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  I am spending my summer holiday in my hometown. To my great joy, great changes 1 taken place here.

  In the past, the living conditions in the countryside 2 very poor. The men had to go far away from their homes to make a living， leaving the old,the young and the 3 at home. They were usually in bad health 4 they did all the hard work at home. 5 that time，people in my hometown had few leisure 6  ， too.

  Now all the things have changed. People's living conditions have 7a lot. Tliere are many factories in my hometown. People can find jobs here easily. They don't need to leave their homes any 8 In the evening, you can see groups of people on the square. What are they doing? They're having public square dancing 9 there.

  My hometown has 10 rapidly. Fm glad life here is becoming better and better.

1._____________ 2.__________  3.____________

4._____________ 5.__________  6.____________

7.__________  8.__________  9.____________

10.__________

5. Wang Wei will go_____________ ( 国外）to get a further education.

4. My grandpa taught himself English on the____ (收音机）.

3. I like drawing pictures in my________________ (空闲的）time.

2. Playing  ______ (棋) is my father's favorite hobby.

1. Lee MinHo came to China yesterday. He wanted to          (躲避)from the

reporters and his fans, but he failed.

 My hometown is a beautiful village. Great changes have‘t  1 place here in the past ten years. Ten years ago, it was a p 2 village. There was only one mountain path to go there. Only one o 3 two families had bikes or radios. Most people 1 4 in small and low straw-thatched cottages(草房).And farmers had no modern m 5 to do farm work.

  Now my hometown has taken on a new look s 6 the reform and opening-up. We have built new highways(公路).All the villagers have m 7 into new houses，some even in large buildings. Every family can w 8 TV at home, and some have had cars. And children can r 9 a good education in big and bright classrooms. Thanks to（幸亏，由于)our government's effort, we are living a happy 1 10 now.

  I believe my hometown will become more and more beautiful in the future.

1.____________ 2.       3.____________

4.__________  5.__________  6.      

7.__________  8.__________  9.____________

10.__________

 My grandfather is eighty years old. He has seen how 1 things have changed himself. This is what he says：

Families aren't what they used to be. People are too 2 nowadays. Most 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 is10 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

5. 当前，中国农村的生活状况跟城市的一样好。

At present, ___________  ________  ________  in the country are as good as those in the city in China.

4. 最后，我们成功地到达了山顶。

Finally, we____________  ________  ________  to the top of the mountain.