IwouldliketosuggestthatforsixtytoninetyminuteseacheveningalltelevisionbroadcastingintheUnitedStatesbeforbiddenbylaw.Letustakea__1___reasonablelookatwhattheresultsmightbeifsucha(n)_2___wereaccepted:

　　IwouldliketosuggestthatforsixtytoninetyminuteseacheveningalltelevisionbroadcastingintheUnitedStatesbeforbiddenbylaw.

　　Letustakea__1___reasonablelookatwhattheresultsmightbeifsucha(n)_2___wereaccepted:Familiesmightusethetimeforarealfamilyhour.WithoutthedistractionofTVtheymight_3__togetherafterdinnerandactuallytalktooneanother.Itiswellknownthatmanyofour_4__ineverythinginfactfromthegenerationgaptothehighdivorceratetosomeformsof__5__illnessarecausedatleastinpartby_6___tocommunicate.Byusingthequietfamilyhourto__7_ourproblemswemightgettoknoweachotherbetterandtolikeeachotherbetter.

　　Oneveningswhensuchatalkis_8__familiescoulddiscovermoreactivepastimes(消遣).FreedfromTVforcedtofindtheirownactivitiestheymighttakea_9__togethertowatchthesunset_10___theymighttakeawalktogether._11___freetimeandnoTVchildrenandadultsmightdiscoverreading.Thereismoreentertainmentin_12___thaninaTVprogram._13___reportthatthegenerationgrowingupwithtelevisioncanhardlywriteanEnglishsentence___14___atthecollegelevel.__15__isoftenlearnedfromreading.Amoreliteratenewgenerationcouldbeaproductofthequitehour.

　　Adifferent_16__ofreadingmightalsobedoneasitwasinthepast:readingaloud.Thequiethourcouldbecomethestoryhour.Whenthequiethour_17___theTVnetworksmightbeforcedto__18__withbettershowsinordertogetusbackfromournewlydiscoveredactivities.

　　Atfirstglancethisideaseemsradical(极端的).Howwillwespendthetimethen?Thefactis:ithasbeenonlytwenty-fiveyears_19___televisioncametocontrolAmericanfreetime.Thoseofusthirty-fiveandoldercan__20__childhoodswithouttelevision.Itwasn’tthatdifficult.

　　1.A.valuable　B.pleasant　C.quickD.serious

　　2.A.adviceB.suggestion　C.opinionD.offer

　　3.A.getaroundB.standstillC.meet　D.sitaround

　　4.A.problems　B.trouble　C.affairsD.misfortune

　　5.A.physicalB.common　C.mental　D.familiar

　　6.A.attemptB.failure　C.abilityD.permission

　　7.A.discussB.talk　C.makesureD.seeto

　　8.A.acceptable　B.unnecessary　C.funny