Nowadays, life is totally (26) ______ from 30 years ago. In the past, there weren’t (27)_________ people as there are today, so houses (28)_________ more spacious than today. Because there weren’t so many cars in the streets, the air was not as (29) ______as it is today. Our grandparents often earned a living (30)________ growing plants and raising animals. Life at that time depended a lot on the weather. In the present days, people (31)_______ more comfortably and independently than before. Our houses aren’t as large as they (32) ______be but they are all taller and more modern. We don’t grow crops to make more food anymore and we don’t (33) ______ animals . Instead, we work in big (34)_________ and tall buildings. There are also more ways of (35) __________ than before. Today’s life is more interesting and comfortable than in the past. Question 26. A. difference B. different C. differs D. differing Question 27. A. many B. as many C. more D. many more Question 28. A. are B. have C. were D. have been Question 29. A. unpolluted B. polluting C. polluted D. unpolluting Question 30. A. on B. by C. with D. at Question 31. A . working B. study C. live D. travel Question 32. A. get to B. is used to C. use to D. used to Question 33. A. feed B. grow C. raise D. sell Question 34. A factory B. factories C. field D. fields Question 35. A. entertaining B. entertainment C. entertain D. entertained