My grandfather is an eighty-year-old man. He always complains about how fast things have changed,and he often says that life used to be better.
F.amilies aren’t families the way they used to be. A lot of families have broken down. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage,they no longer stay together. And moth-ers used to stay at home and take care of their children,but now not any more. Everyone is working. No one has.time to look after children at home.
A.nd the cars! No one walks anymore; everyone drives, We used to walk five miles to school every day,even in winter. But now we don't. And in school,the children don’t have to think anymore.In math class,for example,we used to add,subtract(减),multiply(乘) and divide.(除) in our heads, Kids don't use their heads anymore ;instead,they use calculators(计算器).
Most families have computers now. In the past,we didn’t have computers. We didn't even have lights. My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now nobody eats home-cooked food anymore.
A.nd people don-t talk to each other anymore. They are too busy to talk,too busy to eat,too busy to think.Life used to be simple,but it isn’t anymore.( )26. What does the writer's grandfather think of the life now?
A. He thinks the life is the same as it used to be.
B. He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.
C. He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.
D. He thinks the life now is very good.
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