某英文報舉辦"家鄉的變化"主題征文活動。請根據下表提示，以 "The changes in my hometown"為題，用英語寫一篇80詞左右的短文，不必逐字逐句翻譯，文章開頭已給出，不計入總詞數。

過去	生活條件很貧困，住在又小又舊的房屋里；這里曾經有個鋼鐵廠污染嚴重，垃 圾遍地。人們往返城鎮都是騎自行車或步行。
現在	住房寬明亮；許多人有自己的汽車；環境變得更好了：馬路既干凈又寬闊。 每年有成千上萬來自各地的游客。互聯網使交流更加快捷方便。
將來	希望……（至少兩點）

要點：全文80詞左右，要包含所有要點，可適當發揮。
The changes in my hometown__________

【考點】時代變遷．

【答案】The changes in my hometownIn the past，my hometown was very small.People lived a poor life.The houses were old and small.Pollution was very serious，and there was rubbish everywhere.The transportation was not convenient，so few visitors came here.
Now great changes have taken place in my hometown.The environment has become much better.The mountains have turned greener.The rivers are clearer and the sky is bluer.There are trees，flowers and grass everywhere.People live a better life.Their houses are large and bright.Many people have their own cars.
Every year，thousands of people from all over the world come to visit our city.I'm sure my hometown will become better and better in the future.I also hope more people will visit my hometown.