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Television now plays such an important (1)______________ in so many people’s lives that it is (2)_____________ for us to decide whether it is blessing or a(3) ______________ Obviously, television has both (4)________________ and disadvantages. In the first place television keeps one (5)_____________about current events, allows to (6) ______________ the latest developments in science a and politics, and (7)____________ an (8)______________ series of programs which are both instructive and stimulating. The most (9)________________ countries and the strangest customs are brought (10)_______________ into one’s sitting room. It could be argued that the radio (11)_____________ this service just as well; but on television everything is much more real. Yet here again there is a danger. The television screen itself has a terrible (12)________________ physical fascination for us. It begins to (13)_______________ our lives. It often happens that if your TV set has broken down you (14)________________ find that you actually begin to talk to each other again. It makes one think, doesn’t it?
1 a. section b. segment c. element d. part
2 a. basic b. indispensible c. essential d. fundamental
3 a. curse b. ban c. condemn d. denounce
4 a. advantages b. profits c. benefits d. favors
5. a. instructed b. informed c. acquainted d. taught
6. a. observe b. succeed c. obey d. follow
7. a. proposes b. attempts c. tenders d. offers
8. a. constant b. endless c. continuous d. everlasting
9. a. unfriendly b. remote c. distant d. separated
10.a. suitable b. right c. correct d. fit
11. a. completes b. achieves c. pretends d. performs
12.a particular b. somewhat c. almost d. peculiar
13. a. dominate b. manage c. control d. regulate
14. a. swiftly b. unexpectedly c. suddenly d. immediately
FillAdvantages and Disadvantages of Watching TV
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Although television, the most popular part of the________________, plays a big role in everyday civilized society, there have been numerous debates concerning its advantages and disadvantages. One of the _________________of watching TV is the possibility to be well informed. TV programs are various and people have a ______________to select what they want to see from documentaries, current events, and sports programs to films, science fiction cartoons, dramas and entertainment programs. TV brings presidential speeches, rock concerts, ballet, opera and theater to_____________. It provides great _______________for education. With the help of _________it is possible to learn foreign languages, to know a lot of wonderful jokes concerning flora and fauna.
At the same time there are a lot of _______________against TV. The _________ it has on many people is great and they do not know how to spend their free time without TV. They can watch ______________from six in the morning to the early hours of the next day watching everything. Among the biggest TV_________ are not only adults but children as well it is damaging for their health and abilities. Children who watch a moderate ___________of TV perform better in school than those who are addicted television.
The _____________of many programs is not so good. Sometimes it has harmful ___________on society. Too much violence can be seen on the____________.
TV cuts people from the real_________. People become lazy and watch TV instead of doing __________and reading books. TV viewing can promote__________. The best _________is to watch only selective programs and not to be governed by them.
Only few people can live without television. Despite increasing influence of the internet, video films and other hi-tech____________ of information TV continues to play an important part in the human live.
