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　　Is the art of conversation dying? The other day, my wife 　　1　　 two teenage children die something we haven't 　　2　　 for ages．It didn't require the Internet, a TV screen, batteries…or anything else for that matter．But we all 　　3　　 it so much we're thinking of doing ii again sometime．

　　We had a conversation．The kind of real, live conversation that was 　　4　　 when I was growing up, but which seems all too rare these days．Today we have chat rooms, text messages, e-mails…but we seem to be losing the 　　5　　 of communicating face-to-face．We all know 　　6　　 young people are out on a date(约会)these days, they spend most of that time 　　7　　 their mobile phones．And teenagers nowadays seem to 　　8　　 communicating wit their friends by sending text messages rather than actually 　　9　　 to them．

　　If we carry on like this, in the future, we'll lose the use of our 　　10　　．What do you think? E-mall me, and who knows? Maybe we could even have a real conversation about it!

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　　These two passages appeared in a newspaper．Both writers have their own ideas on zoos．

　　1．Zoos Do a Good Job

　　It is good to keep animals in zoos．I know a lot of people think it is wrong to keep animals in zoos．However, I believe that zoos have many good points．

　　Firstly, zoos are places for people to see many different kinds of animals from all over the world．Without zoos, most people would never see a real bear or tiger．

　　Secondly, zoos look after the animals very well．The animals are always given food and cleaned regularly(定期)．In the world, it is not always possible for an animals to find food, so sometimes it goes hungry．But animals kept in zoos never go hungry．

　　Thirdly, zoos protect the animals they look after．They offer them safe places to live in．In the wild, some kinds of animals are in danger of becoming extinct(灭绝)．But zoos give these animals a chance to live．Without zoos, there would be fewer kinds of animals in the world．

From Maria Smith

　　2．I disagree with Maria!

　　In Maria’s letter, she says that zoos are good for animals．I am afraid that zoos are not good for animals, they are only good for people．

　　It is unnatural(非自然的)and unfair to keep wild animals in cages(笼子)．Most animals are kept in cages that are too small for them．In the wild, these animals would travel freely．In zoos, they can’t do this．This is why the bears and tigers always look so sad．

　　Most cages are not very clean, either．It is true that zoos give the animals food regularly, but this is not natural．Wild animals are used to looking for their own food．We should treat(对待) animals in the same way that we treat other people－with respect．

　　Would anyone be happy if you don’t let him go outside his home?Would Maria like to have lots of people standing outside her flat looking at her?No, she wouldn’t．And animals don’t like it, either．

From Philip Black

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　　People usually hate mice,but one mouse has won the hearts of the people all over the world-the famous Mickey Mouse．

　　Fifty years ago most movies were silent．A man called Walt Disney made a cartoon mouse that could talk in his movies．He named this mouse Mickey Mouse．Soon Mickey Mouse became a good friend of both young and old people．Children loved to see their lovely friend,because he brought joy and laughter to them．

　　Mickey is a clean mouse right from the beginning．Perhaps this is one reason why people who hate real mice love Mickey Mouse very much．In his early life Mickey did some wrong things．People were very angry．They wrote to Disney and said that they did not want Mickey to do wrong things．So Disney made a new animal named Donald Duck．He also made a dog called Pluto．This dog does stupid things and makes mistakes wherever he goes．Now our Mickey Mouse is not only clean but also important,and he appears as a beautiful and clever star．He has his friends in almost every country．

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