What would life be like without television?Would you spend more time __ _,reading,or studying?Well,now it's your chance to turn off your TV and ___ __!TVTurnoff Week is here.

The goal of TVTurnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets ____ ___ and participate in activities ___ __ drawing to biking.The event was founded by TVTurnoff Network,a nonprofit organization which started the event in 1995.In the ____ __,only a few thousand people took part. Last year more than 7.6 million people participated,__ ___ people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries!This is the 14th year in which ___ ___are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on ___ __.”

According to the TVTurnoff Network,the average ____ _ in the US spend ___ __ time in front of the TV (about 1,023 hours per year) than they do in school (about 900 hours per year).Too much TV ___ ___ has made many kids grow fat.___ __,in 2001's TVTurnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said,“We are raising the most __ ___ generation of youngsters in American history. This week is about saving lives.”

Over the years,studies have shown that watching a lot of TV ____ ___ poor eating habits,too little exercise,and violence. Frank Vespe of the TVTurnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or ____ __,part of a healthy lifestyle”.

“One of the great lessons of ____ ___TVTurnoff Week is the realization that ___ __ I turn on the TV,I'm deciding not to do something else,”Vespe said.

TVTurnoff Week seems to be making a ____ ___.Recent US Census(人口普查) data____ ___ that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time. That's ____ ___ about 63 percent ten years ago.

1.A.drinking B.sleeping C.washing D.playing outside

2.A.find out B.go out C.look out D.keep out

3.A.away B.off C.on D.beside

4.A.like B.as C.from D.such as

5.A.end B.event C.beginning D.total

6.A.besides B.except for C.including D.except

7.A.governments B.parents C.organizers D.businessmen

8.A.the light B.the radio C.life D.the Internet

9.A.grownups B.kids C.clerks D.parents

10.A.less B.enough C.little D.more

11.A.programs B.screen C.hours D.watching

12.A.However B.On the contrary C.In fact D.As a result

13.A.overweight B.overeaten C.overgrown D.overseen

14.A.leads to B.results from C.develops D.keeps away

15.A.will be B.should be C.may be D.could be

16.A.organizing B.taking part in C.participating D.asking for

17.A.wherever B.every day C.every time D.this time

18.A.living B.choice C.difference D.sense

19.A.shows B.says C.reads D.writes

20.A.rising B.down from C.up to D.up from

Volunteer at Shelter - North Toronto Cat Rescue---Bayview/Hwy 7

Do you like animals? Come and volunteer at our cat shelter.

North Toronto Cat Rescue is a no-cage, no-kill cat shelter. We are a volunteer organization, funded totally by donation, and are a licensed Canadian charity.

We are looking for volunteers who can join us once a week for a 3 month period (at least). The work is not wonderful but it is very rewarding. Mainly, we feed, clean, and scoop litter. Of course we also spend quality time with our cats.

We have 2 shifts(换班) per day, 7 days per week:

Mornings are 9am-1pm.

Evenings are 5-7pm or 6-8pm.

Please note that any new volunteer who wishes to work evening shift must be able to work 4 morning shifts on a team before moving to an evening shift. This is required in order to gain the ability to work more independently, as required during evening shifts.

Students must be at least 16 years old. Adults are also welcome.

If you do not have your own personal transportation, please check the public transportation from your area to our location at Bayview/Hwy 7 area before responding to this ad.

1. Where is the ad most likely to appear?

A. In the local newspaper B. On the Internet

C. On TV D. In a magazine

2. Which of the following volunteers can work evening shift?

A. A college student who can work for half a year period.

B. A college student who lives near the shelter.

C. A worker who has worked five morning shifts at the shelter.

D. A car owner who will work there for the first time.

3.How many hours will a new volunteer work at least for the shelter?

A. 14 B. 32 C. 48 D. 24

4.What can we infer about the work at the shelter?

A. Boring B. Tiring C. Dirty D. Challenging

To honor the best books for young adults and children, TIME has created this list of classics: Best Young-Adult and Children’s Books.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Sherman Alexie’s coming-of-age novel shows family and traditions through young Arnold Spirit, torn between his life in an Indian community and his largely white high school. The specifics are sharply drawn, but this novel, with its themes of self-discovery, speaks to young readers everywhere.

Harry Potter

What more can be said about J. K. Rowling’s unique series? How about this: seven years after the final book was published, readers young and old still go crazy at the slightest rumor of a new Potter story.

The Book Thief

For many young readers, Markus Zusak’s novel provides their first in-depth reflection of the Holocaust(大屠杀). Although terror surrounds Liesel, a young German girl, so too does evidence of friendship, love and charity — recovering lights in the darkness.

A Wrinkle in Time

Madeleine L’Engle’s super-realist adventure has provided generations of children with their first-ever exciting experiences, as Meg travels across the fifth dimension(维度) in search of her father. But the science fiction also has a message: Meg learns independence and bravery in the process.

Charlotte’s Web

Readers are still drawn to the simplicity and beauty of spider Charlotte’s devotion to her pig friend Wilbur. Though family farms may be less common than they were in 1952, E. B. White’s novel remains timeless for its lasting reflection on the power of friendship and of good writing.

Holes

Louis Sachar’s story of a family curse(诅咒), fancy sports shoes and poisonous lizards moves forward and backward through time, telling of how Stanley Yelnats IV ended up in a prison camp. It’s an introduction to a complex story, filled with fun, warmth and a truly memorable criminal.

Matilda

With apologies to the lovable Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, this may be Roald Dahl’s most inspiring book for young people. Poor Matilda feels troubled and ignored by her family — a sense that many preteens share. They don’t share her supernatural powers, but that’s the lasting appeal of this escapist fun.

The Outsiders

Published when author S. E. Hinton was just 18, this coming-of-age novel offers evidence that even the youngest writer can provide valuable wisdom. Her striking look at Ponyboy and gang life in the 1960s has continued to have a powerful effect for decades on readers of all kinds, whether they identify more with the Greasers or the Socs.

The Phantom Tollbooth

In a humorous, sharp fairy tale(童话故事) that shows language and mathematics through a story of adventure in the Kingdom of Wisdom, Jules Feiffer’s unusual drawings do as much as Norton Juster’s plain language combined with complex ideas to carry readers through Digitopolis and the Mountains of Ignorance.

The Giver

Lois Lowry’s tale of self-discovery in society has a memorable central character, Jonas, and an unforgettable message — that pain and harm have an important place in individual lives and in society, and to forget them is to lose what makes us human.

1.Which of the following shares the same theme with The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian?

A. A Wrinkle in Time B. The Giver

C. The Book Thief D. Harry Potter

2.According to the passage, The Phantom Tollbooth ______.

A. contains a lot of fancy pictures

B. talks only about maths problems

C. describes a journey in complex language

D. sets its background in the Kingdom of Freedom

3.It can be learned from the passage that ______.

A. Charlotte fell in love with Wilbur

B. Matilda was well cared for in her family

C. Stanley Yelnats IV got punished

D. S. E. Hinton was best at telling fairy tales

4.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To advertise for some booksellers.

B. To introduce some famous writers.

C. To admire some classics for kids and young adults.

D. To recommend some great works of TIME magazine.

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