My hometown is a village in Henan.Many years ago，it's small but quiet.All my（1）

relatives

relatives

/?rel?t?vz/ lived nearby.But we were too poor at that time.We had no TVs，no cars.We didn't have any modern （2）

machines

machines

（machine） to do farm work.So many people left for the city to find jobs.They hoped to （3）

improve

improve

their life.Few people wanted to go back home.
   But nowadays，the （4）

situation

situation

/s?tj?'e??（?）n/ has changed rapidly.With the development of China，great changes have （5）

taken

taken

（take） place in my hometown.More and more new factories are being built.We can work near our houses.Children go to new schools.The old can get good （6）

medical

medical

care in the new hospital.We can relax in the park （7）

in

in

our free time.The environment has also changed a lot.We can （8）

hardly

hardly

（hard）find litters on the street.Many families use the Internet to do business.Our （9）

communication

communication

（communicate） with the outside world is easy and quick.
   Thanks to the （10）

government

government

/?g?v?nm?nt/，people in my hometown are having a rich life now.And we are sure our hometown will become better and better.