American boys and girls love watching television.  Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set.  Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Saturday. 

Televisions are like books or films.  A child can learn both bad things and good things from them.  Some programs help children to understand the news,  and others show people and places from other countries or other time in history.  With television,  a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship.  Boys and girls can see a play,  a concert or a game at home. 

Television brings many places and events into our homes.  Some programs show crimes (犯罪活动) and other things that are bad for children,  so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do. 

1.Some children spend eight hours or more ________ on Saturday. 

2.On television children can see ________. 

3.Children usually spend ________ a day in school. 

4.“Television brings many places and events into homes. ” means ________.

5.Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is ________ for children. 

Basketball is a very popular game      the USA. People all 1ike it. Most(绝大多数的) people can       it. A basketball is a round and big ball. It’s       and      than a football. It’s heaviest of all the balls. There are       players in each team. Basketball is quite popular in China       . Children often take a       to school and play it after school. In China some girls can play basketball        than boys. NBA games are very        in the world. Many people like        them on TV.

1.A.in        B. on          C. from      D.to

2.A. have  B. play       C. watch    D. take

3.A. big     B. biger     C. bigger   D. biggest

4.A. heavy         B. heavier C. heaviest         D. the heaviest

5.A. two    B. four       C. five        D. eleven

6.A. again B. also       C. so D. too

7.A. basketball  B. football          C. volleyball      D. soccer

8.A. good  B. well       C. better   D. best

9.A. famous       B. interesting    C. boring   D. good

10.A. watching  B. seeing   C. looking D. playing

Basketball is a very popular game      the USA. People all 1ike it. Most(绝大多数的) people can       it. A basketball is a round and big ball. It’s       and      than a football. It’s heaviest of all the balls. There are       players in each team. Basketball is quite popular in China       . Children often take a       to school and play it after school. In China some girls can play basketball       than boys. NBA games are very        in the world. Many people like        them on TV.