Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the suitable words.Use the words in the box.
My grandmother is more than ninety years old (1) makes her the oldest person in the whole family. (2) her old age, her memory is still fresh. She always tells us that many things used to be different (3) she was young.
My grandma used to (4) her day very early. She used to start her day at 4 o’clock while everybody else was still in beds. She used to do all the (5) byherself. She used to make clothes for her children and as for her outdoor work, she used to raise some chicken and (6) and she also used to help the males to grow vegetables.
There didn’t use to be many pastime (7) . Her hobby used to be listening to the radio. In the evening all the family used to sit by the fire in the sitting room (8) all the family gathered at night to tell tales or discuss family matters as wedding, harvest time or to assign the next day’s work.
When a member of the family (9) ill, she used to show him which herbs to use. She collected them from the near forest or from the mountain. My grandma used to know so many (10) methods to cure illnesses.
