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　I don’t agree with this opinion.

　It is true that people today live longer than before, but it does not necessarily mean that they have to work until they become very old. I think many people would agree that work is a kind of necessary evil. So if you have enough to lead a decent life, it would be better to stop working and enjoy your life. However, there may be some who want to work as long as possible, and in this way, to be useful to their society.

　How to spend one’s old age varies form person to person. If so, the normal retirement age should not be uniformly raised to 70. There should be many options to choose from.

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　I am basically against the use of mobile phones, especially by young people. Under the present law, the government does not examine the safety of mobile phones, as it does with new drugs or medical devices, so we have to depend on phone companies for the data on this matter. However, since phone companies are interested mainly in selling their products, the results of their research are not considered to be objective. In fact, there are several studies to show that radio waves from cell phones can cause cancer in children. If so, young people should be wise enough to stop or at least limit their phone use.

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　Dear Professor Roberts:

　Good evening, Professor Roberts. I am Makoto Yoshida, enrolled in your lecture course.

　This Monday morning I had a bicycle accident on the way to school and went to a hospital for treatment. Because of this, I was not able to take your math test, which started at one o’clock this afternoon. You said this test is very important, so I’m wondering if you could offer me another chance to take your exam. I would appreciate it if you allowed me to do so.

Sincerely,

Makoto Yoshida

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　I will tell you how I got over the loss of my big brother.

　My brother was a great soccer player in high school. He always said to me, “I like soccer because it’s a team sport. Each player has his own job, but to win a game, all the players have to be cooperative. That’s a difficult, but interesting, part of soccer.” He was not just an athlete. He was very nice to other people, especially to me. When I was in trouble, he was always there to help me. I was once the target of bullying at school. I was so sacred that I couldn’t tell anyone about this. However, my brother found out that there was something wrong with me, and saved me from hell.

　I liked, respected, and adored him. I wished I could be a person like him. But, life is so cruel. The year he entered a university, he was diagnosed with leukemia and died two years later. This was such a terrible shock to me that I couldn’t do anything for a long time. I felt I wouldn’t be able to move on. My parents were very worried about me and said to me, “You are still feeling sad long after your brother’s death. We believe it would be the last thing your brother would want you to do.” Hearing this, I decided to stop grieving and made a firm determination to become a doctor. I don’t know why, but in this way I felt that I would be able to overcome the loss of my brother. I wanted to help those with the same disease as my brother had.

　From this experience, I learned two things. One of them is that grief solves nothing. The other is that whatever difficulty you encounter in life, it is very important to have a positive attitude.