Mrs. Li, my neighbor, told me something about life in the past and how life had changed.

In the past her family lived in a very 1.(极小的) house. There were no 2.(用电的) lights. They could only use 3.(蜡烛). Her father and brother were 4.(邮递员) and they often worked 12 hours a day. But they still got very little money, so they could only eat meat once or 5.(两次) a year. Her mother was a farm girl. She didn’t have a good 6.(教育) only because she was a female.

Now life is very different. She lives a good life. People work for 7.(更少的) hours a day but they got more money than before. The 8.(作用) of women has changed. All the children can go to primary and junior schools without paying anything. 9.(交通) and travel are easier. They can go anywhere in the world easily.

10. speaking(一般来说), life today is much better than it was in the past.

Do you know 1. lives of children in Victorian Britain? Are you 2.(interest) in it? I searched online and found out the 3.(follow).

In Victorian Britain, thousands of people came to the cities to work in 4.(factory). Instead 5. the green, open countryside, people lived in very small houses 6. were very close to each other, with no space for children 7.(play). Families in those days were quite big. People put their rubbish outside in the street, the street were always full of rubbish. As a result, there were many 8.(ill).

And life was harder for children in those times. They didn’t always go to school, 9. they had to work instead. They worked twelve hours a day in dangerous jobs for very little money. Many 10.(hurt) in accidents with machines.

Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it _______ patience(耐心). If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home _______.

Joining a club or group, talking to those who like the same things _______ you do is much easier. Or join someone in some activity.

Many people are _______ when talking to new people. _______ meeting strangers means seeing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit _______ about the unknown. Most of fears about _______ new people come from doubts (怀疑) about _______. We imagine other people are judging us — finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to put the other at ease. You’ll both feel more comfortable.

Try to act self-confident(自信) _______ you don’t feel that way when you ________ a room full of strangers. Walk tall and straight, look at other people directly and ________.

If you see someone you’d like to ________, say something. Don’t wait for ________ person to start a talk.

Just meeting someone new does not mean that you’ll make friends with that person. ________ is based on mutual(相互的) likings and “give and take”. It takes time to ________ friendship.

1.A.costs B.needs C.spends D.wants

2.A.lonely B.yourself C.alone D.with you

3.A.as B.that C.which D.what

4.A.shy B.excited C.afraid D.worried

5.A.At all B.For all C.In all D.After all

6.A.unhappy B.usual C.worried D.unlucky

7.A.meeting B.talking C.visiting D.speaking

8.A.yourself B.himself C.yourselves D.ourselves

9.A.even when B.even if C.as if D.what if

10.A.come B.go C.enter D.step to

11.A.laugh B.smile C.cry D.jump

12.A.speak to B.talk about C.say to D.call up

13.A.other B.the other C.another D.others

14.A.Relation B.Friendship C.Connection D.Feeling

15.A.develop B.start C.keep D.change

I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career（职业）.

I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.

I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unluckily, it didn’t often work out. I was getting quite tired and feeling very bored, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.

One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded(说服) me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience helped me a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.

Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren’t top of the class at school.

1.When staying with the two girls’ family，the writer ________.

A.was paid for extra work B.often worked long hours

C.got much help from her boss D.took a day off every other week

2.Why did the writer leave her first job?

A.She found a full-time job. B.She was very bored with children.

C.She decided to attend a part-time course. D.She needed a rest after working extra hours.

3.What has the writer learned from her own experiences?

A.Less successful students can still have a career.

B.Qualifications are necessary for a career.

C.Hard work makes an excellent student.

D.One must choose the job she like.

Maria is _____ American girl. She can play _____ chess very well, but she can’t play _____ trumpet.

A.an; the; the B.a; / ; the C.an; / ; the D.a; the; /

Be careful! Don’t break the bottles. Do you hear________ I said, David?

A.what B.that C.why D.if

Look at the lady________ name is Dochi.

A.who B.that C.whom D.whose

At that time we lived in houses which ________ old, cold and unsafe.

A.are B.were C.is D.was

Here’s a film ticket, either you or he ________allowed to go to the cinema.

A.is B.are C.will D.can

He got up _________ late that he missed the first train to his work place.

A.very B.too C.much D.so