British parents are always complaining that their children spend too much time glued to the TV
Question: British parents are always complaining that their children spend too much time glued to the TV and do not have enough time on other activities (1) ________sports and reading. A survey recently (2) ________on people’s viewing habits does not approve this. It shows that young people in Britain spend on average 23 hours a week in front of the television, which works out at over three hours a day.
What is surprising, however, is the fact that the average adult watches even more: an incredible 28 hours a week. We seem to have become a nation of addicts. Just about every household in the country has a television set and over half have two or more. According to the survey, people nowadays don’t just watch television sitting in their living-rooms, they watch it in the kitchen and in bed (3) _______.
The education Minister said a few weeks ago that Britain’s pupils should spend more time reading. Unfortunately, parents are not setting a good example; adults do (4) ________ reading than young people. In fact reading is at the bottom of their list of favoring pastimes. They would (5) _______ listen to the radio, go to the cinema or hire a video to watch on their televisions at home.
1. (1) _______
A. like
B. as
C. alike
D. such
2. (2) _______
A. carried
B. researched
C. investigated
D. carried out
3. (3) _______
A. moreover
B. in addition
C. as well
D. more
4. (4) _______
A. more
B. little
C. less
D. fewer
5. (5) _______
A. like
B. better
C. rather
D. prefer