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English Reading Practice – The Right to Privacy

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Sherry, Brenda, and Gloria are friends. They always for coffee on Thursday mornings.

Sherry and Brenda together, so they know many of the people. Thursday mornings turn into gossip sessions about their friends coworkers.

This morning is exception.

"Can you the men Chantelle dates? They are criminals!" Sherry says Brenda.

Gloria rolls her eyes and to change the subject, "What do you girls plan to do this weekend?"

Sherry and Brenda ignore her. "I know!" Brenda exclaims, "Alex says she pregnant too."

Gloria says, "My kids want to go to the on Saturday."

Sherry continues to her. "There is also a rumor about David and . Did you hear that ? Apparently, he is broke!"

" is enough!" Gloria . "You are out of control! It is not okay to like this! These you work with are people, with rights. They are not in a book. They real people and they the right to live their lives however they . They have the right to ! You do not have the right to about them behind their !"

Sherry and Brenda look shocked. "," Brenda says, "I you have a point. I did not . Sorry."

"Yeah, sorry," Sherry . "So, a trip to the zoo Saturday, huh?"