My grandmother complains about how things have changed, and she says that

Life 　1　 　be better.

　　 Families aren’t families the way they　 　2　 　　be. Everyone’s divorced.(离婚) If a husband and wife are having problems with their marriage, they don’t stay together 　3　 　. And mothers　 　4　 　　stay home and take care of their children, but not　 　5 　　.Everyone’s working. No one has time for children　 　6　 　.

　　 And the cars! No one walks　 　7　 　; everybody drives. We　 　8 　　walk five miles to school everyday, even in winter.

　　 And people don’t talk to each other　 　9　 　. They are too busy to talk, too

busy to eat, too busy to think…

　　 Life　 　10　 　be simple, but it isn’t　 　11 　　.

10. What games __________ you _______________ when you were a child?

9. Normally I start work at 7 o’clock, so I _______________ up very early.

8. We _______________ near the airport but we moved to the city centre a few

years ago.

7. Mary loves watching TV. She　 _______________ TV every evening.

6. When I was a child, I never _______________ meat, but I eat it now.

5. “Do you go to work by car?” “Sometimes but most days I_______________ by

train.”

4. George _______________ a waiter. Now he’s the manager of a hotel.

3. “Have you got a car?” “No, I _______________ one but I sold it.”

2. Do you do any sport? Yes, I play basketball.