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

Families aren’t families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with theirmarriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not any more. Everyone is busy working. Mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now the family don’t eat home-cooked food any more.

And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But nowadays students don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think any more.. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加减乘除)in their heads. Instead, they use calculators.

And people today have TV and computers, and they don’t talk to each other any more. 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.What does my grandfather think of the life now?

A. He thinks the life now is very good.

B. He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.

C. He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.

D. He thinks the life is the same as it used to be.

2.What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese?

A. 生活 B. 工作 C. 婚姻 D. 家庭

3.What has happened these years according to the passage?

A. Children don’t have to think any more in school.

B. Students use calculators in math class.

C. Some used to walk to school, but now they don’t.

D. All of above.

4.What changes have happened to some families?

a. People have TV.

b. People like to eat home-cooked food.

c. Lots of families have computers.

d. Lots of couples(夫妇)live apart because of unhappy problems.

A. a, b, d B. b, c, d C. a, b, c D. a, c, d

5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Life now is much simpler.

B. People have too much time to talk with each other now.

C. The writer’s grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life now.

D. Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children.

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We live in a world full of many different kinds of people. We want to make friends with others. We also want to be liked by others, The following ways will make others like you.

Do This and You’ll Be Welcome Anywhere

Become really interested in other people. A show of interest must be true. It must bring good results not only to the person showing the interest, but also to the person receiving the attention. It’s a two-way street.

A Simple Way to Make a Good First Impression(印象)

Smile as often as possible. Your smile is a sign of kindness. When someone feels stressed(压力的) from his or her teachers or parents, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds, your smile can help him or her feel that all is hopeful in the world.

If You Don’t Do This, You Are Getting into Trouble

Remember a person’s name. A person’s name is the sweetest and the most important sound in any language. We should realize the magic in a name. The name makes the person not the same as others; it makes him or her special among all others. If you remember a person’s name, the relationship between both of you will become much closer.

An Easy Way to Become a Good Talker

Be a careful listener first. Ask questions that other persons will like to answer. Encourage them to talk about themselves and their achievements(成就). What you need to do is just to listen, because people are much more interested in themselves.

Title 1. to make people like you

Become really2. in others

Your show of interest must be true.

It must bring good results to 3. of you.

Smile as often as possible

Your smile makes you look 4..

Your smile makes others think that there is 5. in the world.

Remember a person’s name

A person’s name makes him or her6. from others.

A person’s name is the sweetest and the most important sound in any 7. .

Listen 8. first

You ask questions that others enjoy9. .

They are 10. interested in talking about themselves and their achievements than anything else.

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