According to the passage, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, some Americans ______.
A: worked from sunrise to sunset seven days a week
B: preferred working in factories to working on farms
C: had many of the leisure time activities that people now have
D: fought for shorter working hours and more leisure time
A: worked from sunrise to sunset seven days a week
B: preferred working in factories to working on farms
C: had many of the leisure time activities that people now have
D: fought for shorter working hours and more leisure time
举一反三
- For some time now, Eric ______ for foreign trade. A: had been working B: was working C: has been working D: worked
- According to the Henley Centre, working fathers in the U.K. get more free time a week than working mothers.
- Centuries ago people didn’t have much free time, because everyone was working too hard. In Britain in the 19th century, people had more time ________. A: on B: in C: out D: off
- They ________ in the office this time yesterday evening. A: still worked B: has been working C: were working D: had been working
- We ______ on it for many hours, but we have not yet reached any conclusion. A: are being worked B: are working C: have been working D: have been worked