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　　What would life be like without television?Would you spend more time 　　1　　, reading, or studying?Well, now it's your chance to turn off your TV and 　　2　　!TV-Turnoff Week is here．

　　The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets 　　3　　 and participate in activities 　　4　　 drawing to biking．The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995．In the 　　5　　, only a few thousand people took part．Last year more than 7.6 million people participated, 　　6　　 people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries!This is the 11^th year in which 　　7　　 are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on 　　8　　．”

　　According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average 　　9　　 in the US spend 　　10　　 time in front of the TV(about 1,023 hours per year)than they do in school(about 900 hours per year)．Too much TV 　　11　　 has made many kids grow fat．　　12　　, in 2001's TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most 　　13　　 generation of youngsters in American history．This week is about saving lives．”

　　Over the years, studies have shown that watching a lot of TV 　　14　　 poor eating habits, too little exercise, and violence．Frank Vespe of the TV-Turnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or 　　15　　, part of a healthy lifestyle”．

　　“One of the great lessons of 　　16　　 TV-Turnoff Week is the realization that 　　17　　 I turn on the TV, I'm deciding not to do something else,” Vespe said．

　　TV-Turnoff Week seems to be making a 　　18　　．Recent US Census(人口普查)data 　　19　　 that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time．That's 　　20　　 about 63 percent ten years ago．

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　　One night I was sitting in my kitchen half-listening as my 15-year-old brother Tommy antagonized(招惹)my 12-year-old brother Kevin．I didn’t pay attention when Kevin 　　1　　 up the stairs with the hurt on his face．

　　About 20 minutes later, I heard Kevin crying inside the 　　2　　．I knocked on the door and asked, “Hey, Kev, do you want a talk?” No response．So, I grabbed some index(索引)cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you don’t want to 　　3　　, we can write notes to each other．”

　　An hour later I was still 　　4　　 on the floor outside the bathroom with two piles of index cards in front of me．One was 　　5　　 and one was cards from Kevin on which he had translated all his unpleasant feelings into words．　　6　　 I read one Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes．It said,“　　7　　 in this family cares about me．I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest, and I’m not 　　8　　．Tommy thinks I can do nothing and Dad 　　9　　 he had the other Kevin as a(n)　　10　　 because he’s better at basketball．And you’re never around to even 　　1　　 me．”

　　It was 　　12　　 what he had said about me．I wrote back “I really do love you and I’m 　　13　　 I don’t always show it．I am here for you and you are 　　14　　 in this family．”

　　There was no 　　15　　 for a while, but then I heard a 　　16　　 sound coming from inside the bathroom．Kevin, who had 　　17　　 cards wrote on a torn-up paper cup, “Thanks．”

　　Since then, I try my best to never 　　18　　 half-notice my family members anymore．Kevin and I have a closer 　　19　　 now, and sometimes when one of us notices that the other is 　　20　　, we’ll smile and say “Write it on a paper cup．”