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Module 3 Life now and then
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A
My grandma is over seventy years old. 1.T________she is a bit 2.d________now, I often ask her about life today and in the past. Today people are 3._________ (wealth) than before. People used to 4._________ (live) in a 5.t________ house. But now they can afford 6._________ (buy) a big house.
We also know more about medicine and there’s less 7.f________ of getting ill. The 8.r________of women has changed. They can get a good 9.e ________. They also go to work even after getting 10.m________.
B
As a child, Phong always dreamt of going abroad to study. After he graduated from high school, his parents sent him over to New Zealand 1. ________ (attend) college. Phong was very happy that his dream 2. ________ (final) came true. When he 3. ________ (one) arrived in the country, Phong’s English was not very good.
And sometimes he did not 4. ________ (understand) what other people said. He also had many 5. ________ (difficult) in class because he was not familiar with the new teaching and learning method. He 6. ________ (feel) lonely in this new place, and missed all his friends in Vietnam. The food there was so different to what his mum used to 7. ________ (cook) for him.
And for the first time in his life, Phong had to think about his finances (财力). And he had to plan his spending 8._________ (careful). But Phong was young and smart. He learnt 9._________ (get) used to the new environment. After two years, Phong does well in English and has achieved the top academic award (奖学金) at his school.
He has a lot of friends from different 10._________ (country). He is even good at being able to make money for his daily needs from his part-time job at a restaurant.
C
Zhang Guimei, who is the headmaster of Huaping High School for Girls, has been given the title(称号)“Role Model of the Times” for 1. _________(help) girls from poor families.
She moved to Lijiang to teach in the middle school in Huaping County at the age of 40. Once, she got 2.