Let me {#blank#}1{#/blank#} you something about my little dog, Snoopy(史努比). Snoopy is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} American dog. He looks very cute. He has two small eyes（眼睛）, two big ears(耳朵), four short {#blank#}3{#/blank#} and a small tail（尾巴）. Now he can play many games. If I say “Go to sleep!” he goes to his bed {#blank#}4{#/blank#} lies（躺）down. If I say “{#blank#}5{#/blank#} basketball!” he goes to catch a ball and puts it into a basket. If I say “Please dance {#blank#}6{#/blank#} us!” then he dances to the music. “Can he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a song(歌曲)?” a friend asks me. “Sure, he can, but he doesn't sing {#blank#}8{#/blank#} English or Chinese. When he sings, nobody can understand him.”

    A growing number of "silent cafes" appear across Japan. People can't talk in the cafe. They can write down what they need on the pad to communicate {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the cafe workers. This kind of cafes meets the need of people {#blank#}2{#/blank#} like to be alone for a while.

    Chihiro, a 23-year-old nurse, is one of the big fans of silent cafes. "It's a pleasure to sit somewhere quietly by {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (I)," she said. "I work as a nurse and life is so busy that sometimes I just want to escape." She continued, "This is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} amazing place {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (help) me find some peace. I feel {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (comfort) here."

    Taiki Watanabe, the owner of a silent cafe, used to work in another cafe. "I really like the idea of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (open) a silent cafe. Now I enjoy working in {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (silent) all me time." Mr Watanabe added, "You cannot speak in my café. If you need to make an order, there are pads to write on. Most people come {#blank#}9{#/blank#} their own and read a book, work, write or enjoy a hobby. Few of them even do nothing. It's a way for people to forget their daily tasks. Everyone {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (be) happy with the quiet environment in the café."