A: Your dog is really cute, Peter!

B: He's my new pet, DingDong. He's very smart.

A: Really? What can he do?

B: He can walk on two {#blank#}1{#/blank#} . He can dance , too.

A: Wow!

B: Does your family have a pet?

A: My mom {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a big cat, but I don't like {#blank#}3{#/blank#} 

B: Why don't you like the cat?

A: Well, because she's kind of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} . She {#blank#}5{#/blank#} all day, and her name is lazy.

B: Haha, then that's a good name for her！

    Next time you're in a public place, take a look-around you. And {#blank#}1{#/blank#}how many people are using their phones. I can tell you now that it is probably more than half, whether you're on a bus, in a care {#blank#}2{#/blank#}simply walking down the street.

    I'm not saying that I am not an example of this, but it {#blank#}3{#/blank#}mazes(使惊愕) me how people can spend so much time on their phones without {#blank#}4{#/blank#}to others. Has it gone too far?

    Recently, my smart phone broke and had to be {#blank#}5{#/blank#}off for repair for a week or so. I had to use a really old, basic phone just to keep me in touch with my family and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. All I could do on this phone was to send text messages, make calls and play one game. And I loved it. I loved being  {#blank#}7{#/blank#}from the Internet, and I really didn't mind not having updates(更新) about what my friends were doing. It allowed {#blank#}8{#/blank#}to spend more time enjoying my time in London and watching the people {#blank#}9{#/blank#}me and really see what was going on.

    However, I knew that as soon as I got my smart phone back I would be one of those{#blank#}10{#/blank#}once again. Perhaps I should just go back to using the basic phone and forget I ever got my smart phone back.

A: The new year is coming. Did you make a New Year's resolution yesterday, Michael?

B: Yes, Maria, I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

A: What are you going 1o do?

B: I am going to make a football team at the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}of the next year. I like it very much.

A: Wow! What are you going to do for it?

B: I'm going to play with my teammates, and I'm going to practice it every day.

A: Great! I want to be a{#blank#}3{#/blank#}when I grow up. You know 1 like writing very much.

B: Sounds {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ! What are you going to do?

A: I am going to practice more next year and send them to {#blank#}5{#/blank#}and newspapers.

B: Are you going to take part in the writing competition next year?

A: Yes, of course. That's a good chance.

B: Wish you success,

A: Thank you.