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　　237 West Palmdale Boulevard

　　Fresno, California 93706

　　AmToy Corporation

　　Suite 15

　　TransAm Building

　　San Francisco, California 94115

　　November 20,2010

　　Dear Sirs,

　　As a concerned parent, I am writing to protest your recent advertisement for Electro-Robo seen in local media in California．Specifically, I am referring to newspaper and magazine ads(attached to this letter)published the week of November 15．

　　Children respond to your type of advertising in an immature way; that is, they are unable to understand how expensive some toys are for middle class parents．Further, your product is violent in nature．Your advertisement gives children the impression that it’s fine to have “two guns and laser eyes．” You also suggest that children need your toy to protect them “when you go outside．” This is not a healthy attitude for children to have．

　　I hope you will stop advertising your product in such a way that may harm our children．

　　Sincerely yours,

　　(Mrs．)Alma Hernandez

　　President, Parents for Non violent Toys

　　Enclosed Advertisement：

(1)

What is the purpose of the letter?

[　　]

A．

To complain about a broken toy．

B．

To order a gift for Christmas．

C．

To oppose the advertising．

D．

To apply for a job in a toy company．

(2)

Why does the writer of the letter feel that Electro-Robo is violent?

[　　]

A．

It bears arms．

B．

It is expensive to buy．

C．

It is 80 centimeters tall．

D．

It is controlled by radio waves．

(3)

Electro-Robo can do all the following EXCEPT __________．

[　　]

A．

shaking hands

B．

sitting down

C．

talking

D．

walking

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