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   2  ．Soon he had more money than his friends  3  his hard work．It seemed that he would have a bright future．

When he was 25 years old，however，he began to   4   his job．He wanted a more exciting one，so he left the post office．Two months   5  he found a new job in a big company．Workers in this company   6   travelled a lot．At first he really enjoyed the travelling．But after a year，he began to bate   7  ．He had to   8   and he was always in a car or on a train．The worst thing was that he  9   make any new friends! Even so，his boss was not satisfied with him．Two years later be had to leave the company．

He was   10   at that time so he sold his house．He bad to accept（接受）a part-time job in a book shop．He was surprised to find that he loved it! He made new friends every day and he enjoyed   11   books．Three years later，he   12   the shop owner's daughter．Soon they had their first child．In the next ten years，they had another three   13   and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed．

“Life is wonderful，” he   14   me．“The   15   important thing is that you should always try your best．Never give up!"

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

2．A．factory                  B．theatre                 C．bank                      D．post office

3．A．because                 B．because of                  C．a(chǎn)s                          D．since

4．A．dislike            B．1ike                     C．love                       D．be crazy about

5．A．a(chǎn)go                       B．before                  C．later                       D．a(chǎn)fter

6．A．a(chǎn)lmost            B．usually                 C．seldom                   D．never

7．A．it                   B．him                     C．her                        D．us

8．A．stay in one place      B．move around        C．make noise             D．make a wish

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

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

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

12 A．married                  B．understood           C．met                       D．visited

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

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

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