when televisions were first introduced

when televisions were first introduced
When televisions were first introduced into American society more than fifty years ago,many people thought,“ The television is going to make American families ___1___ to each other.” Pictures which advertised televisions in the 1950s __2__ that a happy family gathered together in the living room,sharing the TV programmes.But who could say that about half a ___3__ later,the mother would be in the kitchen watching daytime drama series,and the father would be in the living room watching a ball game,and the children would be watching their __4__ cartoons in their bedrooms.
Televisions have certainly changed Americans’ life,but not in the __5__ people thought first.The first televisions were very __6__,so most families owned only one.By 1975,60% of American families began to own two televisions or more,and some middle-class(中产阶级) families had as __7__ as five TV sets under one roof.Such families might get their family members in the __8__ house,__9__ that couldn’t really bring them “together”.__10__,family outings,such as hiking,going to the mo-vies,going out to dinner,were often limited by TV because one or more family members didn’t want to go ,and they often said ,“I will miss my ___11__” .
Perhaps what is __12__ important than the lack of family outings is that the time for family members to get together at home become __13__.People in the 1950s could not __14__ how much time Americans would spend __15__ TV in the twenty- first century.There has been little time for the family to be together during long evenings.
( ) 1.A.closely B.near C.closer D.nearer
( ) 2.A.showed B.showing C.to show D.shows
( ) 3.A.year B.term C.century D.month
( ) 4.A.loving B .like C.best D.favourite
( ) 5.A.road B.path C.way D.dream
( ) 6.A.expensive B.cheap C.big D.valuable
( ) 7.A.many B.few C.much D.little
( ) 8.A.different B.same C.similar D.one
( ) 9.A.and B.so C.or D.but
( ) 10.A.Instead of B.In fact C.otherwise D.By the way
( ) 11.A.pet dogs B.sleeps C.buses D.programmes
( ) 12.A.much B.more C.little D.less
( ) 13.A.more and more B.fewer and fewer
C.less and less D.longer and longer
( ) 14.A.realize B.understand C.hear D.explain
( ) 15.A.watch B.watches C.watching D.watched

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