I'm in my middle fifties and I don't feel old yet. However, sometimes I look back on my childhood and ______ things with the way of life of today's kids. Some things have ______ changed.

One area of change is television. Some changes have been improvements. Some changes, however, have been ______.

When I started school, most families in my village didn't have a television; televisions were just beginning to get ______. They were new and expensive. My father ______ money for a whole year and bought a small black and white set. I ______ remember watching my favorite cartoon on that fascinating machine. I even invited all my friends over. That was ______!

Now, televisions have come to every home in my village and many families ______ more than one television. The pictures are in full color and far ______. The screens are so wonderful that they are more ______ those of movies. The variety(种类) and quantity(数量) of programs have ______ greatly, too. There are over one hundred channels(频道) ______. As for the programs, there are many fine educational shows. On the other hand, there is a lot of ______ that most parents don't want their kids to watch. Experts ______ that television has a very big influence on kids and a lot of it is negative(消极的).

Television isn't ______ it used to be. I wonder what it will be like when today's kids are my age. What do you think?

1.A. miss B. invent C. compare D. imagine

2.A. suddenly B. mostly C. normally D. certainly

3.A. plans B. problems C. dreams D. symbols

4.A. similar B. personal C. traditional D. popular

5.A. saved B. lost C. spent D. changed

6.A. yet B. still C. ever D. again

7.A. exciting B. boring C. lucky D. unlucky

8.A. sell B. own C. fix D. break

9.A. clearer B. smaller C. more difficult D. more expensive

10.A. about B. with C. like D. against

11.A. appeared B. increased C. competed D. moved

12.A. absent B. necessary C. comfortable D. available

13.A. rubbish B. attention C. trouble D. knowledge

14.A. hope B. doubt C. warn D. promise

15.A. how B. what C. when D. where

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