Lofton is a little village in England. It is not f{#blank#}1{#/blank#}from the city of Manchester.

    Not many families l{#blank#}2{#/blank#}around the village, so the people all know each o{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Most of them are friendly and helpful.

    Though(虽然) their homes are in Lofton, many people have jobs in Manchester. S{#blank#}4{#/blank#} work in large factories there. A few work in shops o{#blank#}5{#/blank#}offices. Most of these people go to work by train. It usually t{#blank#}6{#/blank#}about half an hour to go from Lofton to Manchester. In the evening a lot of people like watching TV. But if they go to see a film or go to a concert (音乐会), they have to go to Manchester, because there are n{#blank#}7{#/blank#} cinemas in Lofton.

    Like many other villages near towns or cities, it is clean and quiet. Life in Lofton may not be so e{#blank#}8{#/blank#} as that in the b{#blank#}9{#/blank#} cities, but it can be just as interesting. That is w{#blank#}10{#/blank#} people in Lofton love their village.