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nd the number of mice will increase, which will result in a decrease in crop output. This will make more people hungry. Who wants to see such a tragedy? Therefore, let’s not eat snakes any more! To protect the snakes is to protect ourselves.( )6. _____________ has bee popular in China in recent years. A. Eating snake meat B. Keeping snakes as pets C. Eating mouse meat D. Keeping mice as pets ( )7. What does the phrase “outofdate” mean in Chinese? A. 失約的 B. 時髦的 C. 遲到的 D. 落伍的 ( )8. According to the newspaper, about ________ tons of snakes sometimes are eaten in Shenzhen in a single day. A. one B. ten C. one hundred D. one thousand( )9. Why does the writer say that to protect snakes is to protect ourselves? A. Because snake meat is good for our health. B. Because snake skin can be used to make many beautiful shoes, bags and clothes. C. Because eating snakes is now in fashion. D. Because a drop in the number of snakes will result in a decrease in crop output.( )10. The writer gives _________ reasons why people should stop eating snakes. A. two B. three C. four D. five C For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping — watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is popular in Europe. In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and many other things. Teleshopping is being popular in Sweden, for example. One of the biggest Swedish panies sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made $100 million. In France, there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about $20 million a year to buy things t