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Module 3 Life now and then
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A
Thousands of years ago, humans didn't live in towns. Sometimes they would live in caves(山洞) or build camps in the forest.
Only about thirty people __1__ in each camp. The men would go hunting while the women and children __2__ food from the trees around the camp. All the food was __3__ by everyone in the group. Every few weeks they moved to another place to find more food. It was a simple life, but people had to be __4__. They had to make everything that they needed, and they had to know a lot about plants and animals.
Nowadays most people live in towns and cities, and they work in offices and factories. Life is __5__ than in the old days. There are fewer __6__, but there is less excitement. Some people __7__ for excitement—sailing round the world, climbing mountains, or exploring(探测) caves. Most people look forward to the __8__, a time when they can enjoy a change from their normal life. For some people, this means going camping. But camping today is __9__ from camping in the past. Gas cookers, readymade food and airbeds mean people can camp much more __10__ than they did in the old times.
1. A. lived B. talked C. came D. danced
2. A. planted B. collected C. watched D. bought
3. A. called B. used C. shared D. sold
4. A. polite B. kind C. careful D. clever
5. A. worse B. faster C. easier D. harder
6. A. dangers B. stories C. people D. animals
7. A. wait B. look C. tell D. find
8. A. dreams B. gifts C. meals D. holidays
9. A. away B. different C. free D. far
10. A. slowly B. terribly C. comfortably D. hopefully
B
My dad had to leave high school to support his mum and six brothers and sisters at the age of 16. He tells my brothers and me the stories of when he was our age.
One day, when he came home after school, he found a __1__ on the door. It said that his family must move out of the house at once.Smoking and drinking __2__ all his dad’s money, but my dad