阅读短文，根据短文意思及首字母提示在其中的空格处填入适当的词，使短文意思完整、通顺。

Better life for today’s youth

Today most of you watch TV and use mobile phones. Your parents buy you new clothes, shoes and books. They are a___1____ to offer you a comfortable life.

Back in 1978, people in towns and cities only earned an average （平均） of about 350 yuan a year. A TV set was a great luxury （奢侈品）.

T___2____ to the reform and the opening-up policy（改革开放政策）, Chinese people became richer and richer. In 2008, people in towns and cities earned m___3____ than 15,000 yuan a year. Many people bought color TV sets, computers and they live in larger houses.

Sixty years ago Chinese kids didn't have the variety of food that many of us enjoy today. In the 1960s, people were badly s___4____ of food. Thirty years ago, people didn't have e___5____ milk, fish, meat or vegetables to eat.

Zhang Haining, a Beijinger b____6____ in 1970s, recalled his childhood: “We seldom a___7__ meat and fruits; my family u__8___ to store cabbage （大白菜） and potatoes as winter food. When I was young, all I wanted to do was to eat snacks.

“Now we see fruits and meat on the table every day. We no longer just pay attention to eating enough, but also to eating well and being h___9_____,” said Zhang. “I b___10___ the future will be better and better.”

根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

1. We went to an           (展览) of Chinese paintings at the museum yesterday.

2. TV sets are          (可获得的) in any shopping mall.

3. Many animals            (消失) long ago because of hunting.

4. If you see the suspect, you must call the police            (立即).

5. The             (工程师) are designing a new bridge.

Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day. TV brings the outside world closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of TV.

What’s going on in the other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What’s life in the deepest part of the sea?

If you want to answer these and other kinds of questions, just turn on the TV. Turn it on and watch. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. But with TV they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can hear and watch, too.

TV helps to open our eyes, TV also helps to open our minds. TV often gives us new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing something.

(　　 ) 1. Some people say the world is smaller than before because _____.

A.TV makes the earth smaller and smaller　　 B. all people like to watch TV

C.TV brings the outside world closer to people

D. watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day

(　　 ) 2. We can _____when we watch TV.

A. go to live in places far away 　 B. answer TV many questions

C. get a lot of information　　 　 D. ask TV some questions

(　　 ) 3. People learn better through TV than through radio because _____.

A.TV sets are more expensive than radio

B. they can only hear on the radio

C. it’s easier to turn on TV than to turn on radio

D. people know nothing about the world through radio

(　　 ) 4 The sentence “TV helps to open our eyes” means _____.

A. When we watch TV, we have to open our eyes

B. We will not close our eyes when we watch TV

C. Watching TV is good for our eyes

D. TV can help us to see something about other places

(　　 ) 5. This passage tells us _____.

A. it's good to watch TV B. not to watch TV any more

C. students should watch TV all the time　 D. not to listen to the radio

Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day. TV brings the outside closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of TV.

What’s going on in the other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What’s the life like in the deepest(最深的) part of the sea?

If you want to answer these and other kinds of questions, just turn on the TV. Turn it on and watch. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. But with TV they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can hear and watch, too.

TV helps to open our eyes. TV also helps to open our minds(思想). TV often give us new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing something.

(　 ) 11. Some people say the world is smaller than before because　　 .

A. TV makes the earth smaller and smaller　

B. all people like to watch TV

　　　 C. watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day.

D. TV bring the outside world closer to people.

(　 ) 12. We can 　　 when we watch TV.

A. go to live in the other countries　　　　 B. answer TV many questions

　　　 C. get a lot of information D. ask TV some questions

(　 ) 13. People learn better through TV than through radio because　 .

　　　 A. TV sets are bigger than radios　　　　

B. people can not only hear but also watch

　　　 C. without TV people can’t open their eyes

D. it’s easier to turn on TV than to turn on radio

(　 ) 14. The sentence “TV also helps to open our minds” means:　 　　　　

　　　　 A. our minds can only be opened by TV

　　　　 B. something is wrong with our minds

　　　　 C. it can help us to increase our knowledge(知识)

　　　　 D. TV is new to us

(　 )15. This article(文章) tells us　　　 .

　　　　 A. it’s good to watch TV　　　　　　　　　　

B. not to watch TV any more

C. students shouldn’t watch TV at any time

　　　　 D. to stop reading to watch TV