(课时作业)必修第一册 Unit 3 Family matters-2023版新高考英语【红对勾】大一轮复习讲与练全新方案(外研版)

必修第一册　　　　　　　 Family matters 答案 P573 (2021·湖南省衡阳第八中学高三考前预测) The summer before my 10th birthday my fa- ther and mother moved our family of nine chil- dren to a farm! We had always lived in a small city, in the house my dad bought from my grand- parents. But he wanted fresh air, healthy food and lots of room for his children to play. He􀆳d worked multiple jobs at a time and saved for many years...and could finally afford a place in the cou- ntryside. Now a minor concern: the house had no running water or electricity. But there were 150 acres to run around in, walk through the woods in, swim a stream in, and otherwise yell, sing and laugh in every day! That first year my dad put in electricity, be- cause my mom simply announced, “ I won􀆳t have kerosene lamps with children running around!” Indoor plumbing had to wait another year(an out- house came with the property) . Different friends, who my dad knew from work, asked if he􀆳d take their large dogs who couldn􀆳t run free in the city. So we all now played with a big orange- brown boxer and a sporty German Shorthaired Pointer, who we simply named Billy and Molly. Absolutely all our clothes were hand-me-downs, bananas and oranges were “exotic” fruit that we􀆳d see at holidays, and there was ONE birthday party a year! We􀆳d take turns once every 10 years a child would have his / her own party! We thought we were rich. My mother was always singing, yelling, hugging, or praying. And she told us we were blessed with plenty! To