Mrs. Li, my neighbor, told me something about life in the past and how life had changed.

In the past her family lived in a very 【1】(极小的) house. There were no 【2】(用电的) lights. They could only use 【3】(蜡烛). Her father and brother were 【4】(邮递员) and they often worked 12 hours a day. But they still got very little money, so they could only eat meat once or 【5】(两次) a year. Her mother was a farm girl. She didn’t have a good 【6】(教育) only because she was a female.

Now life is very different. She lives a good life. People work for 【7】(更少的) hours a day but they got more money than before. The 【8】(作用) of women has changed. All the children can go to primary and junior schools without paying anything. 【9】(交通) and travel are easier. They can go anywhere in the world easily.

【10】 speaking(一般来说), life today is much better than it was in the past.