My grandparents can be good fun. They are retired ,so they don’t work anymore .My grandfather is 68 and my grandmother is 67, but they are not too old to be active. They exercise by playing golf and they go out for meals and to the theater .Sometimes they take me out too. We have a good time. They also go on great holidays .Last year ,they went to China and walked along the Great Wall!

       Sometimes, my grandparents like to criticize me. They think that children today have an easy life. Life was very different when they were young and there are many things about my life that they do not understand. They tell me , over and over , how they had to start work at 16. They know that I will go on to university and won’t be getting a job until I am about 22! They also think that I have too many possessions（财产）, such as mobile phones ,computers and PSPs. When they were young, they did not have anything like that. What they do not realize is that they cannot compare children at present time. They had the same kinds of things as the rest of people of their age—so do I .It would be very strange if I only had the possessions that they had when they were my age.

1．Grandparents don’t work anymore because        .

       A．they are tired                                B．they want to play golf

       C．they are retired                             D．they want to enjoy their life

2．My grandparents sometimes criticize me. One reason is that         .

       A．I don’t go on great holidays with them   B．I won’t work until 22

C．they had to work at 16                         D．children today have an easy life

3．Grandparents        when they were young.

       A．had the same life as we have today

       B．had the same kinds of things as we have

       C．had the same kinds of things as people of their age

       D．had many possessions, including mobile phones, computers and PSPs

4．What does this sentence “but they are not too old to be active” mean?

       A．They are old , so they are not active.    

B．They are old , but they are still active.

       C．They are retired ,so they are active.      

D．When they were young ,they were active.

5．Which statement is NOT right?

       A．My grandparents love me very much.

       B．My grandparents don’t understand many things about me life.

       C．My grandparents don’t think I need too many possessions.

       D．My grandparents have realized they shouldn’t compare children at present time.

My grandparents can be good fun．They are retired，so they don’t work anymore．My grandfather is 68 and my grandmother is 67，but they are not too old to be active．They exercise by playing golf and they go out for meals and to the theater．Sometimes they take me out too．We have a good time．They also go on great holidays．Last year, they went to China and walked along the Great Wall!

Sometimes, my grandparents like to criticize（批评）me．They think that children today have an easy life．Life was very different when they were young and there are many things about my life that they do not understand．They tell me，over and over, how they had to start work at 16．They know that I will go on to university and won’t be getting a job until I am about 22! They also think that I have too many possessions（财产），such as mobile phones and computers．When they were young, they did not have anything like that．What they do not realize is that they cannot compare them with children today．They had the same kinds of things as the rest of people of their age-so do I．It would be very strange if I only had the possessions that they had when they were my age

1．Why do the writer’s grandparents not work anymore?

2．Why do the grandparents think the writer has an easy life?

3．What does the sentence“so do I”in the second paragraph mean?

4．The grandparents are still very active though they are very old，aren’t they’?

5．Do you agree with the grandparents’ idea that children today have an easy life? And Why?