Many music lovers have an opinion on what was the best year for music. Some people say it was 1824     1     Beethoven’s Sym phony No. 9 was performed first. Other people say it was 1969 due     2     the hit songs by The Beatles and Elvis Presley. Last month, a survey     3     (conduct) by a Uk radio station and found the best year for music was 1991. This is because of the     4     (prefer) for bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stone Roses and Nirvana. The reason for 1991     5     (be) the survey’s best year for music could be the average age of the     6     (listen) of the station. The music lovers have great memories of 1991, many of     7     were teenagers at that time.

Psychologists believe people tend to stick to the songs they     8     (hear) when they were teenagers. They would become peaceful and     9     (energy) listening to these songs. These songs naturally become     10     (root) in our important memories.

Talent shows are getting     1     (increase) popular among China’s national and local TV programs nowadays. They help some ordinary people with performance talent realize their dreams. Some of them even can become stars overnight. Even if they could not become famous, the whole progress can also     2     (rich) their life experience, which can make their life more colorful.

What’s more,     3     people’s life getting better and better, more and more people are not     4     (satisfy) by only material conditions. They are seeking for spiritual and     5     (culture) activities. At this time talent show programs catch their attention and bring them pleasure and fun.

However, every coin has two     6     (side). Though talent show programs truly bring us lots of pleasure, they have caused many negative effects, especially on     7     youth. For example, many students have spent too much time and money     8     (watch) various programs,     9     affects their studies seriously. What’s more, the programs give them illusion that everyone can be famous overnight.

All in all, we cannot live without amusement. As long as the talent shows could entertain and inspire     10     (we), there is great sense to encourage them.

In recent years many TV shows have become extremely popular among Chinese audience. Those programs, ranging from talent or dating shows to reality shows     1    (receive) both commercial success and public attention.

Their popularity is     2    (main) based on simple facts. First, they care     3    social concerns. Second, without exception, they explore a perfect balance between the international forms and Chinese expressions.

Despite apparent highlights, much room     4    (leave) for improvement. Above all, commercial interests often outweigh     5    (education) purposes, causing many complaints about the     6    (bearable) advertisements. In addition, some sharp remarks,     7    they are eye-catching, may have misleading effects on the youth.

In my opinion, such shows should shoulder more responsibility instead of merely     8    (entertain) the public.     9    is expected, these programs should be positive in their forms as well as functions. Meanwhile, the     10    (medium) should also safeguard the values of our society.

【推荐2】The novel behind the popular television drama In the Name of People has sold out in bookstores,     1     online and hard copies, around the nation.     2    (write) by Zhou Meisen and published in January, the 54-chapter novel     3    (focus) on Chinese politics and officialdom(官僚) in the ongoing campaign against corruption(腐败).Audiences to the television version that consists of 55 episodes, have been drawn     4    (watch) the series by the tension, drama and struggle of characters featured. Since the TV     5    (adapt) has been a slow release, many viewers have bought a copy of the     6    (origin) book to get ahead. According to Baidu Index, a majority of readers are between 25 and 39, and those       7    (age) 30 to 39 cover 51 percent of the readership. Yet those     8     haven’t got the book may find     9     difficult to buy the paper copy at present. And popularity of the book is     10     many sellers’ expectation.