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How Television Has Changed
You really have to get very old before you realize you’re old. I’m in my middle fifties and I don’t feel old yet. However, sometimes I look back at my childhood and __1__ things to the way life is for __2__ kids. Some things have certainly changed.
One area of change is television. Some changes have been improvements. Some changes, on the other hand, have been __3__.
When I started school, most people didn’t have a television; TV was just beginning to get __4__. My father decided to go all out and buy a 16 inch black and white Motorola set. I still remember watching the Lone Ranger save people from the __5__ guys on that awesome electronic machine. That was exciting!
Now, __6__ have larger pictures in full color. The pictures are clearer and the sound is much more realistic. The new high definition sets are made to rival __7__ screens.
The variety and quantity of programming has __8__ greatly. There are hundreds of channels and more shows than one person could ever watch. There are many fine entertainment and educational __9__. There’s also a lot of garbage, stuff that most parents don’t want their kids exposed to. Overall, we have more choices, and that is good.
I wonder what __10__ will be like when today’s kids are my age.
How Television Has Changed
1 A. forget B remember C compare D miss
2. A today's B yesterday's C tomorrow's D poor
3. A great B huge C setbacks D remarkable
4. A gone replaced C expensive D popular
5.A old B good C bad D best
6A. films B movies C billboards D televisions
7.A movie B video C watch D telephone
8.A loss B increased C decreased D played
9. A books B shows C authors D awards
10.A movies B food C cars D television
You really have to get very old before you realize you’re old. I’m in my middle fifties and I don’t feel old yet. However, sometimes I look back at my childhood and __1__ things to the way life is for __2__ kids. Some things have certainly changed.
One area of change is television. Some changes have been improvements. Some changes, on the other hand, have been __3__.
When I started school, most people didn’t have a television; TV was just beginning to get __4__. My father decided to go all out and buy a 16 inch black and white Motorola set. I still remember watching the Lone Ranger save people from the __5__ guys on that awesome electronic machine. That was exciting!
Now, __6__ have larger pictures in full color. The pictures are clearer and the sound is much more realistic. The new high definition sets are made to rival __7__ screens.
The variety and quantity of programming has __8__ greatly. There are hundreds of channels and more shows than one person could ever watch. There are many fine entertainment and educational __9__. There’s also a lot of garbage, stuff that most parents don’t want their kids exposed to. Overall, we have more choices, and that is good.
I wonder what __10__ will be like when today’s kids are my age.
How Television Has Changed
1 A. forget B remember C compare D miss
2. A today's B yesterday's C tomorrow's D poor
3. A great B huge C setbacks D remarkable
4. A gone replaced C expensive D popular
5.A old B good C bad D best
6A. films B movies C billboards D televisions
7.A movie B video C watch D telephone
8.A loss B increased C decreased D played
9. A books B shows C authors D awards
10.A movies B food C cars D television
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