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but he did not see the dog or the cat. Then, all of a sudden,
               “WHAM! Something came from behind and slammed down on his

               tail. Before he could turn around, the mouse felt himself between
               the two paws of the same cat.

               “Oho, no!” he said, as he looked up into the piercing eyes of the cat.

               “How can this be? I heard the bark and the scream, and I thought
               the dog...”


               “It pays to be bilingual,”  interrupted the cat, as he looked down at
               the mouse and smiled.



           9   Writing                  Time




          9.1.  Complete the following paragraph about technology using the
               words given.

                    distant       technology       students        internet        brought
                    given         materials     communicate       animation        combine

               Nowadays  ...................... has brought a lot of  changes  to our  life,
               especially in education and communication. In communication, the

               major changes happen in the way we ...................... with other people.
               We do not need to meet them in person or face to face to say what

               is in our mind. We simply can phone them or do video chat using
               ...................... connection. In the past, we spent a long time to travel to

               a ...................... place, but now we just need hours or even minutes to
               go there using the latest technology in the form of transportation

               means. In education, the changes have ......................  advantages
               to students and teachers.  For instance,  ......................  can  do their

               homework or assignment faster by using internet. The teachers also

               get some advantages from it. They can ...................... their teaching


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