Some people still live in their hometown．（41）　　，others may only see it once or twice a year．Nowadays，millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the（42）　　．Among these is Zhou Wei，a（43）　　husband and father．He has lived in Wenzhou for the last l3 years．

He used to return home（44）　　once a year，but hasn't been back for almost three years now

because of the hard job in a crayon factory．"It's a shame，but I don't have the time．"he says．

Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest（45）　　their hometowns have charged．Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have（46）　　．In my places the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities to help．But some things will never（47）　　．In my hometown，there was a big old tree opposite the school，It is still there and has become quite a（48）　　of the place．

41．A．But	B．So	C．Therefore	D．However
42．A．countries	B．hometowns	C．cities	D．farms
43．A.46﹣year old	B.46﹣years﹣old	C.46 years old	D.46﹣year﹣old
44．A．at least	B．at last	C．at the most	D．at first
45．A．because	B．since	C．how	D．while
46．A．appeared	B．built	C．found	D．lost
47．A．begin	B．change	C．stay the same	D．happen
48．A．school	B．symbol	C．hospital	D．road．