Ⅸ.根据汉语意思完成句子（10分）

1.赵太太70多岁了，她终生都住在北京。

  Mrs. Zhao is ______ 70 years old, and has lived in Beijing ______ her life.

2.今天的生活比50年前的生活是好还是差呢？

  Is life today ______ or ______ than it was 50 years ago?

3.那时的高楼大厦不及现在的多。

  There ______ so many tall ______ as there are today.

4.那里的人太多，污染也比较严重。

  There are too ______ people and too ______ pollution there.

5.他年纪太小了以至于无法照顾自己。

  He is ______ young ______ he couldn’t take care of himself.

Ⅹ.书面表达(10分)

以Now and Then为题写一篇短文。

要求：1.从以下几方面入手：the world around us, health and fitness, education, free time;

      2.适当运用比较级；

      3.词数：80-100。