When I was a boy we had a small 13 inch color television set in our living room. It had a button to 1the channels on it. However,we 2 changed channels. We lived in the country and our antenna (天线) could only 3 one channel clearly. When I went to school my friend who lived in town would 4 all of the shows he watched on the channels I couldn’ t get and I would share the shows he didn’ t see. It was a 5 way to pass an afternoon and I always looked forward to it.

   These days I have access to over one hundred 6 . However,I often find myself 7 some rerun from my childhood on an old station. On my 8 there are shows,videos,and stories from all over the world. 9 , time and time again I find myself getting 10 . Then I will turn my computer 11 and pick up an old book to read 12 . My daughter has a smartphone that she can use with a skill that makes my head spin(眩晕) . 13 can get any information from the Internet in mere 14 . Still,it seems a bit too fast for me at times. I don't 15 slowly consulting the dictionary or an encyclopedia(百科全书) instead.

   Sometimes I think I was bom a little too early for this world,16 one thing that I do 17 is that in this crazy,mixed-up,super-information society you still need to find the 18 direction. You still need to turn your antenna to love. You still need to 19 daily life with kindness. Without these things life has no 20 ; you gain no wisdom and have no joy.

1. A. change   B. add   C. remember   D. use

2. A. always   B. rarely   C. sometimes   D. often

3. A. pick up   B. give up   C. open up   D. put up

4. A. play   B. write   C. describe   D. organize

5. A. strange   B. fun   C. special   D. fast

6. A. channels   B. videos   C. stories   D. shows

7. A. making   B. watching   C. missing   D. reading

8. A. television set   B. mobile phone   C. computer   D. book

9. A. Therefore   B. Moreover   C. However   D. Otherwise

10. A. sleepy   B. tired   C. lazy   D. bored

11. A. on   B. off   C. up   D. down

12. A. instead   B. too   C. later   D. soon

13. A. I   B. She   C. We   D. They

14. A. hours   B. days   C. seconds   D. months

15. A. mind   B. like   C. avoid   D. consider

16. A. so   B. but   C. if   D. when

17. A. forget   B. admit   C. face   D. know

18. A. same   B. right   C. prepared   D. unexpected

19. A. cover   B. provide   C. compare   D. connect

20. A. purpose   B. reason   C. usage   D. meaning

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