When I told my friends my family was going to move from the city to the countryside，they couldn't believe it．I was {#blank#}1{#/blank#}because I'd never been out of the city before．Would{#blank#}2{#/blank#}be very different?Well,see for your self.

    Many things are different about the city and the countryside．In the city,we {#blank#}3{#/blank#}in a tall building．Our building was filled with(装满)people，but I only knew a few of {#blank#}4{#/blank#}．Now we live in all old farmhouse．Our nearest neighbours(邻居)are bout one kilometre away．But all the neighbours are{#blank#}5{#/blank#}．They often come to visit us with lots of food．

    However,some things in the city and the countryside are the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}．In the city,my mum and I{#blank#}7{#/blank#}to go shopping at the weekend．We went to different shopping centres．Here in the countryside we{#blank#}8{#/blank#}shop in farmers' markets at the weekend．The greatest thing that is the some is friends．I made some good friends in both the city and the countryside.We do homework and read{#blank#}9{#/blank#}together every day．

When I think about the most important things．{#blank#}10{#/blank#}family and Mends，maybe there aren't so many differences between the city and the countryside．Personally,I think they're both great．

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Tips for Writing Better Articles

    Many of us don't spend a lot of time improving our writing skills. This can be a problem when we hand in our articles. Good writing skills will help us improve our grades and be good for us later in life. The following tips can be {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

    Make good word choices. When we are not sure which word is the right one for a sentence, look it up in a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. Many of us choose words in a hurry and don't think over if they're {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Good word choices are necessary for good writing.

    Check facts. If we want people to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} what we write, we must make sure our facts are true. We should use dependable (可靠的) facts.

    Rewrite. A common problem is that we don't like to rewrite. In fact, rewriting is the best way to find out and correct some {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, like bad grammar and spelling. Rewriting makes our writing better than before, thou it takes more {#blank#}6{#/blank#}and more work.

    Read aloud. It is a good {#blank#}7{#/blank#} to learn English well. Sometimes it's easier to find problems with spelling, word usage, and grammar when we read aloud. Reading aloud helps us not only find out our problems {#blank#}8{#/blank#}develop our writing.

    Prepare a Hist. It is very important for writing a good article. Such a list includes: Is there a proper title? Have we {#blank#}9{#/blank#} every point? Are all the parts of the article included? This can help us make sure that we have covered everything.

    It is not easy to become a better{#blank#}10{#/blank#}. But with a few simple steps, we can improve our writing skills and learn how to write better articles.