Even when he was a boy, the author spent a lot of time pract

My grandfather was a completely different person before he had a stroke. He worked as a chief accountant, and he worked really long hours. People used to say that he was a workaholic. When he came home, he was always tired and this used to make him irritable. He didn't use to be sociable at all. He used to spend a lot of time alone working in the garden. I used to be frightened of him as a child. He used to shout at us all the time. Then, suddenly he became ill, and then the doctors told him he had to give up work. He changed almost overnight. His attitude to lots of things changed. He relaxed and spent time with his grandchildren. When he died, I think he was a really happy, relaxed man.

(1). My grandfather used to ().

A、drink a lot

B、work very hard

C、be the manager

(2). He was () when he came home.

A、 very pleasant

B、excited

C、easy to get angry

(3). When I was a child, I ().

A、 liked him very much

B、I hated him

C、was afraid of him

(4). Doctors asked him to ()after he had a stroke.

A、 stop working

B、change his attitude

C、work less

(5). When he died, he ().

A、 was feeling worried

B、was irritable

C、was a happy man

A

Jay Chou was born on January 18, 1979, in Taiwan, China． He grew up with his mother, and was a quiet and shy kid． He didn’t do well in study, so people thought he would never be successful in life．

As a small child, Jay took a great interest in music．His mother sent lum to learn the piano when he was only three years-old He loved it and kept on practicing． When he was in high school, he could play the piano quite well． At the same time, he showed his talent for writing songs．

Before Jay became a singer, he worked as a songwriter． For two years, he spent most of his time writing for singers． Some of them were very famous, like Coco Lee and Jacky Cheung． Jay released(友行) his first album(专辑) in 2000 and soon he got quite popular．

Now Jay is one of the most famous singers in Asia． However, he is still shy and doesn't smile often He isn’t good-looking and doesn’t speak clearly when he sings or talks, but he has a lot of fans． Most of his fans like him because he is really good at music and never follows others．

( )21． When Jay Chou was a small kid,_________-

④he was quiet and shy②he lived with his parents③he didn't study well④he loved music

A、does

B、had

C、was

D、did

It was ten years later____ he knew that the boy was his brother.

A、which

B、that

C、what

D、when

When he saw the gorilla, the author was so fascinated by its charming appearance that he forgot to use his binoculars.()

3． The boy stopped ________ when he saw a dog．

A． run

B． runing

C． running

D． to run

此题为判断题(对，错)。

A.denied

B.avoided

C.refused

D.pretended

(A Most Forgiving Ape) When the author and his party se out that morning, he was quite certain that he would meet the gorillas.()

A.a large amount of

B.a lot of

C.many

D.much