【题目】

1．Listen and fill in the blanks.

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Ming:Hey, listen to this. The average American watches four hours of TV a day.

Jack:A day? You’re joking.

Ming:No, it says so right here in this newspaper. Hmm, I guess you’re an average American, Jack. You always have your TV    1    (1).

Jack:Come on. Are you saying I’m a    2    (2) potato?

Ming:Yeah. I really think watching TV is a waste of    3    (3).

Jack:Oh, come on. Some programs are bad, like those    4    (4) operas. But what about sports or the news? You watch those sometimes, don’t you?

Ming:Well, actually, for the news, I    5    (5) the newspaper or the Internet.

Jack:Why?

Ming:First, because they give you a lot    6    (6) information. And I can read them any time I want. Plus, I hate all the commercials.

Jack:I know what you mean. That’s why, when the commercials    7    (7) on, I just turn down the volume or change channels.

Ming:Yeah, I noticed that. Channel    8    (8) drives me crazy.

Jack:Okay, next time you come over, I’ll let you have the remote    9    (9).

Ming:Oh, that’s so sweet. But I have a better idea. Next time I come over, let’s just turn the TV    10    (10).