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b. Good books are as entertaining as TV

c. Good books are not so entertaining as TV

d. Good books are more entertaining as TV

4. Because young people nowadays don’t read much,.

a. they find TV very entertaining

b. they have a lot of time for other pastimes

c. they have enough time to talk to one another

d. even college students can’t write very well

5. The idea of an hour without TV is not radical because

a. it is only twenty-five years since TV because a favorite pastime of the Americans

b. TV is an electronic baby-sitter

c. We might get better shows

d. Radio involves the listener’s imagination

6. Life without TV

a. wasn’t good for children’s imagination

b. used to be very quiet

c. used to be a lot of fun

d. used to be very difficult

7. The expression “the electronic baby-sitter”in the last paragraph means

a.a robot looking after babies

b.an electronic doll

c.television

d.a toy babies like best

8. What is the main idea of the article?

a. In the past,people didn’t watch television

b. We should show no television programs for about one hour every evening

c. Television improves our lives

d. Some TV programs are not worth watching

Ⅱ.Fill in the missing words:

1. Most people in the United States watch TV,even though they complain about television sometimes.It’s great ______ to watch TV,and it’s easy.You turn _____ the TV,sit ______ in a comfortable chair,and see many ______ things.The people on TV will _____ you laugh and cry.They will inform you and excite you._____ watching TV,you can _____ the latest news from ______ over the world,and you can learn ______new developments in science,art,literature,and technology.You can watch sports ______ TV.You can watch the Olympics,or a local sports event.Finally,in some places,it is _______ to go to school_____ watching television.There _______ special classes on TV______ high school and college students.A person may get a good _______ at home.These are some of the _____ for watching TV.There are other reasons.

2. These days I don’t watch television,but a ______ years ago I ______ to watch it every night.I was often a _____ tired in the evenings and there are _____ forms of entertainment that demand as _______ effort as television.Unfortunately,there are a large ______ of people in my family;some wanted to see one program_____ others preferred another.I was happy to look at ___ program but the _____ spent a great ___ of time arguing each night and there was ____ way of settling the _____ except by selling the set.______ everyone at home reads instead.

Ⅲ.Translate the following sentences into English:

1. 接受这份工作就得经常在周末上班，但约翰并不在意。（involve）

2. 众所周知，肺癌至少部分地是由于吸烟过多引进的。

3. 很少消遣比给孩子们讲故事更使这位老人开心了。

4. 我提议咱们会后马上去办公室找史斯密教授，邀请他参加我们的英语晚会。

5. 这个委员会由七人组成，其中包括两名妇女。

6. 教育家们认为，伴随着电视机长大的一代人，在电视机前花的时间太多，以致没有足够的时间学习了。

7. 我真希望你能拿出一个比这更好的解决办法来。（solution）

8. 乍一看，这幅画并不好，但经过仔细观察，我们才发现它的确是一幅杰作。

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