Question

Mrs. Li is over seventy years old, and has lived in Yancheng all her life. Jenny, a reporter, asked her a few questions.

Q1: Tell me about your parents, brothers and sisters.

My parents, my sister and three brothers lived in a tiny house with a toilet we shared with our neighbours. There was no electricity. The house was lit by candles. We weren't very rich, but we were happy. My sister was the oldest child and she left school when she was only twelve to help my mother at home.

Families have changed a lot since I was young. They were much bigger in those days. Today most people only have one child!

Q2: Did your parents have jobs?

My father was a postman, and he often worked twelve hours a day. My mum was a teacher before she met my father. But looking after us was a full-time job, so she stayed at home. Today the position of women has changed. It's usual for married women to go out to work, but it was less common in the past. My father had the same job the whole of his working life. These days people change their jobs much more often.

Q3: ______________

Well, I remember the family meals, three times a day. My mother was always cooking for us. The food was always freshly cooked, with lots of fish—my grandfather was a fisherman, and my mother never bought ready-made food as people do today, so it was much better for us. And we didn't have television, so we played games together a lot after supper. Our life is better now. One day I'll be talking to my grandchildren.

1.Mrs. Li's sister left school when she was only twelve because _______.

A.they weren't very rich B.they lived in a tiny house

C.she had to help her mother D.she was the oldest children

2.The underlined word “position” in Paragraph 4 probably means _______.

A.idea B.role C.view D.power

3.Which is probably the third question Jenny asked?

A.What did you eat for meals? B.What did your grandfather do?

C.What did you do after supper? D.What was life like at home?

4.What do Jenny and Mrs. Li mainly talk about?

A.The families in Yancheng. B.The changes in Yancheng.

C.The life in the past. D.The people in the past

Answer 1