Read the following passage, then choose the letter (A, B, C, D) that best fits each of the blanks.
British parents are always_(1)____ that their children spend too much time_(2)___ TV and not enough time doing other activities like sports and reading. A_(3)_____survey of people’s free time activities_(4)____ that young people spend about 23 hours a week in_(5)_____of the television set, that means over 3 hours__(6)___. _(7)____, the average adult watches even more: 28 hours a week. Every household in the country has a TV set and over half have two or more . __(8)___ to the survey, people do not only sit in their living room watching TV but also watch it in the kitchen and in bed as well.
We cannot deny that television also_(9)____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_(10)___results in studying at school.
1. |
A. |
complain |
B. |
complaining |
C. |
complains |
D. |
complained |
2. |
A. |
to watch |
B. |
watch |
C. |
watching |
D. |
watched |
3. |
A. |
recent |
B. |
recently |
C. |
late |
D. |
lately |
4. |
A. |
show |
B. |
to show |
C. |
showing |
D. |
shows |
5. |
A. |
back |
B. |
front |
C. |
side |
D. |
behind |
6. |
A. |
a day |
B. |
a week |
C. |
a month |
D. |
a year |
7. |
A. |
Surprise |
B. |
Surprised |
C. |
Surprisingly |
D. |
To surprise |
8. |
A. |
Because |
B. |
Addition |
C. |
Besides |
D. |
According |
9. |
A. |
have |
B. |
having |
C. |
has |
D. |
had |
10. |
A. |
its |
B. |
their |
C. |
his |
D. |
her |