My grandfather had always taken a _______interest

A.A.splendid

B.B.weighty

C.C.vague

D.D.keen

old that he had _____.

A.passed off

B.passed away

C.passed by

D.passed over

A. savings

B. will

C. credit card

D. cash machine

My grandfather was a very interesting man. He died when I was 11, but 1 remember he used to tell me stories about his early life. He told me one about how he used to race dogs. They raced greyhound , a very fast type of dog. My grandfather had a dog that was very fast and usually won the races. The men used to bet on the dogs and try to win money. One day before a race, a friend of my grandfather' s suggested that they bet on a different dog and make my grandfather' s dog lose the race. My grandfather had no job , so this seemed an easy way to make money. On the day of the race, my grandfather and his friend fed the dog lots of cakes 50 it wouldn't want to run. Then they took it for a long walk so it was tired. They bet on another dog , but when the race was run , my grandfather's dog won anyway , so they lost a11 their money and didn't win anything!

26. The author's grandfather doesn't tell stories now.()

27. His dog usually was a loser in races.()

28. The author' s grandfather didn't want to win money from dog race.()

29. The author' s grandfather and his friend fed the dog cakes to make it strong.()

30. The author' s grandfather and his friend bet on a dog which didn't win.()

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

Grandpa My Hero

My grandfather had only one child and that was my mother. He always wanted a son but it never happened.__26__When my mom got pregnant, he thought he finally had a boy in the family, but it turned out that her first child was my older sister. When I was born, Grandpa was very happy.

He was the first person to give me a baseball glove and to play baseball with me. My first glove was as small as my whole hand is now. When Grandpa gave me that glove, I was very excited.__27__It was my pride and joy.

When I was five, I played on my first baseball team and Grandpa was the coach. He wanted me to play one position, but I wanted to play another. __28__I tried so hard that I made good progress. Grandpa was very proud of me. Ever since then, he has worked with me to make me a better player.

Grandpa has helped me become not only a better player,but a better person.__29__Today Grandpa does not play baseball with me so often, but he still comes to every practice and game. He sits and watches my practices through rain and shine. __30__I love him and hope he will be around for many more years to support me and baseball.

A. I was so happy I even slept with it at my side. B. He wanted a son because he wanted to teach him to play baseball. C. I owe him all my success in baseball and in my life. D. In order to make me happy, he let me play what I wanted. E. He was named our baseball team’s number one fan by my coach. F. My grandpa is still working at a store

My grandfather often______me interesting stories in my childhood.

A、tells

B、told

C、tell

D、telled

A.that

B.which

C.what

D.it

A.wrote

B.write

C.writes

D.writing