10. they 改为 we。

NMET 1999

　The Problem with Television

　Now I can’t watch much television but a few years 1. _______

　ago I was used to watch it every night. I was often 2. _______

a little tired after a day’s work and watch TV 3. _______

　demands very little effort. Unfortunate, there are 4. _______

　too many people among my family. Some wanted 5. _______

　to see the programme while others preferred 6. _______

　another. I am happy with any programme but 7. _______

　the others spent a lot time arguing and there 8. _______

　was no way of settling the matter except by 9. _______

　selling the TV set. Now someone at home reads instead. 10. ______

　答案及解析

9. captain 前后 the。像 chairman， captain， monitor， mayor 这类词表示职务时， 前面用零冠词。但如这类职务用于指某人时， 前面用定冠词。

8. important 改为 importance。

7. instead 后加 of。instead 为副词， instead of 为介词短语。此处接宾语 ourselves， 需用介词短语。

6. 此行无错。

5. give 改为 gives。此处和上文 makes 一起作谓语， 属平行结构。

4. Play 改为 Playing。此处应用动名词作主语， 表示经常性、 习惯性动作， 而动词不定式作主语则表示一两次的动作。

3. match 改为 matches。

2.删去 for。time 表示次数时， 之前一般无介词， 直接用作状语。如： We have meals three times a day。

1. was 改为 am。综观全篇时态可知。