People like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most essential（必不可少的）activities of day. TV _______ the outside closer to people’s homes. Some people say the _______ is smaller than before, just because of TV.

When we are free, we may think about some strange questions. What’s going on in other countries? How do people live in places _______ away? Is there a good sports game somewhere（某个地方）? _______ is the life like in the deepest （最深的）part of the sea?

If you want to answer these and _______ kinds of questions, just turn on the _______. When you watch TV, you can see and learn a lot from it. Of course, people can also learn by（通过）reading or _______ to the radio. Then with TV they can learn better and more easily. Why? _______ they can hear and watch, too.

TV helps to open our eyes. It also helps to open our minds（思想）. It often _______ us new ideas. So we should _______ newer and better ways of doing something from TV.

American boys and girls love to watch TV. Some children ________ six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the TV set. Some children even watch TV for eight hours or more on Saturdays or Sundays.

A child can learn geographical (地理学的) things from ________. Some shows help children to learn the news from other parts of the ________. Some programs show people places from other countries or other times in history. Children can watch a play, a concert, or a soccer ________ at home. Some programs even ________ children how to use computers or how to cook. It’s ________ to watch TV.

But as the saying goes: Every coin has two sides. One problem from American kids is that they watch ________ TV. They don’t have much ________ to do other activities.

Playing, reading and spending time with friends and families are much ________ than sitting in front of a TV. Another problem is that not all programs are ________ ones. Children also learn something bad from TV.

【推荐3】Have you ever listened to the sound in your heart? Have you ever met ______ article which has the same idea as yours?

The TV program, The Reader, has been popular ______ it came out on CCTV-1. It is produced by Dong Qing ______ February 18th, 2017, a famous hostess. The Reader invites many guests to ______ something that influences them most. Not only famous people but also common people ______ be the guests.

Liu Chuanzhi, the founder of Lenove (联想集团创始人), came to the program as a common ______. He read a letter to his son. His words were simple but moving. He said, “As long as you are a(an) ______ man, you are my good son whatever your job is”.

This program has turned reading ______ a new fashion. It shows the beauty of Chinese language and the power of reading. Now Reading Booths (阅读亭) are ______ in many cities. ______ it rained, people in Hangzhou even waited in long lines to read in the booths. All kinds of reading activities are going on in ______. Lots of students take an active ______ in them.

Reading is ______ to us because it will make us wise, happy and knowledgeable. It can be done anytime and ______. What are you waiting for? Why not ______ reading now?

【推荐1】“My dad will ask for my phone, and look through all my messages,” said a 12-year-old girl named Erin.“ If I_______him, he will think I have something to hide.” Another girl named Kayla said that she once found her mum _______her diaries (日记). And she stopped keeping a diary after that.

Are your _______like that? Do you   think they are invading your privacy(侵犯你的隐私)？ Maybe. You certainly don’t like the feeling of being invaded. Then what can you do?

Be open. Try to open your_______ and talk to your parents. The more open you are, the more privacy they will _______you to have.

Be patient. It takes time to get your parents’ trust, _______it’s worth the effort(值得努力).You need to do things in a good way before your parents will give more freedom(自由）to you.

Be understanding. Try to_______ things from your parents’ point of view(立场).If you were a parent, would you allow your son or daughter to have total privacy_______ asking any questions?

“When you’re a middle school student, it seems as if your parents are ‘'invading’ your privacy. Now that I’m 27 years old, and I can understand _______parents need to do it. It’s the way they show their ____________ said James, a young doctor. So don’t always think that your parents are invading your privacy. They just care so much about you.

When you have problems, what will you do? Will you ask your parents, your teachers or your friends for help? Do you know how to _________ your problems in a right way? Here are some good _________ for you.

*Ask someone for help. You’d better _________ others about your bad feelings. Remember that many people will love to help you. Don’t be hard on _________. When you have problems, find someone you _________ and ask him or her for help.

*Do something relaxing. You can do _________ to make yourself feel relaxed. Speaking out your feelings _________ is a good way. For example, when you feel _________, you can say “I am so angry!” loudly. After that, you may feel _________. You can also take some exercise, listen to music, keep a diary, play with a pet, go __________ a walk and so on. These things can help you get a __________ feeling.

*Be calm. When you have problems, you should __________ to be calm. Don’t be nervous. Don’t be __________ of the problems. Don’t rush to __________ decisions. You should try to understand more about your problems __________ the help of others. Then you can find good ways to deal with them.

【推荐3】How often should we exercise? Five times a week? Four times a week? Is twice a week ______? The answer   _______ the question is hot difficult to find.

We asked Shawn Arent, a scientist, this question. He said that people should ______ every day, such as running and _______. If people don’t have time, _______ can just walk in the room. It is really a great _____ to our bodies and health.

Shawn also told us _______ more interesting. “There is a big ______ between exercising twice a week and three times a week, he said. With three times a week, your ______ gets enough exercise and you want to do more _____ to be healthy. _______, with twice a week, you don’t get much change (改变）. You just don’t do it often enough, so you can’t completely (完全地) _______ the fun of exercising.”

“For children and old people, it is a ________ start to exercise twice a week at first. But I ______ want them to exercise more after some time. Three to four times a week will be _______ for them, ” he said.