Do you still have your toys from childhood? Do you have any old baseball cards or dolls? (16) you do，keep them．Old toys and other things can be (17) a lot of money．Many people collect old things，and they are often ready to pay( 18) prices for them．For example，a Matchbox toy car used to sell (19) about 25 cents in tile 1970s．Now，these toy cars sell for about 50 dollars．One collector (20) paid fourteen thousand dollars for a Matchbox car several years ago!

People collect almost (21) !But if you want a collector to pay top dollars，you must (22)

your toys because collectors are usually only (23) in toys in excellent condition．You’ll also have to wait quite a while．Toys usually aren’t valuable (24) they are at least 20 or 30 years old．So put your toys away carefully and be (25)．One day they may be like gold !

16．A．If                 B．So              C．But            D．And

17．A．valuable            B．worth           C．cost            D．spent

18．A．low                B．high            C．cheap          D．expensive

19．A．with               B．on              C．for             D．in

20．A．never              B．seldom          C．still            D．even

21．A．nothing            B．anything         C．something        D．none

22．A．take out of          B．put down on      C．put up with      D．take care of

23．A．involved           B．interested         C．satisfied        D．worried

24．A．after              B．before            C．while           D．until

25．A．patient            B．happy            C．active           D．realistic

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．as                          D．since

4．A．dislike            B．1ike                     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．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

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

When I was growing up, I was ashamed（羞愧）of being seen with my father．He was  1 and quite ugly（丑）．He used to   2   together with me and his hand was on my arm for __3  ．At this time, people would look at us very directly．I would feel   4   and was afraid to look at others．Dad noticed that, but he never   5   that he knew．

It was difficult to make our steps．We   6   said to each other as we went along．But each time we   7  , he always said," You set the pace, I'll follow you．"

We usually took the underground．That was   8   he went to his office．He almost never __9   to work late, even though he was ill or met with bad weather．

He never felt   10   that he was disabled and he never envied the lucky or able persons．He looked   11   a "good heart" in others．

Now I'm older and realize that it is not right to judge（判断）a person by his   12  ．I want to tell Dad how sorry I am that I was not   13   to walk with him in public and I ever felt ashamed to be his daughter．I think of him when I complain about something unimportant, envy another's good   14   or don't have a "good heart"．I want to   15   my hand on his arm and say, "You set the pace, I'll try to follow you．"

It is Dad who has helped me keep my balance, the balance of my lifetime．

1．A．patient               B．disabled            C．gentle               D．thin

2．A．ride              B．run                    C．drive                D．walk

3．A．balance       B．comfort             C．strength               D．fun

4．A．unwelcome          B．unhelpful             C．unfriendly            D．uncomfortable

5．A．showed                B．thought             C．found               D．replied

6．A．always               B．seldom            C．often               D．usually

7．A．started out           B．stayed out           C．looked out            D．cried out

8．A．how                 B．where              C．why                       D．when

9．A．stopped              B．came               C．got                   D．forgot

10．A．scared             B．sad                 C．excited             D．proud

11．A．for               B．after                 C．at                  D．like

12．A．advice              B．reward                     C．appearance           D．experience

13．A．able               B．sure                C．angry               D．willing

14．A．ideas                B．luck                  C．habit                  D．voice

15．A．raise              B．put                 C．give               D．shake