【参考范文】

　　Great changes have taken place in people's life in the past 20 years .In the past ,people kept in touch with relatives or friends mainly by sending. Letters ,they would listen to the radio for news and other information.Children used to go to school by bicycle .Big families had to share small rooms .

　　Now people can talk to others by telephone or on the Internet at home .When they are free ,they watch the news and other programmes on Tv .Some families are rich enough to send their children to school in their own cars . More and more people lives in big and bright apear ments with several rooms .

　　In a word ,people clveletter than before.

　　【参考译文】

　　在人们的生活发生了巨大的变化在过去的20年。在过去,人们与亲戚朋友保持联系主要是通过发送。信,他们会听广播新闻和其他信息。孩子们过去骑自行车去上学。大家庭有分享小房间。

　　现在人们可以在互联网上和他人交谈通过电话或在家里。当他们是免费的,他们在电视上看新闻和其他节目。一些家庭足够富裕,在自己的车送他们的孩子去学校。越来越多的人住在大而明亮的闪光的天际和几个房间。

　　总之,人们比以前好。