My grandfather is eighty years old. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.

Families aren't what they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If the husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now parents are both busy working. No one has time to look after children at home.

And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. We used to walk five miles to school on school days, even in winter. But now we don't. And in school, children don't have to think any more. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract(減), multiply and divide by using our heads. But now kids don't use their heads any more. Instead, they use calculators.

Most families have computers now. In the past we didn't have computers. We didn't even have lights. My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now we don't often eat home cooked food.

And people talk less to each other than before. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.

Life used to be simple, but it isn't any more.

1.My grandfather thinks that life _____ it used to be.

A. is better than B. is worse than

C. is as bad as D. is as good as

2.What does the word “calculators” mean is Chinese?

A. 顯微鏡 B. 計(jì)算器 C. 燒杯 D. 三角板

3.What did the grandfather used to do?

A. He used to use calculators in math class

B. He used to drive to school in winter

C. He used to go to school by bike

D. He used to walk five miles to school

4.What changes have happened to some families?

① There are lights at home.

② People often eat home cooked food now.

③ Lots of families have computers.

④ More and more people drive instead of walking.

A. ①②④ B. ②③④ C. ①②③ D. ①③④

5.Which of the following is TURE?

A. Life is very simple now.

B. People have much time to talk and to eat now.

C. Mothers always stay at home and look after their children now.

D. Some families have become single parent families now.

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