Topic178：你认为21世纪最大的变化是什么？
Topic178 The 21st century has begun. What changes do youthinkthis new century will bring? Use examples and details inyouranswer.［参考提纲］178、21世纪最大的变化是环境会变的更好（1）环境对人身体健康有利。

人们都会自觉地保护环境。越来越多的人会去种树，做志愿者来保护环境。（2）环境对吸引旅游有利，所以政府都会投入大量的资金进行环境保护（3）环境对投资环境有利。很多公司都会捐献更多的钱来进行环境保护［托福参看范文］Topic:178Nowthat we are in a new millennium, we can assume there will bechangesin the world. I predict that the changes will be in theareas ofinformation dissemination, global alliances, and familystructure.Inthe past decades, the computer was responsible forchanging the wayinformation was organized. Now, the computer plusthe Internet ischanging the way information is spread. Informationwill now beuniversally available to anyone with a computer. Youwill not haveto go to libraries to do research; you will not haveto travel tovisit scholars; you will not have to go to a bookstoreto buy abook. You can do all of this from your home on thecomputer.In thepast decades, the nations of the world alignedthemselves with theUnited States, the former Soviet Union, or withone another in aloose alliance. In the future, these allianceswill be more fluid.Some countries will align politically with onecountry, buteconomically with another. Some countries will sharetechnology andother information, but will not trade together. Somecountries,which have long been enemies, will align militarily forregionalsecurity.The family structure will not be based onamother/father/child pattern. Single parent families will bemorecommon and often the child will not be a biological child ofthesingle parent, but will be adopted. Other family structureslikedomestic partnerships will become more accepted.Whateverthechanges may be, whether in the way we receive information, thewaynations align with one another, or the way family unitsaredefined, you can be sure that there will be more change. Changeisa constant.