Some people still live in her hometown.But （1） 　may only return once or twice a year.Nowadays，millions of Chinese leave he countryside （2） 　 　for work in the cities.（3） 　these is Li Daming，a 38﹣year﹣od husband and father.He （4） 　 　Shanghai for the past 13 years.Working in a busy factory，he doesn't find （5） 　 　time to visit his hometown. "I（6） 　 　return home at least once a year，but I haven't been back for almost three years now.It's（7） 　 　shame，but I just don't have the time，" he says.

Many people like Li Daming show great interest in the changes of their hometowns.Lots of large hospitals and new roads have appeared.In many places，a lot of excellent teachers from the cities （8） 　 　 to help as well.

"I（9） 　 　that's true of my hometown，" adds Li Daming. "Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since the（10） 　 　century.But now the buildings are really old.I hear they are going to build a new school there." Li Daming thinks

（11） 　 　are good，and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same.

（12） 　 　Li Daming，great changes have taken place in his hometown. （13） 　 　，some things will never change."In my hometown，a big old tree （14） 　 　still opposite the school and has become quite a symbol of the place.When I was young，most of the children in my hometown liked to play together under that big tree，（15） 　 　during the summer holiday.That was our happy childhood.Our hometown has left many soft and sweet memories in our minds."

（1）A.other	B.the other	C.another	D.others
（2）A.to search	B.search	C.searching	D.searched
（3）A.Between	B.Middle	C.Among	D.During
（4）A.have gone to	B.has been in	C.have been to	D.has been to
（5）A.many	B.the more	C.much	D.the most
（6）A.be used to doing	B.be used to	C.be used for	D.used to
（7）A./	B.the	C.an	D.a
（8）A.have been sent	B.were sent	C.are sending	D.will send
（9）A.founded	B.looked	C.noticed	D.hoped
（10）A.mid﹣twenty	B.mid﹣twentieth	C.mid﹣twelve	D.mid﹣twelfth
（11）A.developments	B.competitions	C.inventions	D.progresses
（12）A.According to	B.For example	C.In order to	D.Ever since
（13）A.Even	B.Or	C.And	D.However
（14）A.was	B.is	C.were	D.will be
（15）A.specially	B.especially	C.particularly	D，properly