某英文报举办"家乡的变化"主题征文活动。请根据下表提示，以 "The changes in my hometown"为题，用英语写一篇80词左右的短文，不必逐字逐句翻译，文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。

过去	生活条件很贫困，住在又小又旧的房屋里；这里曾经有个钢铁厂污染严重，垃 圾遍地。人们往返城镇都是骑自行车或步行。
现在	住房宽明亮；许多人有自己的汽车；环境变得更好了：马路既干净又宽阔。 每年有成千上万来自各地的游客。互联网使交流更加快捷方便。
将来	希望……（至少两点）

要点：全文80词左右，要包含所有要点，可适当发挥。
The changes in my hometown__________

【考点】时代变迁．

【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.