第208页 - 启东中学作业本八年级英语译林版连云港专版

There was a garden./His garden./A garden./The garden.

It was very clear./Very clear./Clear.

In 1840.

Wang Mengqiu./Wang Mengqiu did (it)./Wang Mengqiu invented it.

It's convenient.

In the past, people kept in touch with their relatives by sending letters. They listened to the radio in their free

time. Besides, children used to ride to school. They had to live in old and small houses too. But now people can

talk to others on the telephone or on the Internet. When they are free, they can watch TV. What's more, some

families can drive their children to school. More and more people have lived in tall buildings with many floors.