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 because of his hard work. It seemed that he would have a   3   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   traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. But after a year, he began to hate   7  . He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. The worst thing was that he couldn’t make any new   8  . Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he left the company.

He was   9  at that time so he sold his house. He had to accept a part-time job in a   10  shop. He was surprised to find that he loved it!  He made new friends every day and he enjoyed    reading books. Three years later, he  11   the shop owner’s daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three   12   and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed.

“Life is wonderful,” he told me. “The most 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．bad                        B．bright                     C．sad                        D．interesting

4．A．be tired of               B．like                        C．love                       D．be crazy about

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

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

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

8．A．teachers                   B．classmates              C．friends                   D．wives

9．A．happy                      B．fun                        C．rich                      D．poor

10．A．cloth                      B．fruit                      C．book                     D．shoe

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

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