Hometown Feelings

    Some people still live in their hometown． However， others may only see it once or twice a year． Nowadays（1）　　 （ million） of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities．Among these is Zhong Wei，a 46﹣year﹣old husband and father． He（2）　　（live） in Wenzhou for the last 13 years．With a hard job in a factory， he doesn't find much time to visit his hometown．"I I used（3）　　（return） home at least once a year， but I haven't been back for three years now．" he says．

    Many people like Zhong Wei are（4）　　（ interest） in how their hometowns have changed．Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have appeared．（5）　　many places， the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities to help．

    "I noticed that's true of my hometown，" adds Zhong Wei．"Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school（6）　　the mid﹣20th century． But now the buildings are（7）　　（real） old．I hear they're going to build a new school there．"Zhong Wei thinks such developments are good，and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same．

    According to Zhong Wei， （8）　　 ， some things will never change． "In my hometown， there was a big old tree opposite the school． It is still there and has become quite a symbol of the place．Most of the children in my time（9）　　（ like） to play together under that big tree，especially during the summer holidays． It was such a happy childhood． Our hometown has left many soft and sweet（10）　　（ memory） in our hearts．"