请根据下列提示, 写一篇题为Changes in Our Hometown的英语短文。（80词左右）
提示: 我的家乡位于山脚下，一条小河从旁边流过。两年前，南面建起一座化工厂，排出大量废气、废水，造成严重污染，影响人们健康。如今政府采取了一系列保护环境、防止污染的措施。我的家乡正变得越来越美。
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要求: 1.文章必须包括以上主要内容和提示词，可以适当增加细节，使内容连贯；
2.80词左右。A; My hometown is so beautiful. It has changed a lot during the past ten years. The river near the factory is very clear. You can’t imagine what it looked like ten years ago. It was dirty and smelt bad. You could always find rubbish and dead fish in it. Can you see the straight and wide street next to the river? It was once very narrow. Now, in the town, you can breathe fresh and clean air every day. But the air in the past was very bad—it was full of dust all day long. Thanks to the efforts of the government, our environment is being better and better.
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(答案→)A; My hometown is so beautiful. It has changed a lot during the past ten years. The river near the factory is very clear. You can’t imagine what it looked like ten years ago. It was dirty and smelt bad. You could always find rubbish and dead fish in it. Can you see the straight and wide street next to the river? It was once very narrow. Now, in the town, you can breathe fresh and clean air every day. But the air in the past was very bad—it was full of dust all day long. Thanks to the efforts of the government, our environment is being better and better.
解析：
这是一篇给材料作文，要求写一篇介绍自己家乡的短文。题目中给出的材料较为详细，动笔前应根据材料内容组织语言，列出简单提纲，确定句子的时态，关键单词等问题。注意不要遗漏要点，注意文后要适当表达自己的感想。通过阅读材料可知这篇短文的时态问题比较复杂，涉及过去，现在和将来三种时态，注意时态与时间状语的搭配问题。动笔前可以按照材料内容列出简单提纲，写出关键单词。写作中注意语义通顺，符合逻辑关系。上下文之间可以适当使用连接词。