Hi! I’m Kangkang．My granny has lived in Beijing 1 ．She has seen the changes in Beijing herself．
R 2 , the living conditions in the city were poor．The roads were 3 and there weren’t many ring roads．Usually, a big family 4 a small house．Many families couldn’t get enough food and only 5 children had the chance 6 a good education．Life was so hard that people had no time or money 7 leisure activities．People kept in touch with their friends and relatives far away mainly by letter or telegram．
China 8 since the reform and opening-up．More and more ring roads have appeared and buildings in Beijing are becoming taller and brighter．People’s living conditions have improved a lot．And there are more kinds of food and clothes 9 ．People can enjoy more sorts of leisure activities．Children can study 10 in modern schools 11 on the lnternet．What’s more, communications are becoming easier and quicker－people can use telephones, cellphones, fax machines, the lnternet, and so on．
Beijing 12 and it 13 in hosting the 2008 Olympic Games．I think 14 is important to remember the past, live in the present and 15 the future．