Question

   My grandfather is eighty years old. He has seen how  1 things have changed himself.

   "Families aren't what they used to be. People are too  2  nowadays. Most of parents are both busy 

working. No one has time to 3  children at home.“

    And the cars ！ No one  4  any more. More and more people drive. We used to walk five miles to 

school on school days, 5 in winter. But now we don't. And in school, children don't have to think any 

more. In 6 class ， for example ， we used to calculate (计算) by using our heads. But now kids don't use

their heads any more.  7  ， 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 8 all day cooking in the kitchen. But now we don't often eat home-cooked food.

   And people talk 9 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.

   My grandfather is 10 whether the changes are good or not. But he often says life used to be better.

(   ) 1. A. rapidly B. finely

      C. heavily D. happily

(   ) 2. A. boring B. exciting

      C. busy D. comfortable

(   ) 3. A. think about     B. think  of

      C. look up         D. look after

(   ) 4. A. works  B. studies

      C. exercises  D. walks

(   ) 5. A. though  B. even

      C. still  D. especially

(   ) 6. A. English  B. Chinese

      C. history  D. math

(   ) 7. A. Instead  B. However

      C. Also   D. Then

(   ) 8. A. take  B. cost

      C. spend  D. plan

(   ) 9. A. more  B. less

      C. better  D. harder

(   ) 10. A. thinking    B. believing 

       C. wondering    D. imagining

Answer 1

1. A

 2.C   由下一句可知，现在人们很忙。

3.D人们很忙，没时间照顾孩子。

4.D结合上下文可知，现在没有人"步行，，了。

5.B

6.D

7.A   instead意为"相反"。

8.C   spend…doing sth.意为"花时间做某事"。

9.B   由下文可知人们太忙了，相互之间的交流更少了。

10. C   wonder意为"困惑"符合句意。