In order to live a better life, more and more farmers go to cities to find a job. Their children move to cities with them. These children grow up in the city but experience a(n) 1 city life. Their school is outside town. The children seem 2, but behind the smiling faces, are lives of hardship.
Xiao Hang, from Sichuan said, "My parents 3 at two in the morning and work until one in the afternoon every day to cook and 4 breakfast. I help them collect the plates on weekend 5, and by 11 AM I go home and do my homework. And then I help my sister cook lunch."
Many children here have to move around a lot 6 their parents change jobs and cities. Their hometown is far away from them and only in their 7. Xiao Qi, from Kunming said, "The weather is very nice in my hometown. It's neither too cold nor too hot. Flowers are always blooming, and it is like 8 all the year round."
Compared with the city children, these children grow up having a much harder childhood. They usually feel lonely and find it 9 to make friends because they move through cities too often. What they need is not only money. They also need more teaching projects to help them 10 to better communicate with others so that they will feel more confident.