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Thanks
to the development of technology in the past few years, people now can read
news on the Internet quickly. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} holding a newspaper to read,
some people prefer to get worldwide news on mobile phones, computers and so on.
So, does it mean it is the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} of information technology and
that newspapers will be replaced (取代) in the future?
On
the one hand, many people believe that newspapers will be replaced. Online news
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} in a minute but newspapers can't. So, by taking advantage
of technology, people can connect {#blank#}4{#/blank#} with the world in
minutes. What's more, many people prefer to read electronic news
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} they think it is not only fast but also cheap. Besides,
using paper means cutting down trees. Reading online news can
{#blank#}6{#/blank#} protect trees and save paper.
On
the other hand, some people believe that newspapers will still exist (存在) in the future.
Firstly, not everyone likes to read online news since some of them think it is
bad for {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. Secondly, the development, of high technology is
not spread {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the world. The online services will only be
{#blank#}9{#/blank#} in developed countries, but not in some other developing
or poor countries. So, people there may still read newspapers.
In
short, although it is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} that electronic news has developed
quickly in the past few years, newspapers still play a certain role in our
modern life.
