III/ Read the passages and choose the most suitable word for each blank:
British parents are always…(51)…………… that their children spend too much time…(52)……………. TV and not enough time doing other activities like sports and reading. A……(53)………….. survey of people’s free time activities……(54)………… that young people spend about 23 hours a week in…(55)………… of the television set, that means over 3 hours……(56)……………
It is…(57)……………. that the average adult watches even more: 28 hours a week. Every household in the county has a TV set and over half have two or more . (58)……….. to the survey people do not only watch sitting in their living room , they watch it in the kitchen and in bed as well.
We cannot deny that television also…(59 )…………………… some negative effects especially children , because many films shown on TV contain violence, crime and other bad things. Excessive watching of TV by children has lowered…(60)………………. results in studying at school
51. A. complain B. complaining C. complains D. complained
52. A. to watch B. watch C. watching D. watched
53. A. recent B. recently C. late D. lately
54. A. show B. to show C. showing D. shows
55. A. back B. front C. side D. behind
56. A. a day B. a week C. a month D. a year
57. A. surprise B. Surprise C. surprising D. to surprise
58. A. Because B. Addition C. Beside D. According
59. A. have B. having C. has D. had
60. A. Its B. their C. his D. her
51.B
52.C
53.A
54.D
55.B
56.A
57.C
58.D
59.C
60.B
