to accept a part time job in a book shop. He was surprised to find he loved it! He made new friends every day and he enjoyed 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    ,” he told me. “The most important thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”

1. A. factory  B. theatre C. bankD. post office

2. A. becauseB. because ofC. as a resultD. while

3. A. dislike  B. loveC. likeD. enjoy

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

5. A. So B. AndC. But   D. Though

6. A. stay in one placeB. move aroundC. make noise D. make a wish

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

8. A. married   B. understoodC. met      D. visited

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

10.A. boring   B. important C. necessary    D. wonderful

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲的是通过作者的爷爷讲他以前的经历，告诉作者生命是精彩的，但永远要尽最大努力，要永不放弃。

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考点：故事类短文