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　　I’m a newspaper reporter．I don’t have 　　1　　 money, but I meet a lot of interesting people．Some are rich, 　　2　　 are poor．One or two are dishonest, but the others tell the truth most of the time．On the whole, I like my job and I am good at it．I type fast．I have a good 　　3　　．I don’t talk, but I’m a good 　　4　　．I’m probably the best listener in the entire city and I 　　5　　 stupid．I have a very stupid face．People look at me, and then they explain things to me very slowly．Other reporters ask people a lot of questions and 　　6　　 them angry, but I just look stupid and soon I am getting a lot of 　　7　　：many uninteresting ideas, many irrelevant(不相关的)facts, but always 　　8　　 interesting news for my newspaper．

　　I have a method for 　　9　　 news from the ordinary men in the street．Let me give you 　　10　　．Yesterday afternoon I needed information about recreation for elderly 　　11　　 people in the city．I went to the park, sat on a bench 　　12　　 the sun, and waited．Soon, an old lady came and sat next to me．She carried two large paper bags and an old handbag．I sat quietly beside her for about ten minutes, and then I 　　13　　 a chocolate bar slowly．I made a lot of 　　14　　 with the paper wrapping．Next, I offered her a piece of my chocolate．After that, she told me about 　　15　　．She doesn’t have real home．She and two friends sleep in the bus station; on warm days she comes to the park with her few belongings in two paper bags．Later, we went to a restaurant for a cup of coffee and a sandwich．I 　　16　　, of course, I didn’t 　　17　　 any notes．I asked her a few questions about recreation, but she wasn’t interested in 　　18　　．She needed money and a place to live in, she said．She told me a lot about the bus station．I gave her a dollar and some 　　19　　．Finally, I 　　20　　 her in the park, went back to the office, and typed up some notes for my newspaper．

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　　A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply－all these were important 　　1　　 in helping England to become the center for the IndustrialRevolution．　　2　　 they were not enough．Something 　　3　　 was needed to start the industrial process．That “something special” was men-　　4　　 individuals who could invent machines, find new 　　5　　 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society．

　　The men who 　　6　　 the machines of the Industrial Revolution 　　7　　 from many backgrounds and many occupations．Many of them were 　　8　　 inventors than scientists．A man who is a 　　9　　 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 　　10　　．He is not necessarily working 　　11　　 that his findings can be used．

　　An inventor or one interested in applied science is 　　12　　 trying to make something that has a concrete use．He may try to solve a problem by 　　13　　 the theories 　　14　　 science or by experimenting through trial and error．Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 　　15　　 result：the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 　　16　　 other objectives．

　　Most of the people who 　　17　　 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists．A few were both scientists and inventors．Even those who had 　　18　　 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 　　19　　 a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years 　　20　　．

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　　What would life be like without television?Would you spend more time 　　1　　, reading, or studying?Well, now it's your chance to turn off your TV and 　　2　　!TV-Turnoff Week is here．

　　The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets 　　3　　 and participate in activities 　　4　　 drawing to biking．The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995．In the 　　5　　, only a few thousand people took part．Last year more than 7.6 million people participated, 　　6　　 people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries!This is the 11^th year in which 　　7　　 are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on 　　8　　．”

　　According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average 　　9　　 in the US spend 　　10　　 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 　　11　　 has made many kids grow fat．　　12　　, in 2001's TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most 　　13　　 generation of youngsters in American history．This week is about saving lives．”

　　Over the years, studies have shown that watching a lot of TV 　　14　　 poor eating habits, too little exercise, and violence．Frank Vespe of the TV-Turnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or 　　15　　, part of a healthy lifestyle”．

　　“One of the great lessons of 　　16　　 TV-Turnoff Week is the realization that 　　17　　 I turn on the TV, I'm deciding not to do something else,” Vespe said．

　　TV-Turnoff Week seems to be making a 　　18　　．Recent US Census(人口普查)data 　　19　　 that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time．That's 　　20　　 about 63 percent ten years ago．