Present Simple/ Present Continuous

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Present Continuous or the Present Simple.

I am staying with my grandparents this week. I usually            [stay, am staying]with them when my parents           [go, are going]on a business trips. They            [take, are taking]part in a conference now.

My grandparents            [live, are living] in a different part of our city so I always           [take, am taking]all my school things with me.

It's rather cold outside so I              [don't go, am not going] out today. I            [sit, am sitting] in the living room and       [do, doing] my geography homework. I            [read, am reading] about planet and stars.

My granny            [cooks, is cooking] dinner and my grandpa             [watches, is watching] the news on TV. He often             [watches, is watching] the evening news.

I                      [don't understand, am not understanding] the sentence: '" The sun          [goes, is going] down in the west." I can see the sun through the window. It          [goes, is going] down in the river! These books are so stupid!