《2025年中学生世界八年级英语上册沪教版五四制》

D. Answer the questions.
I'm Harold. I'd like to share with you the story of my grandpa, Mr Pinter in his early days.
At the age of 18, he found his first job in a post office. He worked hard and earned more money than his friends. It showed that he'd have a bright future.

When he was 20, however, he no longer liked the job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months later, he found a job as a salesman in a big company. Workers in this company usually travelled a lot. At first, he really enjoyed the travelling. But after a year, he began to hate it. He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. Even so, his female boss was not pleased with his work performance. Two years later, he left the company and was out of a job.
He was so poor that he sold his house. He had to do a part-time job in a bookshop. He enjoyed reading books at work. Besides, he loved making friends with book-lovers. He married the bookshop owner's daughter. In the next ten years, they had five children and opened more bookshops! He became successful indeed.
“Life is wonderful,” he told me. “The most important is that ______ 6 ______”
1. When did Mr Pinter find his first job?______
2. Why did Mr Pinter no longer like the post office job?______
3. How did the boss of the big company like Mr Pinter?______
4. Where did he find a job after Mr Pinter left the big company?______
5. Who did Mr Pinter marry?______
6. What did Mr Pinter probably say to Harold in the blank?______

答案： 1. At (the age of) 18/When he was 18 (years old). 2. Because he wanted a more exciting job/To find a more exciting job/Because it was boring/Because it wasn't as exciting as he had expected. 3. She was not pleased/happy with his work performance. 4. In a bookshop. 5. The bookshop owner's daughter. 6. you should always try your best until you succeed ( are/become successful)/never give up when you're in difficulty (trouble)/give up the job you don't like, and choose one you're interested in/as long as you don't give up, you'll be successful sooner or later/don't continue a boring job, but try a more exciting one/it's hard for you to do well in a boring job, but you're probably very good at the job you like ( love)/don't lose heart when you fail/you must believe in yourself and say "I can do it" to yourself, etc. ( Any reasonable answer is acceptable. )