Ashley Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter. She was moving into her house in Atlanta, Georgia early on the morning of March 12, when a man ___(1)___ her to her door, and put a gun（枪）to her side.

　　“I started walking to my door, and I felt really, really ___(2)___,”she said in a TV interview（采访）last week.

　　The man was Brian Nichols, 33 years old. He ___(3)___ at an Atlanta courthouse（法院）on March 11. The police were ___(4)___ him.

　　Nichols tied Smith up with a rope, but set her free after she begged him not to take her ___(5)___ again and again.“I told him ___(6)___ he hurt me, my little girl wouldn't have a mummy,”she said with tears.

　　“I just talked to him and tried to ___(7)___ believe me,”Smith said.

　　She asked Nichols ___(8)___ he chose her.“He said he thought I was an angel ___(9)___ from God, and God asked him to do so.”

　　Smith even ___(10)___ for the man before he allowed her to leave. Nichols was ___(11)___ when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched TV, seeing ___(12)___ looking for him.“I cannot ___(13)___ that's me on the TV!”Nichols told the woman.

　　Then, Nichols asked Smith what she thought he ___(14)___ do. She said,“I think you should turn yourself in. If you don't, lots of more people are going to get ___(15)___.”

　　Finally, he let her go. Then she called the police.

(1)A．took	B．followed	C．found	D．noticed
(2)A．sad	B．angry	C．frightened	D．amazed
(3)A．slept		B．lost a car
C．caught a thief		D．killed 3 people
(4)A．waiting for		B．thinking of
C．looking at		D．searching for
(5)A．money		B．life
C．daughter		D．clothes
(6)A．if		B．unless
C．that		D．when
(7)A．make him		B．help him
C．ask him to		D．tell him to
(8)A．how		B．why
C．when		D．where
(9)A．sent		B．taken
C．given		D．come
(10)A．cooked dinner		B．made tea
C．made cakes		D．cooked breakfast
(11)A．surprised		B．excited
C．afraid		D．unhappy
(12)A．his family		B．his friends
C．the police		D．the little girl
(13)A．understand		B．believe
C．say		D．expect
(14)A．might		B．could
C．should		D．was able to
(15)A．tired		B．hurt
C．caught		D．worried

Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day. TV brings the outside closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of TV.

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

If you want to answer these and other kinds of questions, just turn on the TV. Turn it on and watch. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. But with TV 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(思想). TV often give us new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing something.

(　 ) 11. Some people say the world is smaller than before because　　 .

A. TV makes the earth smaller and smaller　

B. all people like to watch TV

　　　 C. watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day.

D. TV bring the outside world closer to people.

(　 ) 12. We can 　　 when we watch TV.

A. go to live in the other countries　　　　 B. answer TV many questions

　　　 C. get a lot of information D. ask TV some questions

(　 ) 13. People learn better through TV than through radio because　 .

　　　 A. TV sets are bigger than radios　　　　

B. people can not only hear but also watch

　　　 C. without TV people can’t open their eyes

D. it’s easier to turn on TV than to turn on radio

(　 ) 14. The sentence “TV also helps to open our minds” means:　 　　　　

　　　　 A. our minds can only be opened by TV

　　　　 B. something is wrong with our minds

　　　　 C. it can help us to increase our knowledge(知识)

　　　　 D. TV is new to us

(　 )15. This article(文章) tells us　　　 .

　　　　 A. it’s good to watch TV　　　　　　　　　　

B. not to watch TV any more

C. students shouldn’t watch TV at any time

　　　　 D. to stop reading to watch TV

　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　

Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day. TV brings the outside world closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of TV.

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

If you want to answer these and other kinds of questions, just turn on the TV. Turn it on and watch. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. But with TV 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 us new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing something.

(　　 ) 1. Some people say the world is smaller than before because _____.

A.TV makes the earth smaller and smaller　　 B. all people like to watch TV

C.TV brings the outside world closer to people

D. watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day

(　　 ) 2. We can _____when we watch TV.

A. go to live in places far away 　 B. answer TV many questions

C. get a lot of information　　 　 D. ask TV some questions

(　　 ) 3. People learn better through TV than through radio because _____.

A.TV sets are more expensive than radio

B. they can only hear on the radio

C. it’s easier to turn on TV than to turn on radio

D. people know nothing about the world through radio

(　　 ) 4 The sentence “TV helps to open our eyes” means _____.

A. When we watch TV, we have to open our eyes

B. We will not close our eyes when we watch TV

C. Watching TV is good for our eyes

D. TV can help us to see something about other places

(　　 ) 5. This passage tells us _____.

A. it's good to watch TV B. not to watch TV any more

C. students should watch TV all the time　 D. not to listen to the radio