听下面独白。独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的选项中选出最佳选项。听每段独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段独白读两遍。

1．What did the man have to do in the morning?

    A. He fed the chickens.

    B. He cleaned the bathroom.

    C. He carried water for the family.

2．Why did the man go to school on foot?

    A. No bus ran in that direction.

    B. The school was near.

    C. His family was poor.

3．What did the man do every Sunday?

    A. He was taken to church three times.

    B. He stayed at home all day.

    C. He played in the street.

4．What can we learn from what the speaker said?

    A. He is a retired teacher of history.

    B. He thinks children were happier in the past.

    C. He lives on a farm far away from cities.

1．What did the man have to do in the morning?

    A. He fed the chickens.

    B. He cleaned the bathroom.

    C. He carried water for the family.

2．Why did the man go to school on foot?

    A. No bus ran in that direction.

    B. The school was near.

    C. His family was poor.

3．What did the man do every Sunday?

    A. He was taken to church three times.

    B. He stayed at home all day.

    C. He played in the street.

4．What can we learn from what the speaker said?

    A. He is a retired teacher of history.

    B. He thinks children were happier in the past.

    C. He lives on a farm far away from cities.