Mr. and Mrs. Green lived in a big city, and one summer they went to the countryside for their holiday. They enjoyed it very much, because it was a quiet, clean place.

    One day they went for a walk early in the morning and met an old man. The old man lived on a farm, and he was sitting in the warm sun in front of his house. Mr. Green asked him, "Do you like to live in this quiet place?"

    "Yes, I do." said the old man.

    Mr. Green said, "What are the good things about it?"

    The old man answered, "Well, the people go and visit us. And there are also lots of children here. "

    Mr. Green said, "That is interesting. And what are the bad things? "The old man thought for a while and then said, "Well, the same things really."

    Mrs. Green lives in the country, and she doesn't know London very well. One day, she goes to London, but she can't find her [weɪ]. Just then, she  （看到） a man near the bus stop. "I can ask him the way, " she （[θɪŋks]）. Then she goes over to the man and asks, "Excuse me, will you please (告诉)me the way to King Street?" B the man doesn't say anything. He is Cuba. He doesn't speak . He comes to London for a [ˈvɪzɪt]. He takes out a b and writes something on it. Then he ( 给……看 )it to Mrs. Green, "Sorry, I can't speak English."

    New York (纽约), London, Paris (巴黎)and other big cities are good places to live in.  You can go to see different kinds of museums, plays (戏剧)and movies. You can also buy things from all over the world.  It's expensive (昂贵的)to live there. And there are many people in big cities.  They go there to study at schools and to get good medical care (医疗服务).  Also, it is hard to keep cities clean and safe (安全的).

     But before they move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.

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My name is Gina. I'm 13 years old. I have a lot of friends at school. Some of my friends complain(抱怨) that their communities are too 1. They want to 2 a nice and big community. Some say their communities are too far 3 the city center. I think my community is very nice. I 4 it. Now let me tell you why.

There is a(n) 5 center across from(在…对面) my house. I like playing sports, 6 I often go there. Next to it is a 7. There are many kinds of books in it. A Chinese restaurant is next to my house. The waiters(服务员) there are really 8. Lots of people go there every day because of their good service. A supermarket is near the restaurant. I often 9 there because the things there are good and not dear. 10 do you think of my community? Can you tell me something about yours?