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Unit10I'vehadthisbikeforthreeyears.SectionARole-playtheconversation.Readthearticlewrittenbyafatherforanewspaper.Whataretheygoingtosellattheyardsale?Mychildrenaregrowingupfast.Mydaughteris16andmyboyhasjuststartedjuniorhighschool.Astheygetbiggerourhouseseemstogetsmaller.Sowe’vebeenclearingoutalotofthingsfromourbedroomsforayardsale.We’vedecidedtoeachsellfivethingswenolongeruse.We’llgivethemoneyweraisetoachildren’shome.Mysonwasquitesadatfirst.Hefoundalotoftoysthathedoesn’tplaywithanymorebutstillwantedtokeep.Forexample,he’sownedatrainandrailwaysetsincehisfourthbirthday,andheplayedwithitalmosteveryweekuntilhewasaboutseven.Andhedidn’twanttolosethetoymonkeyhe’shadsincebirth.Irememberwhenhewouldnevergotobedwithoutit.Mydaughterwasmoreunderstanding,althoughshealsofeltsadtopartwithcertaintoys.Asforme,Ididn’twanttogiveupmyfootballshirts,but,tobehonest,Ihaven’tplayedforawhilenow.I’mgettingolder,too!2d3aLinda：WelcometoSunshineHomeforChildren.I’mLinda.Amy：Hi,I’mAmy.Ihavesomethingsforthekids.I’vehadthismagazineforacoupleofmonths.Thestoriesinsidemaybeabitold,butthey’restillinteresting.Linda：Great!Manychildrenherelovereading.Amy：Andcheckoutthesesofttoysandboardgamesforyoungerkids.I’vehadthemsinceIwasachild.There’salsoasweaterandadress.Linda：Perfect!Wealwaysneedtoysandclothes.Amy：Onelastthingisabreadmaker.Mymom’shaditforalongtimebutitstillworks.Linda：Thankssomuch!SectionBAnswerthequestionsbeforeyouread.Thenreadthepassagetofindoutifyouranswersarethesameasinthepassage.1.WhydomillionsofChineseleavethecountrysideeveryyear?2.Howoftendoyouthinkthesepeoplevisittheirhometowns?3.Whatnewbuildingsdoesthegovernmentusuallybuildintownsandvillages?HometownFeelingsSomepeoplestillliveintheirhometown.However,othersmayonlyseeitonceortwiceayear.Nowadays,millionsofChineseleavethecountrysidetosearchforworkinthecities.AmongtheseisZhongWei,a46-year-oldhusbandandfather.HehaslivedinWenzhouforthelast13years.Withahardjobinacrayonfactory,hedoesn’tfindmuchtimetovisithishometown.“Iusedtoreturnhomeatleastonceayear,butIhaven’tbeenbackforalmostthreeyearsnow.It’sashame,butIjustdon’thavethetime,”hesays.ManypeoplelikeZhongWeiregardwithgreatinteresthowtheirhometownshavechanged.Perhapslargehospitalsandnewroadshaveappeared.Inmanyplaces,thegovernmenthasalsobuiltnewschoolsandsentteachersfromthecitiestohelp.“Inoticedthat’strueofmyhometown,”addsZhongWei.“Childrenhavelearnedtoreadandcountatmyoldprimaryschoolsincethemid-20thcentury.Butnowthebuildingsarereallyold.Ihearthey’regoingtobuildanewschoolthere.”ZhongWeithinkssuchdevelopmentsaregood,andhealsoknowsthathishometowncannotalwaysstaythesame.AccordingtoZhongWei,however,somethingswillneverchange.“Inmyhometown,therewasabigoldtreeoppositetheschool.Itisstillthereandhasbecomequiteasymboloftheplace.Mostofthechildreninmytimelikedtoplaytogetherunderthatbigtree,especiallyduringthesummerholidays.Itwassuchahappychildhood.Ourhometownhasleftmanysoftandsweetmemoriesinourhearts.”UsingPreviousKnowledgeWecanoftenguesswhatatextisaboutbyusingwhatwealreadyknow.Answeringquestionsbeforewereadcanalsohelpusdothis.2a