Chinese characters are the oldest continuously used system of writing in the world, but as pinyin-based typing has become more widespread, youths have started forgetting how to write out characters. This was one of the main topics for debate at the first Cross-Straits Chinese Character Art Festival, held recently in Beijing, which attracted experts from Taiwan and the mainland.

　　According to Zhang Zikang, president of the Culture and Art Publishing House, writing with a pen on the touch screen brings handwriting into the digital age. It is even better when you write with your finger, feeling the flow of the cursive script（草写体）and the grace and art of Chinese characters, he says.

　　“Smart gadgets（小装置）don’t take life from the square-shaped characters, instead they offer a new and advanced platform to show the charm of Chinese characters, which are always evolving,” Zhang says.

　　1. Which way is not mentioned in the passage to input characters on the phone?

　　A. Taking pictures.

　　B. Using a kind of alphabet-based input system.

　　C. Spelling out the sounds of the characters.

　　D. Using their fingers as pens to write.

　　2. The passage probably can be seen in a ________.

　　A. novel

　　B. science fiction

　　C. magazine

　　D. fairy tale

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