116. A 90-year-old has been awarded "Woman Of The Year" for (1)
(be)Britain's oldest full-time employee-still working 40 hours a week.Now Irene Astbury works from 9am to 5pm daily at the pet shop in Macclesfield,(2)
she opened with her late husband Les.Her years of hard work have(3)
(final)been acknowledged after a customer nominated(提名)her to be Cheshire's Woman Of The Year. Picking up her "Lifetime Achievement" award,proud Irene(4)
(declare) she had no plans(5)
(retire) from her 36-year-old business.Irene said,"I don't see any reason to give up work.I love coming here and seeing my family and all the friends I(6)
(make) over the years.I work not because I have to,(7)
because I want to." Granddaughter Gayle Parks,31-who works alongside her in the family business-said it remained unknown as to who nominated Irene for the award.She said,"We don't have any idea who put grandma forward.When we got a call(8)
(say)she was short-listed,we thought it was(9)
joke.But then we got an official letter and we were blown away.We are so proud of her.It's(10)