Traditionally, we Chinese attach great importance to our hometown and are often ．（willing）to migrate to other places. However, in present times, in particular after the reform and opening-up policy was introduced, more and more people fancy（settle）down in more developed cities just as my family members did.
My parents were both born in Sichuan. In 1963, a time when（graduate）were assigned（分配）jobs by the government, my father received a job in Beijing. After I was born in 1969, my parents went to work in Xinjiang.
In the 1980s, Chinese society（fill）with hope, and people worked hard to achieve their dreams. So did my family. In 1988, admitted Renmin University of China. I went to Beijing. It took me 72 hours by train（travel）from Xinjiang to Beijing, withdistance of over 3,770 kilometers. In 1990, my brother also passed the entrance examination and was enrolled in a university in Guangzhou,he now lives and works.
Recalling the changes over the past four decades, 1 think（improve）transportation is very important to our family. The long distance kept us apart most of the time. Today, the speed and methods of transportation have been improved a lot, which has（entire）transformed our life and can bring us together easily.
