— I see. I'll go there next Monday then.

—No, it's worse.

— A car hit a man. ______, the man wasn't badly hurt. 

—Oh! It's one of _______ books I've ever read.

—Wonderful ! I've never seen a __________ one before. 

— Hope they will make peace with each other. 

    Would you like to experience what going to school was 'like in the late 1800s? To start with, imagine everyone in school only one classroom.

    In the 19th and early 20th centuries, most American students went to a one-room schoolhouse. A single teacher would typically(典型地)  have students in the first through eighth grades, and she taught them all.  The number of students varied from 6 to 40 or more. The youngest children sat in the front, while the oldest students sat in the back. The teacher usually taught reading, writing, arithmetic, history, and geography. Students memorized(记忆) and retold their lessons.

    The classroom of a one-room schoolhouse probably looked much like your own. The teacher's desk stood on a raised platform(讲台) at the front of the room, however, and there was a wood-burning stove since there was no other way of heating. The bathroom was outside in an outhouse.

    In Honeoye Falls, New York, there is a one-room schoolhouse where kids today can experience what it was like to the students in the late 19th century. For a week during the summer, they wear 19th century clothes and learn the way children learned more than a hundred years ago.

    What else has changed about school since the 19^th century? For more information, please visit our website: www.Locall ygacy.com.

    Farming in the USA today is very different from that 100 years ago. In those days, farmers did not have many machines to help them. They had animals. This meant that farms were smaller than they are now. Farmers also worked in a different way in the past. In those days, farmers grew fruits and vegetables and kept cows, pigs and chickens to feed their families.

    Farmers have a very special life in many ways. First of all, they can't leave the job at the end of the day. They live on the farm and there is always work to do. Second, a lot of farm work is outdoors, so the weather is very important for farmers.  A lot of bad weather means farmers will lose money. Finally, farmers work with plants and animals. They understand nature better than other people do.

     Spring is a time for planting. Farmers are busy getting the fields ready and then planting the seeds(种子). In summer, farmers must take good care of the plants. Some may need water. Other plants may have problems with insects or diseases. Then in fall, the fruits or plants are ready for picking.  Winter is a time for rest or for work on the farm machines.

A. Farm work changes with the seasons.

B. That is a very busy time for farmers.

C. But animals work slowly compared to machines.

D. It is also important for the success of their farms.

E. Today farmers grow things on the farms so they can sell them.