Fill in the blanks with “才(cái)” or “就(jiù)”.

1

tā wǔsuì ____ shànɡxué le， wǒbā suì ____ shànɡxué.
他 五岁 ______ 上学   了，  我   八岁 ______ 上学。
He went to school when he was 5.     I went to school when I was 8.

2

xiǎoyǔ jiǔdiǎn ____ qǐchuánɡ， yéye wǔdiǎn ____ qǐchuánɡ le.
小雨 九点 ______ 起床，    爷爷     五点____ 起床 了。
Xiao Yu got up at 9.     Grandpa got up at 5.

3

wǒ mèimei èrshísān suì ____ jiéhūn le， wǒ ɡēɡe sānshíwǔ suì ____ jiéhūn.
我     妹妹   二十三 岁 ______ 结婚了，我   哥哥   三十五   岁 ____ 结婚。
My sister got married at 23.     My brother got married at 35.

1. 就，才
2. 才，就
3. 就，才
Explanation: “就” usually indicates that things happen early or quickly. “才” usually indicates that things happen late or slowly.

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