【“SesameStreet”isaTVprogrammeforchildren．ItfirstappearedinNewYork（16）___．1969．Itiscalled“thelongeststreetintheworld“．That's（17）___theTVprogrammebythatnamecannowbeseeninsomanypartsoftheworld．I】
“Sesame Street”is a TV programme for children．It first appeared in New York（16）___．1969．It is called“the longest street in the world“．That's（17）___the TV programme by that name can now be seen in so many parts of the world．
In the US over six million children watch the programme regularly．The（18）___include
more than half the nation's pre-school（学龄前）children．Parents love the programme．Many teachers also consider it a great help，（19）___some educators are against certain things in it．
Tests show children from different（20）___have benefited（收货）from watching the programme．Those who watch it five times___（21）___week learn more than those who watch it once in a while．In the US the programme is shown at（22）___hours so that more children can watch it．The programmes all（23）___songs，stories，jokes and pictures to help children understand numbers，letters and human relationship．But there are some differences（24）___，the programme made in Mexico City（25）___more time to teaching whole words than to teaching letters one by one．
Why is“Sesame Street“more successful than other children's shows？There（26）___Many reasons-the good education of its producers，the support（27）___the goverment and businesses，and the skillful use of many TV tricks．Also（28）___watch it along with their children．This is partly because famous adult stars often appear on it．But the best reason may be that it makes every child（29）___able to learn．Children find themselves learning，and theywant to learn（30）
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16．A．at B．On C．InD．Since
17．A．why B．becauseC．whenD．how
18．A．viewersB．visitors C．witnessesD．settlers
19．A．and B．soC．though D．or
20．A．films B．cartoons C．stories D．backgrounds
21．A．a B．an C．the D．不填
22．A．the sameB．differentC．earlyD．late
23．A．use B．take C．sing D．do
24．A．till now B．as a result C．for exanpleD．in all
25．A．donatesB．costs C．spends D．devotes
26．A．is B．are