Do you like _____ TV?

     A. watches   B. watching   C. to watch   D. B and C

Most children like  1  TV．TV is very interesting．On TV  2  can learn a lot．and they can  3   many things about their country．Of course，they can hear over the radio．But they can learn better with  4  ，because they can hear and watch at the same time．

Many children watch TV  5  Saturday or Sunday evenings．They are very  6  with their lessons on  7  ．But a few children watch TV every  8  ．They go to bed very   9  ．So they can’t have a good  10  ．What about you? Do you like it?

1．A．watch                      B．watching                 C．watches                 D．to watching

2．A．we                           B．you                        C．they                       D．I

3．A．hear                         B．see                         C．look                       D．know

4．A．radio                        B．film                        C．game                     D．TV

5．A．in                      B．on                          C．to                          D．for

6．A．happy                       B．glad                        C．busy                      D．lazy

7．A．weekend                   B．weekdays                C．Sunday                  D．Saturday

8．A．morning                   B．day                         C．night                      D．time

9．A．early                        B．late                         C．quickly                  D．hungry

10．A．time                       B．rest                        C．meal                      D．game

Many people like watching TV. TV is of the most important activities of the day. TV brings the outside world to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than because of TV. Perhaps they are right.

What’s going on in other countries? How people live in far-away places? there a good sports game somewhere？What’s life like in the deepest part of the sea?

If you want to out these and other kinds of questions, just turn on your TV. Turn it on and watch. You can see a lot and you can learn a lot. Of course people can also learn through reading or learning the radio. But they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can hear and watch, too.

TV helps to open our eyes. TV also helps to open our minds. TV often gives news ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing things.

TV is a wonderful thing. How can we make better use it?

1.A. Watches B. Watching C. Watch D. Watched

2.A. Watches B. Watching C. Watch D. Watched

3.A. any B. some C. one D. a

4.A. closed B. closing C. closer D. close

5.A. before B. ago C. earlier D. early

6.A. does B. did C. do D. are

7.A. Were B. Was C. Is D. Are

8.A. look B. get C. find D. work

9.A. in B. on C. to D. at

10.A. our B. we C. us D. me

11.A. for B. of C. at D. on

Do you know what couch-potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used. You see, in America, many people often spend their free time sitting on a couch (沙发) watching TV. As there are many channels (频道) to choose, the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive (使人上瘾的). One may sit and watch TV for hours and hours without stop! Well, these people who do nothing all day except watch TV are called couch-potatoes.

In America, while watching TV, most often sitting still with eyes looking right into the TV set. Also because these people are addictive to TV, they don’t take exercise and usually get very fat. So in many ways, these people look like real potatoes! Well, because they look fat, and watch TV on a couch, they are all called couch-potatoes. Now you know what a couch-potato means. The next time if you see someone watching TV too long, just say, “What a couch-potato!”

1.The word “couch-potato” is often used in ______.

A. China    B. France   C. America   D. Germany

2.If a person is called a couch-potato, he or she ______.

A. does nothing all day        B. often listens to music

C. often watches TV in his free time D. must be very fat

3.Why does a couch-potato look like a real potato?  Because he or she ______.

A. is fat and cannot take exercise  

B. is fat and round

C. likes eating potatoes on a couch while watching TV

D. almost never moves while watching TV and gets fat

4.The passage mainly (主要) tells us ______ .

A. how to watch TV   

B. what couch-potato means

C. why couch-potatoes are very fat      

D. where you can find couch-potatoes

Do you know what couch-potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used. You see, in America, many people often spend their free time sitting on a sofa watching TV. As there are many channels (频道) to choose, the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive (使人上瘾的). One may sit and watch TV for hours and hours without stop! Well, these people who do nothing all day except watch TV are called couch-potatoes.

In America, while watching TV, most often sitting still with eyes looking right into the TV set. Also because these people are addictive to TV, they don’t take exercise and usually get very fat. So in many ways, these people look like real potatoes! Well, because they look fat, and watch TV on a couch, they are all called couch-potatoes. Now you know what a couch-potato means. The next time if you see someone watching TV too long, just say, “What a couch-potato!”

6. The word “couch-potato” is often used in ______.

A. China        B. America      C. France     D. Germany

7. If a person is called a couch-potato, he or she ______.

A. does nothing all day            B. must be very fat

C. often watches TV in his free time  D. often listens to music

8. Why does a couch-potato look like a real potato? Because he or she ______.

A. is fat and can’t take exercise    B. likes eating potatoes

C. is fat and round              D. almost never moves while watching TV and gets fat

9. The passage mainly (主要) tells us ______ .

A. how to watch TV               B. what couch-potato means

C. why couch-potatoes are very fat   D. where you can find couch-potatoes

10. Which of the followings do you think may be the writer’s suggestion?

A. Never watch TV.                B. Don’t sit on a couch.     

C. Don’t watch TV too much.        D. Don’t eat too much