My father died when I was a baby, and my mother had to go out to work. I was the only  36  so I had no brothers and sisters to play with at home. I used to play in the street with other children, or ride my bike down to the park, but I remember I  37  a lot of time just sitting at home reading. We had a television, I think, but don’t remember   38  it very much.
My grandparents lived with us and we used to do a lot of things together.I remember we played cards a lot. At the weekends, my mother always  39  -- We often went down to the sea and swam, and I   40  to swim when I was quite young.
We didn’t have a car, so we went everywhere by bus. Occasionally（偶尔），one of my uncles used to come and take us out in his car, which was a great   41 .For holidays we always went to the seaside, but never far away maybe a short train journey.
My mother wasn’t very    42 , and I don’t remember her ever    43   me. In fact（事实上），I got my way too much.
I was given small pocket money because we weren’t very   44  and I probably spent most of it on sweets, as far as I remember I don’t think anyone thought they were   45  for you then.

用所给单词的适当形式填空。

1．I think the man on the left is _______ than the man on the right．（outgoing）

2．She usually _______ her homework．（do）

3．--How do you get to school?   --I get to school on _______．（feet）

4．He has a _______．（head）（头疼）

5．Where are you _______ for vacation?（go）

6．My mother often  _______  to work by bike．（go）

7．--What are you doing for vacation? --I _______ my sister．（baby-sit）

8．“I have a toothache．” “You should _______ a dentist．”（see）

9．Amy _______ to do her homework．（have）

10．Lucy is _______ than Li Li．（popular）