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    Some people still live in her hometown. But ________ may only return once or twice a year. Nowadays, millions of Chinese leave the countryside ________ for work in the cities. ________ these is Li Daming, a 38-year-old husband and father. He ________ Shanghai for the past 13 years. Working in a busy factory, he doesn’t find ________ time to visit his hometown. “I ________ return home at least once a year, but I haven’t been back for almost three years now. It’s ________ 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 ________ to help as well.

“I ________ that’s true of my hometown,” adds Li Daming. “Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since the ________ century. But now the buildings are really old. I hear they are going to build a new school there.” Li Daming thinks ________ are good, and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same.

________ Li Daming, great changes have taken place in his hometown. ________ , some things will never change. “In my hometown, a big old tree ________ 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 ________ during the summer holiday. That was our happy childhood. Our hometown has left many soft and sweet memories in our minds.”