I took a wonderful trip with my family when I was ten years old. I remember it well. My aunt, uncle and cousins lived on a little farm in the country outside Rome and they invited us to visit them. These cousins are the same cousins who live in Miami now. Our trip to visit them a long time ago was very different from our recent (最近的) trip to Miami.

　　It was a Saturday morning when we left home. We got up early that morning before the sun rose. We were sleepy, but we were excited and ate breakfast quickly. We left home at five thirty in order to get an early start. It took us three hours to get there in my father's old car. When we drove up to the house, everyone ran out to greet (歡迎) us.

　　We stayed for two days and had a wonderful time. We played outside all day and helped uncle feed the chickens. He taught us how to make wine. At night, we listened to the grown-ups (成年人) tell stories about their childhood.

　　When it was time to leave, we were very sad. They begged us to stay longer, but we had to leave. My father had to go to work the next day. As I look back, that trip was a long, long time ago. My aunt and uncle are both dead; my cousins are living in Miami.

　　The world is different now.

1．We started ________ .

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A．on a Saturday afternoon

B．before sunrise

C．without breakfast

D．on an early train

2．We ________ on my uncle's farm in the day time.

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A．played and helped to feed chickens

B．listened to stories by the grown-ups

C．learned how to make wine

D．both A and C

3．We had to leave two days later because ________.

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A．they didn't beg us to stay longer

B．our father's holiday was over

C．we were sad

D．our uncle's family wanted to go for a trip

4．Which of the following is NOT true according the passage?

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A．My cousins used to live in Miami and they are still living there now.

B．My uncle and aunt are all dead.

C．We have visited our cousins recently.

D．The world has changed since our visit to our uncle's farm.

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